cursing my yboot'd Lombard

2000-11-04 Thread Chad Miller
Hi, all. I just set up yaboot to boot instead of BootX. I rebooted, and notice that the cursor is black. The kernel is 2.2.17 out of woody on a Lombard (1999 G3 333MHz PowerBook). Anyone else see this? Suggestions? I tried echoing the strings out of kernel-source.../Documentation/VGA-softcur

Re: xserver-common_4.0.1 powerpc autobuild

2000-11-04 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 09:42:40PM -0500, Chad Miller wrote: > I recall the ppc autobuilder being broken several months ago. Is it > still broken? > > I ask because I don't see the 4.0.1 xserver for ppc, and I don't want to > have to 'alien' the xpmac RPM to get a working X. I'll wait, if it's >

xserver-common_4.0.1 powerpc autobuild

2000-11-04 Thread Chad Miller
I recall the ppc autobuilder being broken several months ago. Is it still broken? I ask because I don't see the 4.0.1 xserver for ppc, and I don't want to have to 'alien' the xpmac RPM to get a working X. I'll wait, if it's simply not yet uploaded.

Re: Fixing keyboard settings

2000-11-04 Thread Taro Fukunaga
Andre Berger wrote: Taro Fukunaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: How do I fix my keyboard settings if xkeycaps is broken? I can't scroll the window to select a keyboard. I have a PowerComputing keyboard and whenever I press Caps-Lock in X I get an A and an a if I depress it. I would appreciate a

Re: usb support

2000-11-04 Thread Blue Thomas
--- Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yes default OF configuration will work so long as > your bootstrap > partition is before any macos partitions, and you > used ybin in the > reccommended way. > > -- > Ethan Benson > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ > and the bootstrap partition

Re: usb support

2000-11-04 Thread Blue Thomas
--- Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 12:21:12PM -0800, Blue > Thomas wrote: > > > pohl's right with the instructions, follew them > and u > > should be fine. if u dont have a zip disk, boot > off > > the CD if u can. u dont need that 'nvsetenv' > program > > to ge

Re: Fixing keyboard settings

2000-11-04 Thread Andre Berger
Simon Piette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Andre Berger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001104 09:03]: > > Taro Fukunaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > How do I fix my keyboard settings if xkeycaps is broken? I can't > > > scroll the window to select a keyboard. I have a PowerComputing > > > keyboard a

Install problem No init found

2000-11-04 Thread james
Hello I am trying to install Debian Power PC GNU/Linux 2.2 rev 0 non US on to a Power Mac 2700/75 (system outline below). The 2700/75 will not boot from the CD which is understandable because it is not a -new world mac– with -open firmware–. The problem I am having is it will not boot from the

Re: Install problem No init found

2000-11-04 Thread Doug McNaught
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > BootX: Unperturbed I next installed BootX v1.2.2 into the System Folder using > vmlinux as boot kernel. Things when a little better this time if only because > I had text on screen. But the system still hung at this error message: > > Warning: unable to open init conso

Install problem No init found

2000-11-04 Thread wordless
Hello I am trying to install Debian Power PC GNU/Linux 2.2 rev 0 non US on to a Power Mac 2700/75 (system outline below). The 2700/75 will not boot from the CD which is understandable because it is not a -new world mac– with -open firmware–. The problem I am having is it will not boot from the

Pros & cons of motif vs. GTK vs. ?

2000-11-04 Thread Bill
I need to choose a windowing environment. It needs to run on as many platforms as possible. Besides that criterion, what are the good and bad points of motif, GTK, and whatever? Thanks Bill Pros & cons of motif vs. GTK vs. ?

Re: pmud 0.7-1

2000-11-04 Thread Chad Miller
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 10:51:35PM -0400, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > which reminds me... I don't know if this happens to other people, but in the > default pwrctl file, it says to "ifconfig eth0 up" on wakeup or when AC power > is > restored. This does not work on my PB3400, and I must change it to

Re: Fixing keyboard settings

2000-11-04 Thread Simon Piette
Hi, * Andre Berger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001104 09:03]: > Taro Fukunaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > How do I fix my keyboard settings if xkeycaps is broken? I can't scroll the > > window to select a keyboard. I have a PowerComputing keyboard and whenever I > > press Caps-Lock in X I get an A

Re: ppc vs. i386

2000-11-04 Thread Chad Miller
On Sun, Oct 22, 2000 at 03:22:49PM +0100, Sergio Brandano wrote: > > >debian ppc is slow compared to debian i386 > >what do u think about...? > > I think you are wrong. > I can not give any number, but I perceive my PowerBook G3 1999 > 400Mhz, as fast as, if not faster than, a new Athlon 800 w

Re: Fixing keyboard settings

2000-11-04 Thread Andre Berger
Taro Fukunaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How do I fix my keyboard settings if xkeycaps is broken? I can't scroll the > window to select a keyboard. I have a PowerComputing keyboard and whenever I > press Caps-Lock in X I get an A and an a if I depress it. I would appreciate > any pointers on ho

Re: usb support

2000-11-04 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 12:21:12PM -0800, Blue Thomas wrote: > pohl's right with the instructions, follew them and u > should be fine. if u dont have a zip disk, boot off > the CD if u can. u dont need that 'nvsetenv' program > to get your computers OF to boot into the yaboot's > bootstrap partit

Re: usb support

2000-11-04 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 02:02:10PM -0600, pohl wrote: > image. In my case, the files were > yaboot > yaboot.conf > vmlinux-2.2.15pre14-ben1 > ramdisk.image.gz > > Ugh, I've been racking my brain to remember exactly what > the yaboot.conf file looked