Re: Xfree4(.1) on Lombard?

2001-07-02 Thread Vinai
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Colin Walters wrote: }Christian Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: } }> Of course it didn't work out, after several hours of fiddling around }> I see there are too many failed hunks. Maybe I would do it when I }> know that I am really the first person building xfree4.1. Am I? }

Re: Xfree4(.1) on Lombard?

2001-07-02 Thread Colin Walters
Christian Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Of course it didn't work out, after several hours of fiddling around > I see there are too many failed hunks. Maybe I would do it when I > know that I am really the first person building xfree4.1. Am I? http://people.debian.org/~branden> I don't thi

Xfree4(.1) on Lombard?

2001-07-02 Thread Christian Jaeger
Hello! Didn't manage to get X to run on a lombard. First tried with potato and xfree3, which didn't work. I then saw linuxppc.org/hardware/lombard/ and thought, xfree4 (4.0.99) would be the solution, and did a dist-upgrade to testing. Everything seems to have worked fine, except that xfree4.0.3

Re: Will debian work on a Powerbook 1400 (nubus)?

2001-07-02 Thread Charles Sebold
On 11 Tammuz 5761, Phil Frost wrote: > I have found some messages in the ML archives about hacking debian > onto a PB 1400, but every time I find a link to the hack it's broken > :( Does anyone know if Debian can be put on to a nubus mac? I'm > going to die if I don't have a command line soon :) .

Re: Will debian work on a Powerbook 1400 (nubus)?

2001-07-02 Thread Paul Kimber
Hi Phil, you wont get much help on this list. You need to go to http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net for info on installing on these machines (currently supports Debian, YDL, LinuxPPC, MkLinux) There are also links to the mailing list and kernel archive. Be warned that support for the 1400 is not as g

Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > * console-data when upgraded from previous versions will check the > status of the dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes sysctl: > - If the sysctl does not exist at all we have either a custom, > misconfigured kernel, or a very old pota

Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread David J. Roundy
I believe you meant to send this to the list... - Forwarded message from Duncan Sands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:38:21 +0200 To: "David J. Roundy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes From: Duncan Sands <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: looking for sponsor for gpmudmon-applet

2001-07-02 Thread Colin Walters
Grant Hollingworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The one I grabbed from > http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~walters/debian/sid/ has problems with > the Crux GTK theme. That's the same one I'm looking for a sponsor for :) > It could also be a problem with Crux, or with my installation of > it. Anyw

Re: Problems installing on new iBook dual USB

2001-07-02 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Well, if you have suggestions for mac-fdisk or whatever, you should file a wishlist bug against it. -- .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.onshored.com/>

Will debian work on a Powerbook 1400 (nubus)?

2001-07-02 Thread Phil Frost
I have found some messages in the ML archives about hacking debian onto a PB 1400, but every time I find a link to the hack it's broken :( Does anyone know if Debian can be put on to a nubus mac? I'm going to die if I don't have a command line soon :) ...

Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread David J. Roundy
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 04:45:56AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > One other possibility is have Option 1 also create a new temporary > initscript with the following and link it to 06 in runlevel S: > > /etc/init.d/keycode-fix.sh > #!/bin/sh > > if [ "$(/sbin/sysctl -n dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_

Re: pppconfig on iMac

2001-07-02 Thread Colin Walters
Jan Schröder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am quite new to debian on ppc. I need some help with the internal > modem in my iMac. Which is the device name of this modem? I tried > /dev/ttySx ans /dev/cua Any of these worked. I'd appreciate a good > advice. On my machine, it's /dev/cua/0. But

Re: Taking the plunge with an ibook

2001-07-02 Thread John Hughes
On Monday 02 July 2001 10:50, Adrian Cox wrote: > Having been working on embedded PowerPC hardware for quite a while, I'm > now thinking of getting an iBook as my next laptop. Got one, its great, running nothing but linux(ydl 2.0 + benh 2.4.6) > > I've done a bit of searching around, but I could

Taking the plunge with an ibook

2001-07-02 Thread Adrian Cox
Having been working on embedded PowerPC hardware for quite a while, I'm now thinking of getting an iBook as my next laptop. I've done a bit of searching around, but I could do with confirmation from somebody who's got one: 1) The RGB output port. Is this just good old VGA, or is it something e

Re: pppconfig on iMac

2001-07-02 Thread Steven Hanley
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:44:13PM +0200, Jan Schröder wrote: > I am quite new to debian on ppc. > I need some help with the internal modem in my iMac. > Which is the device name of this modem? > I tried > /dev/ttySx > ans > /dev/cua > Any of these worked. I'd appreciate a good advice. well once y

Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:59:03PM +0200, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > >This is all still a bit rough, I am looking for comments and > >suggestions on how to proceed. I want this transition to occur for > >woody so it needs to start ASAP. > > Additional maps are needed as, even with linux ke

Re: [RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>This is all still a bit rough, I am looking for comments and >suggestions on how to proceed. I want this transition to occur for >woody so it needs to start ASAP. Additional maps are needed as, even with linux keycodes, PC keymaps won't be ok for a lot of international Mac keyboards. Apple ten

[RFC] Proposed transition plan for adb -> linux keycodes

2001-07-02 Thread Ethan Benson
Since there appears to be no objections to moving away from the deprecated adb keycodes over to linux keycodes I have been thinking about a way to make the transition as painless as possible. Problems: 1) the kernel needs to be reconfigured with CONFIG_MAC_ADBKEYCODES=n this will require that

pppconfig on iMac

2001-07-02 Thread Jan Schröder
I am quite new to debian on ppc. I need some help with the internal modem in my iMac. Which is the device name of this modem? I tried /dev/ttySx ans /dev/cua Any of these worked. I'd appreciate a good advice. charlie