Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-11 Thread Menaka Lashitha Bandara
On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 13:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The method I use on my TiBook is to activate the kernel's mouse > > button emulation feature and assign mouse buttons 2 and 3 to keys on > > the keyboard. In my case, I have assigned them F10 & F11. To do > > this, add the following lin

Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread Wilhelm *Rafial* Fitzpatrick
corresponds to F11 and F12, respectively. i'm not sure if the dots will work but if it doesn't work try with slashes. Uh, they work just fine for me. Thanks for the additional info. -- __ Wilhelm Fitzpatrick | Wh

Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread simon . raven
On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 14:20:06 -0700, Wilhelm *Rafial* Fitzpatrick composed: > At 2:20 PM -0400 9/10/02, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >2. How do you get around the fact that the ibook only has one > >button? Many of the window managers have menus set to > >right/left/double clicks. > > The m

Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread A.J. Rossini
> "robert" == Robert MacGregor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: robert> I'm assuming you have yaboot installed? With yaboot there is robert> no reason you have to have Mac OS (9 or X) installed at all, and it robert> will dramatically cut the number of partitions if you wipe the ha

Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread Wilhelm *Rafial* Fitzpatrick
At 2:20 PM -0400 9/10/02, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2. How do you get around the fact that the ibook only has one button? Many of the window managers have menus set to right/left/double clicks. The method I use on my TiBook is to activate the kernel's mouse button emulation feature and ass

Re: Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread Robert MacGregor
Hey Chris, I'm going to first address your question about the kernel sources. You can go to www.ppckernel.org to get the latest powerpc specific kernels (binaries or source). Alternatively you should be able to do something like: apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.19-powerpc And ev

Powerpc Newbie (linux oldie)

2002-09-10 Thread cwhmlist
Hello Everyone, I am very new to powerpc linux (just installed it on my new to me ibook) and have a couple of questions. 1. Where do I get good kernels? I tried to d/l 2.4.19 from a kernel mirror but the compile blew up. I'm assuming there is a better place to get stable kernels from (or th