>> For some reason, when configuring X 4.2, I only get one colour
depth
>> option of 65k colours.. I thought that monitor handled 'millions of
>> colours'.  Also, when I get the X login screen appear, the login box
>> is not the usual grey, you can't actually see the drop down box to
>> choose your window manager until you click on it.
>
> That's a new one. =(

Sorry mate!  :^)

>> I still can't get the modem to respond using kppp.  I have tried all
>> your earlier suggestions, and still kppp says it can't find the
modem.

Definitely can't get the modem working.  I have added the alias serial
macserial to modules.conf, and the correct message appears  in
dmesg.

>> Going back to check the rpm -K suggestion!

This appeared ok too.  I had no messages.  And I also managed to
get stuff installing off the CD's using Software Manager...    I copied the
two hdlist files off CD1, and put them in a /mnt/base folder.  I then
updated the relative pointers in Software manager, and I succesfully
saw the file sizes of all packages in the lists.  I couldn't see it
before.  Iguess first question... should the hdlist2.cz be on the second CD??
Its not on the one I have, but it IS in the base folder on the first CD.

> OK - what machine do you have again?

I have a G3 powerbook with twin Firewire's, an airport card etc.

> Keep 'em coming.  Also, besides the install I'd like any application
> issues folks are coming across.  x86 is going into freeze soon, and
at
> some point soon, any ppc specific application fixes will probably get
> spun off as a .Xmdk revision.

hehehe, I'll give you those when I get that far  :^)  I was getting several
http-perl errors at boot up time too.  libmm wasn't available.

And I ran into heaps of problems trying to install Gnome.  I know you
said there were issues in beta 1, and I think I ran into them all... lots of
packages not on the CD's.

One other I get when logging into KDE is an error message when
initialising the sound driver...   'device /dev/dsp can't be opened',  bit
the start up sound still plays??

I'm giving up for the night!!   Would really like to get the modem going if
you have any other ideas.

Thanks Stew

Nick






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