On Saturday, July 13, 2002, at 03:26 AM, Ben Reser wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 02:52:02AM +0200, Giovanni A.D. wrote: >> first of all .. X11 .. if I use XFree86 it doesn't works, so .. no way >> to have 3D support. I have to use Xpmac .. if I use XFree86 I get >> only a >> black screen. And I had to reinstall to change it .. no >> Xconfigurator .. >> i've >> found only a xf86cfg or something like that, but no way to make it >> works.. > > Not sure what video card your machine has but I think it should work > with XFree86. However, what you need to keep in mind is that in many > cases the technical details for Apple machines are sketchy... so the > support for hardware can be equally sketchy. But in most cases video > cards are identicaly to the PC versions and are supported fine. But > there are always exceptions to the rule. I've an Ati Rage 128 (rage right ? anyway, it is the only one that ends with 128 i think ;) > > Xconfiguratior is a RedHat tool. It has been phased out over the past > several Mandrake versions and replaced with Mandrake's X Configuration > tool: XFdrake. oh, ok XFdrake .. :p a general note about linux: by the use point of view you should have "commands" not "programs" .. I mean that there should be at least one alias that opens for you XFdrake when you run a command like "XConfig" .. Ok, I know that the "tab" button on the keyboad is very useful, but... ;-) >> >> I've an iMac 400 DV SE with 128mb of ram, and an old iMac style italian >> keyboard. >> I set it as an US keyboard cause I can use it better: also if I set it >> as a IT keyboard >> I get the PC keyboard, not the mac one. But .. it works very fin in the >> shell.. but not >> in X11 .. all the keymap is wrong, and the only way to make it works is >> set up it in the >> kde control panel. it works fine but if i press space once it still >> pressed until i press >> backspace or another letter .. (ie: "cd /") >> >> if i use the arrows i get some numbers (the keypad ones, hmm.. i should >> try to press block num :p) but.. >> i can't use any game or go up and down in the command history of >> xterm .. > > No idea here. ok, solved for many things but not for all .. the spaced problems was due to kde configuration (default) of key repetition. I've disabled it. But anyway it is strange: when i press space I get the "caps lock" led blink. and it doesn't works when i switch on-off "caps lock".. It is as if I am 3 configurations: - one, that is good of system - one other, bad at all, of X11, that override the system one - one that we can consider a fix to the last one that is the kde one. but for example, now switching block num i can use the arrows in xterm but not in frozen bubble :( (and many other progs.) >> i've an usb modem that is supported by 2.4 kernel : Draytek >> isdnVigor128 .. >> on the hardware list of mandrake control center i see it good under >> "isdn devices" >> but, how to use it with kppp ?? > > I would imagine your modem will show up as a USB tty device. tail the > /var/log/messsages file while the modem isn't plugged into the machine. what is "tail" ? >> for PPP connection, is DNS needded ? the installer say "optional" .. >> but .. before on linux ppc I had >> to setup them. > > In most cases DNS servers are assigned automatically via DHCP. If they > are then they are optional. If they are not assigned via DHCP then you > need to enter them. using Mac OS X I don't need them.. but .. in Linux PPC I had to insert them to make it works, on Mandrake linux ppc no way: I can get connected but I can't visit any site or download mail.. (as when you don't insert dns and they are needed, but i've inserted them, also tryed to disable local dns and other options..) Thanks, Giovanni
