On Saturday 08 February 2003 14:58, Christopher Molnar wrote:
> Before I go and once again blow away a working OS/X install and install
> Beta 2 can anyone tell me (hopefully someone with a white ibook) if the
> following items are working properly:
>
> 1) Internal modem

Did not try but I doubt. AFAIK the modem in the new iBook is a software modem. 
Does not work on Yellow Dog (video output does not either)

> 2) Power management (I need to be able to close lid, re-open, have a
> working kde session and not a loud feedback sound over the speaker)
>
> 3) USB Ports recognizing things like a mobile phone (motorola) and HP
> Digital Camera.

Basically (should not be mandrake-dependent) it depends on HOW your camera 
works:

- if it conforms to usb-storage there should be no problem
- if it uses a proprietary way (such as Canon cameras) it "might" work with 
gphoto2, but then I was never able to compile the latest version on ppc

> If anyone has any experience with any of this I'd like to hear about it.
>
> Thanks,
> -Chris

Thierry

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"I heard if you play the Windows XP CD backwards, you get a satanic message."
"That's nothing, if you play it forward, it installs Windows XP"


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