On Thu 16 Nov, Jonathan Amery wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > >In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Jonathan Amery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 'scuse me for being stupid like, but how would I go about installking > >> debian-arm on my RiscPC (running ARMLinux and RISC OS) - 'cos the > >> install deosn't seem to be quite coherant... > >Perhaps you can shed light on which "install" you mean, and why it's not > >coherent - are you referring to a document or something else? > > It would appear that I'm not coherant either :) > > I meant the install documents on www.debian.org
yes, those are currently severly out of date wrt ARM, and especially Risc PC. Peter's doc is the current definitive one, although I'm finalising a new one for our distribution (and I have a few notes on probs I found using peter's docs). Eventually I'll get round to updating the arm install readmes too. Here's the notes I made (actually matched to our distro, which doesn't exactly match peter's stuff, but still useful): Mouse: ------ You need to add the RISCOS mouse makedev arcmouse c 10 6 root root 0660 link the mouse to it: ln -sf /dev/arcmouse /dev/mouse /etc/gpm.conf should be --begin gpm.conf--- device=/dev/mouse responsiveness= repeat_type= type=busmouse append="" --end gpm.conf---- Getting X working ----------------- For X to work you need to have a framebuffer set up ready for it. this is done with a command like openvt -c 7 fbset 800x600-60 to set an 800x600, 60Hz mode. you can check it has worked by doing openvt -c 7 fbset and using alt-F7 to check the mode info displayed there use Alt-F1 to get back to terminal 1 choose whatever is right for your monitor. The modes must match those in the /etc/fb.modes file. You also need an apporpriate X config file. one is provided in Misc.XF86Config on the disc This needs to be copied into /etc/X11/X86Config Check the VideoRAM setting is correct for your machine. Once you understand how this works you may want to change the Monitor info too. they you can start X with startx If you don't set up the framebuffer first then it will try to start but shortly quit with a 'signall 11'. Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel (00 44) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://www.chaos.org.uk/~wookey/
