Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 07:09:50AM -0700, Frederico Mu�oz wrote: > > I tried to get the packages but there was huge dependencies problems > > (notably shell-utils 'conflicts' with login, and also pre-depends on 'login' > > or 'hurd'... that made me do several mistakes - the removal of basic > > packages that rendered my system useless... and I did a fresh install, since > > I knew more this time and could avoid several errors). > > Maybe apt gets something wrong here... I will have to check the > dependencies.
Oh, just FYI it didn't report any of this conflicts when I did my new install, apt update and upgrade, etc;: I prolly had something broken... > > The Hurd provides login, and this should be sufficient for shellutils. > But latest shellutils might have a versioned dependency, and dpkg 1.6.999 > has probably some bug here. > > Reverting to dpkg 1.4.13 might be an option for those who have problems. > Forcing the instzall of shellutils should be okay also. > > > Also, when I put the ftp.de.debian.org line in sources.list (unstable main) > > it reports a huge amount of packages... that prolly belong to Linux > > woody... but if I specify binary-hurd-i386 apt tries to open > > ...debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-hurd-i386/binary-hurd-i386 ... Is that > > amount of packages (that include gnome, kde, netscape, Linux kernel, > > etc...) normal? If not how do I get it to work? > > Everything allright. Those packages are binary-all. > It's not the linux kernel, but the linux kernel SOURCE. It'snot gnome, > but some hardware independant gnome data files. It's not netscape, > but a wrapper script etc. Ok, I see, thanks. > > > The solution was to comment out ftp.de.debian.org > > That's absolutely unnecessary and not recommended. It was just a temp solution to be able to see the X packages without having to get the whole lists; I have it on now :) > > > (after upgrading > > everything, the hurd to the correct new version) and make do with > > alpha.gnu.org... then I saw all the new X packages and installed them (I > > pretty much installed them all, except for Xservers, only installed mine). > > > > I had the following problems: > > > > Making the mouse translator (settrans /dev/mouse etc) it says /dev/mouse, > > file not found; I tried to do a MAKEDEV mouse but it gave me an error > > Did you read my email? Yes, many times. > > 3. Set up mouse translator > > This is a bit special. For me, with a serial mouse, this works: > > settrans /dev/mouse /hurd/mouse --device=com0 --protocol=microsoft > > (from memory). Read this document to find out: > http://f77.nop.or.jp/doc/XFree86-3.3.3.1.html#theTable Yes, I did that - by the way, does the part refering to the settrans /dev/com0 /hurd/term apply? > > > > (MAKEDEV kbd worked); reading the Japanese page (Yasushi's one) I saw that > > with a serial mouse '/dev/mouse not needed'... is the error to be expected? > > It does not say such a thing, and the error is expected. Ehehehe, it does when you view it with lynx, the tables become hrizontal lines and it says '/dev/mouse not needed' - refering to the hurd patch :) > > > If not, what must I recompile? > > Nothing, just follow the instructions. > For a simple serial mouse, use the above. For ps/2, replace "microsoft" with > "ps/2". For other special settings, see the japanese site. I created /dev/mouse with touch, I did the settrans, the mouse does move but I don't have any control over it... > > > Anyway, the real trouble came later: I set up my XF86Config file, did a > > startx and receives an error message saying something like > > 'xauth: libXmu.so.6 not found' > > Oh right, I forgot one step: > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/X11R6/lib > startx > > The LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting will fix this. Yes, it did, thank you once again. > > > Oh, and I sometimes get a 'default pager error: dumping blablabla', that > > keeps appearing in my screen (like a $yes) and I have to reboot the system, > > sometimes with the reset button) > > Do you have swap? You ran out of memory. Yes, I have swap but I hand't turned it on at the time because it was a fresh install and /etc/fstab wasn't updated. > > > I'm sorry if there is info that I don't give, I was just hopping that either > > someone had the same problem and had a solution or if someone ever heard of > > this problems. > > The shellutils problem I will investigate. All other stuff is easily > fixable. I hope you have more luck this time! I sure did, X runs, without mouse but it runs! I will prolly try to compile something in it as soon as I become familiar with the process. Thanks for your work on this and numerous other packages. Frederico S. Mu�oz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
