On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 12:07:47AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 10:27:05PM -0700, Steve Bowman wrote: > > Had to --force-conflicts with dpkg to install fonts and override the > > shellutils conflict (already reported). > > This is unrelated to X, and I am working on it (soon :)
I know - it got misplaced on my summary. > > > Setting up kbd and mouse. PS/2 mouse works, _but_, have to set up as > > settrans -c /dev/mouse /hurd/mouse --protocol=ps/2; -p=ps/2 does not > > work (why did I think it would - seems I saw the short form somewhere - > > doc error, translator bug, or me barking up the wrong tree?) > > This should be "-p ps/2". When you are using short options, you must not use > the "=". ACK - didn't realize that. This was the one that stumped me for awhile. I knew it was a mouse or keyboard problem and it took a few days to figure out which and what it was. > > > Set up kbd as "settrans /dev/kbd /hurd/kbd /dev/kbd" from information on > > http://f77.nop.or/jp/doc/XFree86-3.3.3.1.html#theTable. MB's instructions > > had a different settrans to run. Haven't checked both ways. > > The kbd translator doesn't check the command line at all, if the source code > is any judge. So either will work. OK. > > > Side issues: su was installed without suid bit, so logging on as a regular > > user and su'ing to root did not work. Easy fix, but installation broken > > somewhere. > > I will check this, too. Thanks! > > > Can only run X as root. > > I never tried as non-root :) Any help welcome. I'll post the error message I get or a fix or workaround. > > > dpkg 1.6.999 has a broken "-l" options which just prints "=" forever. > > I told Wichert. Remember that we are using an inofficial version from CVS. Which reminds me, I forgot to ask. For stuff on ftp.debian.org I suppose I should report bugs (marked "[Hurd]" perhaps), but what about stuff on alpha.gnu.org? Do you want bug reports on Debian's BTS or just report them to the list or is there another BTS I should know about? Steve -- Steve Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (preferred) Buckeye, AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.goodnet.com/~sbowman/> Powered by Debian GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd <http://www.debian.org>
