On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Manuel Estrada Sainz wrote: > Hello,
hi, > I have installed debian-mips in and Indy and I have a couple of questions: > > o How do I use the mouse, I currently can't run X because they > can't find the mouse. > o I read somewhere that I needed PS/2 support, but the > prebuild kernel seams to have no PS/2 support. yes, prebuild kernel lacks PS/2 support. > o Even MAKEDEV knows nothing about psaux. create device manually crw------- 1 root root 10, 1 Jun 10 03:09 /dev/psaux > o There is some kind of streams-mouse which I don't know > how to use. > > o Where are the sources of the prebuild kernel?, so I could build > it myself. you can build kernel from oss cvs (also read http://oss.sgi.com/mips/mips-howto.html): $ export CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs $ cvs login [passwd: cvs] $ cvs co linux $ cd linux $ make menuconfig $ make dep $ make boot then read http://honk.physik.uni-konstanz.de/linux-mips/indy-boot/indy-hd-boot-micro-howto.html > o I am trying to build ssh and will probably try with some other > stuff, if I succed, what should I do to contribute the debs? I > guess mentioning it here and with a binary only NMU. most of it is done. just set your /etc/apt/sources.list like this deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main or use mirror near to you. i compiled gnome if someone is interested :-) ftp://ftp.psi.cz/pub/ladinek/debian-mips/ > o If this works debian will run on 4 Indy's (CPU: R4600 133MHz > RAM: 96MB) at Salamanca University (Spain) and I will try to > make them as available as posible the debian-mips port ( keep > in mind that I am just a student and may not be allowed to do > much). currently there's enough machines but not enough developers... regards, Laďa
