--- pohl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am currently trying to install debian on a > powermac g4, and usb > > seems to be causing some problems. Just to > experiment, I tried booting > > without the keyboard and mouse plugged in, and it > booted ok, but of > > course I couldn't go anywhere from there. Could > anyone tell me what's > > going on??? Also, if anyone has installed > successfully on a similar > > machine, telling me any quirks they ran into would > be great too. Any > > help would be greatly appreciated!!! > > I'm running debian on a g4 without any usb problems. > Are you trying > to build your own kernel? I know that many people > (including myself) > have tried to build a custom kernel from stock > source only to find > that the usb support isn't in the standard source > tree yet. > > If that's the case, it's still necessary to use > "rsync" to get > the kernel sources from here... > > http://linuxcare.com.au/paulus/kernels.html > > If you're not building your own kernel, your problem > could be > somewhere else, like your configuration of your > Xserver. Are > you booting directly into X, or do you get to a > plain text-based > console? > > ---- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ive installed debian 2.2 on a G4 also.. no usb probs when bootin to the text prompt. the only probs i ran into is when i installed xfree86 and xdm, i had to symlink /dev/mouse to /dev/usbmouse, and then startx would work and xdm would work.. but u logged in and went into the X console, the mouse wouldnt work anyway. i dont know anything bout X however, i figured my etc/X11/XF86Config file was not configged yet. other then the X probs and finding rite drivers and xservers for the ati128 pro agp that comes with the G4's, debian seems to work fine for the PPC. ive heard of a program called 'dexter' that supposedly configs ur XF86Config file well, but havent been able to find it. has anyone been able to get their X setup with an accelerated driver and xserver on a G4? [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/
