Otto wrote: > >> how do I configure X to use german keyboard layout? > >> my XF86Config (I'm using the default potato X server) currently reads > >> > >> Protocol "Standard" > >> XkbLayout "de" > >> XkbVariant "nodeadkeys" > >> XkbModel "macintosh" > >> XkbRules "xfree86" > >> > >> but this didn't help at all.. > > > > The only suggestion I can give here is to try "de_DE" instead of just > > "de". > > that did't work either.. isn't anyone using a german keyboard out there?
Not me, the american layout is handier for coding. :) I'm sure someone else will be able to help you. BTW provided you have a German keymap in console, using XkbDisable will give the same in X, but there may be some problems with modifiers. > >> how do I configure X to use both the trackpad and my USB mouse as input > >> devive? my XF86Config says > >> > >> Device "/dev/mouse" > >> > >> and /dev/mouse is a symblic link to /dev/adbmouse. I tried changing the > >> link to /dev/usbmouse, but that left me with no mouse or trackpad at > >> all.. > >> > >> this is some new input layer stuff, right? > > > > Possible. Try /dev/input/mice . > > I'd love to give it a try, but unfortunately, the new input layer isn't in > potato, so I /dev/input/mice doesn't exist. > is there a debian package to create it? The question is if you're using the New Input Layer at all. What kernel version are you running (uname -r)? Does /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/ exist? For information on the New Input Layer, see http://homepages.munich.netsurf.de/Franz.Sirl/inputppc.html. > >> I set up ppp with pppconfig (according to > >> http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/debian/chapter/ch11_04.html) and ppp > >> connects fine, but for some reason I can't ping or lynx any damn server.. > > > > Have you configured it to set the default route? Use 'route -n' to see if > > there is a default route (0.0.0.0 at the beginning) with the peer IP as > > gateway. > > here's what route -n gives me, I'm not sure if that's correct - the peer IP > isn't mentioned as gateway, but destination.. > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 134.95.89.129 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 There is in fact no default route. If 'route add default gw <peer IP>' helps, either put 'defaultroute' in /etc/ppp/peers/provider or use pppconfig to make it set the default route. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
