On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Johanna wrote:
> Okay, I've given it another try and spent yesterday on re-installing > Mandrake and trying to tweak. Not very successfully, but at leat I > understand a little more of Linux now, I believe :-) > > Three main issues remain unsolved for me, and I'd really, REALLY > appreciate any help on them, as I'm quite keen on getting at least a > Linux system I can work with for the beginning on my iBook2: > > - The text cursor still tends to jump away to where the mouse cursor is, > which is REALLY REALLY annoying when typing text. As I want to use Linux > in order to write research papers and theses on Lyx, I somehow have to > resolve that issue. Could it have anything to do with poor trackpad > control? I.e., that I possible touch the trackpad lightly while typing > and the system interprets this as a mouse click? How could I find out if > this is the case and possibly fix it? > As Nick mentioned, you can look into the "trackpad" command. > - I've followed Sylvain's HowTo on changing the keyboard layout. The > result was that NEITHER the alt nor the Apple/AltGr button produced any > secondary signs like @, EUR etc. My problem was not the keyboard mapping > in itself - that's basically identical between PC and Mac in Germany > (perhaps I've expressed myself unclearly previously) but the function of > the other keys, ESP. the alt key and the wonderful signs it produces in > MacOS. Is there any way to change it (I know, it might interfere with > lots of shortcuts) and how do I do it? > Sure, you can customize the keymap any way you'd like. The AltGr and compose definitions currently in place are for Linux keycodes, but you can modify: /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/include/compose.inc.gz (for this one you may want to make a copy in /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/mac ) You an find the keycodes using showkey /etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose is the file defining things for X. You can use xev, part of X11R6-contrib, to find the X keycodes. > - My printer still doesn't work, and I don't know why. It's a Lexmark Z > 42 which is supported by Gimp-print. I could chose it in the printer > menu in the Mandrake Control center. I tried chosing all the USB ports > (actually, it's in USB #2), several resolutions etc., but to no avail. I > don't get any error messages; Linux seems to be under the impression > that the printer works, there are no print jobs on queue left when I > check, but no printed page cames out. The printer works perfectly under > MacOS, so I'm a bit at a loss. Being able to print would be quite > important for me... > This one is a little hard to diagnose. I don't have any USB printers here. The kernel USB driver is in place. You can check that linux sees the printer on the USB bus: dmesg | grep USB There should be a printer driver module loaded: /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/printer.o.gz (use /sbin/lsmod to verify) Anyone else with USB printers that are working? > I haven't tried burning CDs yet - I hope that works without too much > hassle? Mandrake obviously recognizes my CD-RW as a Sony RW XYZ, so that > seems to be fine. > I know it works fine with a SCSI burner on my Powerbook. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
