On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 09:49:34PM -0400, Pastor Mac wrote: > and, yes, I tried to read/find documentation first...:-)
Good start. > > A. I have an ADB Kensington Turbo Mouse and I see Kensington does > not have Linux drivers for Mouse Works. This is a two button > trackball mouse and I cannot convince Control Center there is a > second button--YDL thinks it is just a one button Mac mouse. So how > does one emulate the right button? I tried holding down the Shift or > Control or Option or Apple key while clicking the right button to no > avail. I know it's a "D'oh!" but I'm not there yet... i don�t know about this one. i have a 5 button logitech that just �works� with debian... > > B. I've installed YDL 2.2 on a Umax C600 with a Sonnet G3 400 MHz L2 > upgrade card. This is an Alchemy based motherboard of the Performa > 6400/6500 vintage which means the original CPU is still installed and > is actually used in the initial boot process before an extension is > loaded enabling the G3 and backside cache. If (and a big *if*) I get > the Sonnet L2 enabler extension to load before BootX, would I have G3 > acceleration in Linux? > > C. Lastly, the normal user acc't created at installation does not > have sudo permissions. I've rooted, so to speak, around in the > Control Center for user administration while logged in as root. I > did find one panel that seemed to fit the bill and a huge list of > policies and groups, some seemingly overlapping, was presented to me. > I remember checking RPM, adm, floppy, and a couple others but > superuser or su or other obvious abbrev was not there. What > combination of groups/policies would allow me to sudo? > the file to edit is /etc/sudoers here�s mine: # User privilege specification root ALL=(ALL) ALL ken ALL=(ALL) ALL ##end the new layout of sudoers file is very extensible, the manpage may enlighten you more on that one. > D. One other lastly, I'd like to run the distributed.net client as a > startup item. Where should I put either the d.net files or alias? > Additionally, I created a folder in my Home directory with the d.net > stuff and when I clicked on the app in KDE, nothing happened so I > opened a terminal window and did the ./dnetc command. I thought I > could just type dnetc and the app would launch. Again, do I need to > relocate the folder/files somewhere else? every instance of dnetc i have ran, i did so in the background, so in a shell i�d type ./dnetc & which would fire it up and return me to the shell. if what you have is a gui-front end, i don�t know. to run dnetc at boot, you could write a wrapper and drop it in /etc/(i dont know ydl�s configuration here) [mine is /etc/rcS.d/] but redhats i think is /etc/rc.d/...(i forget, sorry) > > This is my first experience installing and administering a *NIX--I've > only very loosely had exposure on a college campus with Unix just as > a terminal user. Maybe a couple here know me from the Supermacs > list. I'll do my best not to annoy or irritate the longtime Unix > veterans with two year old toddler questions while I'm learning how > to walk and talk this new language. Thanks for your patience. > -- i think you posted very eloquent questions. good luck. ken > Pax, > > Pastor Mac > > Made on a Macintosh, of course. > > -- > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > _______________________________________________________________ http://llamakc.org :: GnuPG 7C828670 :: you are not your job :: :: you suffer from a hallucination that you�re reading email :: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Prejudice: A vagrant opinion without visible means of support. -- Ambrose Bierce -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
