xpmac
Ok, my Mac evidently can't use XFree86, at least the version that comes with 8.0 Final, so it defaults to the xpmac server. What config file does xpmac use? I've edited all the config files for xfree86 with no success... anyone else have a clue? Also, where can I get the *latest* version of xpmac? Seems that the links that I've found jump around - many of them no longer working. Is there an xpmac home page? The version I have leaves a trail on the screen following my mouse, and constantly "jumps" and leaves garbage and artifacts all over the place when I type and move windows around. Do later versions of xfree86 work better on macs? Thank You, -Zack -- _ I feel more like I do right now than I did a while ago. __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Java
Hi, having now installed the final release, and most things are going OK - there seems to be no Java VM. I have had a poke around on the MandrakeSoft, but how do I install Java (and for that matter - Shockwave which has now been downloaded 3-4 times, but I can't figure out how to install it) Any help there for a relative Linux newbie? Thanks -- Regards Ken mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Job control as a regular user?
On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Ryan C. Gordon wrote: > > > I've seen this when telnetting into the PPC machine from another, but not > > at the console. As a workaround, issue: > > > > exec bash > > > > And you should then have a normal shell. > > Unbelievable; that fixes it completely! :) > > What on earth could be causing this? A race condition in the tty driver > at the kernel level? Something like that? > I don't think it's a race, as I haven't noted any other adverse effects other than the annoying behavior. I've hit a couple of other odd bash behaviors in building packages, so it may just be some flakiness in the release of bash we're using, on PPC. Definitely something to keep an eye on. It may go away in updates for the next release. I'll try switching to a different shell and see if it's bash or something else. Thanks for the kind words. I think we still need to refine the install/setup a little, but most of the packages are pretty solid. I beat on my machine pretty hard, building packages over NFS, and haven't had any problems. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC Faq: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&m=99441208917647&w=
Re: Job control as a regular user?
> I've seen this when telnetting into the PPC machine from another, but not > at the console. As a workaround, issue: > > exec bash > > And you should then have a normal shell. Unbelievable; that fixes it completely! :) What on earth could be causing this? A race condition in the tty driver at the kernel level? Something like that? It never happened to me on this box with LinuxPPC 2000, but granted, a lot of code (both userspace and kernel) has changed since then. Overall, I'm very pleased with Mandrake/PPC. Besides the little troubles like this, it's been a very pleasant experience. Keep up the great work, guys! --ryan.
Re: Job control as a regular user?
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, Ryan C. Gordon wrote: > > Heya, guys. > > I just got the ISOs for Mandrake 8.0/PPC installed on my iMac, and I'm > having some difficulty. > > If I log in as a regular user, I can't use CTRL-C or CTRL-Z to > kill/suspend jobs. It's as if the control characters are being ignored. If > I log in as root, I can use these keys. If I log in as a user and "su" to > root, I get the message "bash: no job control in this shell" before the > root user gets a command prompt. > > If I try to ssh to another host from such a session, I get the message > "You have no controlling tty. Cannot read passphrase." > > Obviously, these are all interrelated, and probably have a simple > solution, but I haven't a clue where to start looking. > > I'm not using X at the moment, which I imagine is significant to the > problem (since I'd being using /dev/tty* instead of /dev/pts/*). > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > --ryan. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > I've seen this when telnetting into the PPC machine from another, but not at the console. As a workaround, issue: exec bash And you should then have a normal shell. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC Faq: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&m=99441208917647&w=
Re: How do I put sentenv back????
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, Larry Blodgett wrote: > When I installed Mandrake 8.0 on my iBook it told me to restart and > CMD+OPT+O+F. Then it said to type "setenv boot-device hd:10,11:tbxi" > then shut-down. I did that and nothing happened. I would like to > use bootx and clear the other information. How do I do it? > I sure hope it didn't tell you to put that, there are 1 too many numbers up there. It shown something more like: hd:10,\\:tbxi or hd:11,\\:tbxi That said, you can reset it to what was there previously using the same technique, assuming you remember/wrote it down. Otherwise, when MacOS comes up eventually, set the boot drive from there. MacOS will be the limiting factor as to whether you can use BootX. It doesn't work after a certain version (9? - don't remember). It is also no longer developed/supported by the author. Having to rely on MacOS to boot Linux is both messy and slower, and introducing other issues as far as initializing video hardware etc. I don't know how your machine is setup, but you'll want to specify root= Use whatever partition you used for "/". You will also need a copy of the kernel over on the MacOS side (see what I mean about messy). There are kernels on my website below if you can't get them from Linux to MacOS. HTH Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC Faq: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&m=99441208917647&w=
Re: Bootx on a iBook 2001 and Mandrake 8.0
On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Sylvain OBEGI wrote: > Why do you want to use BootX?? I guess you have to use yaboot since it's a > NewWorld box. Yeah, use yaboot. I use it with my 2001 ibook and it works great. If you boot mdk80 in non-framebuffer mode and the go to rl3 you can scare all the religious mac-lovers away with this cool text based screen :))) -- Dick Visser **** TIENHUIS consultancy ** * * Linux, networking, security * * ***J. Catskade 10hPhone: +3120 6843731 * * * *1052 BW AmsterdamFax: +3120 8641420 * ** *The Netherlands Cell: +3162 2698108 * * *WWW: http://www.tienhuis.nl * * *Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** PGP-key: http://www.tienhuis.nl/pgp.key
Re: Bootx on a iBook 2001 and Mandrake 8.0
Why do you want to use BootX?? I guess you have to use yaboot since it's a NewWorld box. Sylvain OBEGI Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ : 661913 - Original Message - From: "Larry Blodgett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 4:50 AM Subject: Bootx on a iBook 2001 and Mandrake 8.0 > This has probably been asked many times but here goes. > Can I run bootx with Mandarke on my iBook 2001? > If so how do I set it up? Where do I put the kernel an which one? > What other settings do I need to specify? > swap = hda10 > root = hda11 > > Thanks for any help you can give. > -- > Larry Blodgett > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- Linux, WinNT, MS-DOS - also known as the Good, the Bad and the Ugly > ---"Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither." -B. Franklin > ---"Always ask the question, never assume the answer." -Marcus Radich 1999 > >
