Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Dominique CORFA wrote: > SB>Up to a point. The slot-loading ones went to r128. The "lamp" is > SB>nv and now? > > sorry but I don't understand what you asked. what is r128? lamp? nv? > r128 = Rage 128 (a card that came after Mach64, with it's own issues :() lamp = the iMac with the LCD, that looks like a desk lamp or whatever nv = NVIDIA, rather than ATI card Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
SB>Up to a point. The slot-loading ones went to r128. The "lamp" is SB>nv and now? sorry but I don't understand what you asked. what is r128? lamp? nv? -- Dominique Corfa
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Dominique CORFA wrote: > > >Mach64 right? Add the option: > > Yes : ATI Rage Pro Turbo with 6 Mo. > > >Option "composite_sync" "off" > >In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Above the "BusID" line will work. > >A 2nd, more extreme workaround is to rename: > >/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a > >To some other name so it doesn't load. > > OK it works perfectly. Could it be possible to insert that trick in > the mandrake ppc ditribution, for instance as comment in the > XF86Config-4 file? I didn't find anything about it on the CD and for > sure, it is not easy to guess. > It's covered in the new installer. Wasn't discovered until after the final release of 8.2. I think it's in the FAQ. > Also I thought that all the iMac were build the same, so that they all > got the same video card, i am wrong? > Up to a point. The slot-loading ones went to r128. The "lamp" is nv and now? Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
>Mach64 right? Add the option: Yes : ATI Rage Pro Turbo with 6 Mo. >Option "composite_sync" "off" >In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Above the "BusID" line will work. >A 2nd, more extreme workaround is to rename: >/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a >To some other name so it doesn't load. OK it works perfectly. Could it be possible to insert that trick in the mandrake ppc ditribution, for instance as comment in the XF86Config-4 file? I didn't find anything about it on the CD and for sure, it is not easy to guess. Also I thought that all the iMac were build the same, so that they all got the same video card, i am wrong? Thanks a lot to Stew Benedict. Aussi à Frederic Thais qui m'a répondu en privé, mais je n'ai pas encore testé [Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"], je le ferais sous peu. -- Dominique Corfamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 31 rue de la Tour 92240 MALAKOFF FRANCE tel +33 (0)1 47 46 85 55
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Dominique CORFA wrote: > SB>Using Xpmac possibly? It pays no attention to keyboard selections > SB>done with any of the tools? XFree4 is preferred. > > I tried XFree86 4.2.0 (8.2 Mandrake CD - system 2.6.18-6mdk). You > were right : it works fine, much better than Xpmac. Except for one > thing : X blink the entire screen every 10 seconds, as if it switch > off during one second, then come back. Do you know this problem and > were it is comming from ? > > -- Mach64 right? Add the option: Option "composite_sync" "off" In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Above the "BusID" line will work. A 2nd, more extreme workaround is to rename: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a To some other name so it doesn't load. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
SB>Using Xpmac possibly? It pays no attention to keyboard selections SB>done with any of the tools? XFree4 is preferred. I tried XFree86 4.2.0 (8.2 Mandrake CD - system 2.6.18-6mdk). You were right : it works fine, much better than Xpmac. Except for one thing : X blink the entire screen every 10 seconds, as if it switch off during one second, then come back. Do you know this problem and were it is comming from ? -- He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news. -- Bertolt Brecht -- Dominique Corfamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 31 rue de la Tour 92240 MALAKOFF FRANCE tel +33 (0)1 47 46 85 55
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
going on with the subject "French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2 [iMac]" summary: I still try to get french keyboard layout with a iMac. in the file /etc/X11/xkb/rules/Xfree86 section "model layout = symbols" I added the line: --- * fr = fr(basic) --- then I launch --- setxkbmap -model powerpcps2 -layout fr --- in the .xinitrc filefor xinit startup, or put --- -model powerpcps2 -layout fr --- in the file /etc/X11/xinit/Xkbmap for prefdm startup. Now I got almost all the keys at the login stage. I have now to check for CTRL-ALT-Fi and CTRL-ALT-DEL for switching to the console and to kill X11, and try to suppress the auto-repeat (ARG) for the SPACE key. -- He who enters his wife's dressing room is a philosopher or a fool. -- Balzac -- Dominique Corfamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 31 rue de la Tour 92240 MALAKOFF FRANCE tel +33 (0)1 47 46 85 55
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
SB>Yes MandrakeSoft is a French company, but I'm not French and have SB>no machines with French keyboards. Of course. Sorry. SB>By XFree4, I was referring to XFree86, version 4.x. I will check the version of my X server. SB>What type of iMac, and what type of video adapter? We can probably SB>resolve the crash issue with a few more details. It's a iMac PowerPC G3 266 Mhz. USB port, USB Keyboard Apple, USB mouse Apple. Video: ATI Rage Pro Turbo with 6 Mo. (order reference is M7345F) I made a little progress. I found that "setxkbmap -model powerpcps2" in a simple ``.xinitrc'' set a correct 'en' keyboard, but did not found how I can adjust the french layout. So the ``azqwm,'' and some other symbols are not on the correct key. I would like also to set the standard CTRL-ALT-F1, F2... to switch to the console. Thanks for your help. -- Dominique Corfamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Dominique CORFA wrote: > SB>Using Xpmac possibly? It pays no attention to keyboard selections > SB>done with any of the tools? XFree4 is preferred. > > I use Xpmac. I tried XFree86 but it crashed. I do not find XFree4 on > the Mandrake 8.2 PPC CD distribution I just buy. I find it strange > that the french keybord is not supported in this Mac distribution, as > Mandrake is a french company... I am trying to find my way in the > many keyboard manadgment method. > Yes MandrakeSoft is a French company, but I'm not French and have no machines with French keyboards. By XFree4, I was referring to XFree86, version 4.x. What type of iMac, and what type of video adapter? We can probably resolve the crash issue with a few more details. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
Re: French keyboard on Mandrake 8.2
SB>Using Xpmac possibly? It pays no attention to keyboard selections SB>done with any of the tools? XFree4 is preferred. I use Xpmac. I tried XFree86 but it crashed. I do not find XFree4 on the Mandrake 8.2 PPC CD distribution I just buy. I find it strange that the french keybord is not supported in this Mac distribution, as Mandrake is a french company... I am trying to find my way in the many keyboard manadgment method. -- I love treason but hate a traitor. -- Gaius Julius Caesar -- Dominique Corfamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 31 rue de la Tour 92240 MALAKOFF FRANCE tel +33 (0)1 47 46 85 55
