Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Colin Walters
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 18:42, CK wrote: > which raises another question, since macosx leeches GNU energies by flooding > free sw related mailing lists with "xxx doesn't compile on osx" messages, > [...] I think it is OK to support Free Software on MacOS X. GNU has for a long time worked on getti

SOLVED: Re: OT: Mysql problem

2002-10-09 Thread Shawn Dunn
On Wednesday, Oct 9, 2002, at 10:06 US/Pacific, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: figgered it out, for some reason, every time I restart safe_mysqld, it deletes /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock... ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock fixed it right up.. although I'm still not sur

Re: X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Mit, 2002-10-09 at 09:46, Claas Langbehn wrote: > > I am sure, this question is not new, because I asked it before :-) > But that other time it was for another iBook2 model. > > So how do I tell XFree86 4.x.y to not just blank the screen? > I want it to power off the backlight, too. > > I Hav

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Don, 2002-10-10 at 02:45, Petro wrote: > On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 04:36:02PM -0400, christophe barbe wrote: > > Just want to point the obvious: They have a powerpc plugin that works > > perfectly under MacOS-X. So basically that's nearly a zero-effort for them > > to provide the community a linux

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Petro
On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 12:42:44AM +0200, CK wrote: > I read: > > Just want to point the obvious: They have a powerpc plugin that works > > perfectly under MacOS-X. So basically that's nearly a zero-effort for them > > to provide the community a linux/powerpc binary. > which raises another question

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Petro
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 04:36:02PM -0400, christophe barbe wrote: > Just want to point the obvious: They have a powerpc plugin that works > perfectly under MacOS-X. So basically that's nearly a zero-effort for them > to provide the community a linux/powerpc binary. Actually, it's even worse th

Re: sid XFree packages status compared to Daenzer's ones

2002-10-09 Thread christophe barbe
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 06:33:41PM -0400, christophe barbe wrote: > I just found atitvout (which is for the ati rage mobility): >http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/atitvout.html > but it is x86 only. > > Don't know what is x86 only. Perhaps the use of the bios as you suggest. > > Christ

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread CK
I read: > > Just want to point the obvious: They have a powerpc plugin that works > perfectly under MacOS-X. So basically that's nearly a zero-effort for them > to provide the community a linux/powerpc binary. which raises another question, since macosx leeches GNU energies by flooding free sw re

Re: sid XFree packages status compared to Daenzer's ones

2002-10-09 Thread christophe barbe
I just found atitvout (which is for the ati rage mobility): http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/atitvout.html but it is x86 only. Don't know what is x86 only. Perhaps the use of the bios as you suggest. Christophe On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 11:36:37PM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote: > On Mit, 2

Re: sid XFree packages status compared to Daenzer's ones

2002-10-09 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Mit, 2002-10-09 at 00:51, Christophe Barbe wrote: > > Related question, is it possible to use the S-video output with this > hardware ? I'm afraid no - not yet, anyway. All attempts at this I've seen rely on a BIOS. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) develope

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread christophe barbe
Just want to point the obvious: They have a powerpc plugin that works perfectly under MacOS-X. So basically that's nearly a zero-effort for them to provide the community a linux/powerpc binary. Proprietary sucks, let's wait the free plugin. Christophe On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 11:58:46AM -0700, Pe

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Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Petro
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 08:20:05PM +0200, CK wrote: > I read: > > The web site is i386 only. I didn't check, but most probably the > > flashplugin package is also i386 only, that is why you are not finding > > him. > the official flash plugin for linux is definitely i386 only, at least on > macrom

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread CK
I read: > The web site is i386 only. I didn't check, but most probably the > flashplugin package is also i386 only, that is why you are not finding > him. the official flash plugin for linux is definitely i386 only, at least on macromedias website, and I'd guess that's what's in the debs. > I t

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2002-10-09 Thread Mij
Hi someone has had some experience with user mode linux under ppc?

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Colin Walters
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 13:02, Sven LUTHER wrote: > The web site is i386 only. I didn't check, but most probably the > flashplugin package is also i386 only, that is why you are not finding > him. Indeed: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> madison flashplugin flashplugin | 5.0r48-7 | testing | source, i38

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread BuG
On (09/10/02 17:45), Eric Deveaud wrote: Did you enable SCSI Support, SCSI disk support and SCSI generic support while compiling the kernel? I have a firewire CD-RW and it works perfectly. Initially I used to compile these options as modules and it was a little bit unstable, now I have them compil

Re: Cannot open AMP device: File exist

2002-10-09 Thread Katsumi Matsumoto
Hi and thanks for the advise, Claas. I installed the untilities and they seem to work. I do have a follow-up question though. I am able to execute pmud command as root but not as a regular user. Why? Is it as matter of changing the permission of /dev/pmu? Thanks, On 9 Oct 2002, Claas Langb

Re: OT: Mysql problem

2002-10-09 Thread brett
On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 11:13:09PM -0500, Elizabeth Barham wrote: > Shawn Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/mysql# mysql -u root -p > > Enter password: > > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) > >

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Eric Deveaud
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Philipp Schmidt wrote: > the trick iss to load ohci1394 _after_ connecting the device - only then > registering the scsi emulation works for the first device, then you can > hotplug more devices Hummm pluggin the device while the machine is not booted and trying to load t

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Philipp Schmidt
On Wed, 2002-10-09 17:58:36 +0200, Claas Langbehn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Eric, > > > Firewire / ieee1394 is kind of buggy, still. Unfortunately firewire acts > on each kernel a bit different. At least that is how it feels to me. > > Try connecting the F

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Eric Deveaud
On 9 Oct 2002, Claas Langbehn wrote: Hello > Try connecting the Firewire drive before booting your Mac. done same problem... > Then load the following modules: > ieee1394, ohci1394, sbp2, scsi_mod, sd_mod > Insmod them in this order or use modprobe. done this way to, but I'm still stu

Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 09:30:27AM -0700, Greg Howland wrote: > I'd like to install Mozilla plugins. I tried > using 'apt-get install flashplugin' but got > an error message that the package couldn't > be found. I searched the Debian Packages web The web site is i386 only. I didn't check, but most

Mozilla plugins

2002-10-09 Thread Greg Howland
I'd like to install Mozilla plugins. I tried using 'apt-get install flashplugin' but got an error message that the package couldn't be found. I searched the Debian Packages web site and did find a package named flashplugin_5.0r48-7 in both testing and in unstable. So I'm surprised that it wasn't fo

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello Eric, Firewire / ieee1394 is kind of buggy, still. Unfortunately firewire acts on each kernel a bit different. At least that is how it feels to me. Try connecting the Firewire drive before booting your Mac. Then load the following modules: ieee1394, ohci1394, sbp2, scsi_mod, sd_mod Insmod

ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Eric Deveaud
Hi, for the little introduction story. I'm trying to validate the use of an external firewire harddrive, for one of our scientist here in pasteur. I ask me if it could plug and use his external 30Gb Lacie firewire drive on his PB-G4 under linux. I've tell him, let me try on my PB-G3 bef

Re: X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 16:46, Rogério Brito wrote: > Perhaps you could use xset's dpms option? that did not work for me. > I seem to remember that you'd need an X server with > appropriate patches for the Rage128 (like those from Michel). > I don't know if those patches are

Re: X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Rogério Brito
On Oct 09 2002, Claas Langbehn wrote: > So how do I tell XFree86 4.x.y to not just blank the screen? > I want it to power off the backlight, too. Perhaps you could use xset's dpms option? > Do I need a special version of XFree86? Which version would be best? I seem to remember th

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X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, I am sure, this question is not new, because I asked it before :-) But that other time it was for another iBook2 model. So how do I tell XFree86 4.x.y to not just blank the screen? I want it to power off the backlight, too. I Have got an ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF rev 2. Do I need a speci

Suddenly smelling powerbook

2002-10-09 Thread Christian Jaeger
Hello Yesterday, something must have happened to my powerbook g3 lombard. I was a bit in a hurry to make a visit in the server room, and so closed it quickly (for sleep) to take it with me. No problem when opening it again in the server room. But upon closing it again about ten minutes later,

Re: sid XFree packages status compared to Daenzer's ones

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 00:51, Christophe Barbe wrote: > > I don't know what means DDC ? > DDC = Display Data Channel. This is how the COmputer can detect the Monitor type. It is needed for Plug-n-Play. - Claas

Re: Cannot open AMP device: File exist

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 02:11, Katsumi Matsumoto wrote: > I am trying to put my powerbook g3 (wallstreet) to sleep but seem unable > to. The Macs don't use APM. They use CUDA (older models) or PMU (newer models). Have you got /dev/pmu/ ? If so, then get and install pmud, pmud-utils, (gpmudmon-ap

Re: mouse button emulation keycodes

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 08:51, Mike Johnson wrote: > I tried to google on this, but didn't find too many clues. I want to use > different keys than listed in the examples for the iBook2 setup for the > middle- and right-buttons (currently f10 and f11). > > xev seems to be returning keycodes for som

mouse button emulation keycodes

2002-10-09 Thread Mike Johnson
Hi all, I tried to google on this, but didn't find too many clues. I want to use different keys than listed in the examples for the iBook2 setup for the middle- and right-buttons (currently f10 and f11). xev seems to be returning keycodes for something else, is there a way to find these? Thanks,