Re: 802.11{b|g} pcmcia network adapter suggestions

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Ferry
Hi all Mark Ferry wrote: John Harrold wrote: I was wondering if anyone here could suggest an 802.11 b or g pcmcia device which works well with debian on the powerpc. I suppose I could get a usb device, but I don't really want the thing hanging off the computer. I've just ordered the D-Link DWL

Re: keyboard layout under X11

2005-03-04 Thread Mark Ferry
Jochen Voss wrote: since yesterday I am proud owner of a shiny new Apple powerbook G4. My question for now is: is there a simple way to get the keyboard working correctly under X11? I have a British keyboard and thus I tried ... But this does not really work (several keys are swapped). I have a

Re: Clock and Sound

2005-02-22 Thread Mark Ferry
Hi David And have a problem with the internal clock because if i configure the date with date 022101052005 (for example) after reboot one or two or three session i must configure new ... It could be your /etc/adjtime Try setting the clock then deleting your /etc/adjtime file. BIOS clocks drift.

Re: Java missing again?

2004-12-07 Thread Mark Ferry
Sven Luther wrote: i've got ibm's jdk 1.4.2 working here on an ibook G4. to make it work, besides the usual setup, i had to set the env variable JITC_PROCESSOR_TYPE=6. But no browser plugin, right ? Correct. There is no browser plugin. - Mark

Re: Some problems in the daily use of a Debian System

2004-12-03 Thread Mark Ferry
Giuseppe Sacco wrote: Il giorno mer, 01-12-2004 alle 19:37 +0100, Pablo Gil ha scritto: 2.6.8. I've been told that this a really bad kernel for cd writing as well. Is it true? I tried many times, but I never managed to burn a data cd using 2.6.8, while I made once a audio CD and it worked.

Re: Virtual Terminals busted?

2004-09-29 Thread Mark Ferry
Joshua Narins wrote (Re: Virtual Terminals busted?): Switching between them has worked for me, for at least a year. Now it doesn't. Any ideas? Quickly, I boot into 1, and startx into 7, and can only see 1 again, and only if I exit the window manager. The same problem here, running Gentoo on