Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-11 Thread Tadimeti Keshav
I think jade is an easy editor. So also nano. --- song <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you like short keys, use: Ctl-x Clt-f > Or else, browse in "buffer" (on the toolbar) > > On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 19:34, Katherine Catalano > wrote: > > On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 03:46 PM, Kaj > Haulrich wr

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-10 Thread song
If you like short keys, use: Ctl-x Clt-f Or else, browse in "buffer" (on the toolbar) On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 19:34, Katherine Catalano wrote: > On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 03:46 PM, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > Katherine, to edit configuration files you can open a terminal > > (console), type "s

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Katherine Catalano
Ooookay. Now, I am no longer getting the boot options upon startup. After installing Linux, I could press "l" to boot into linux, "m" to boot into Mac OS, etc. What happened? How do I fix this? Katherine On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 08:14 PM, Richard Urwin wrote: On Monday 10 Nov 2003 2:14

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 10 November 2003 01:14 am, Richard Urwin wrote: > On Monday 10 Nov 2003 2:14 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > First, some questions : > > 1. What is your interface, KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Icewm ... > > or? 2. Can you open a text editor -- Which one ? > > Kaj, her basic problem is that she can't

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Richard Urwin
On Monday 10 Nov 2003 2:14 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > First, some questions : > 1. What is your interface, KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Icewm ... or? > 2. Can you open a text editor -- Which one ? Kaj, her basic problem is that she can't get into X. Someone gave her some fixes to XF86Config-4 to try. -

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 10 November 2003 12:34 am, Katherine Catalano wrote: > On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 03:46 PM, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > Katherine, to edit configuration files you can open a > > terminal (console), type "su" (without the " marks) to > > become root (system administrator). When prompted,

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Katherine Catalano
On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 03:46 PM, Kaj Haulrich wrote: Katherine, to edit configuration files you can open a terminal (console), type "su" (without the " marks) to become root (system administrator). When prompted, give your root password. Now you'll need a text editor to browse and edit y

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Richard Urwin
On Sunday 09 Nov 2003 8:46 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Sunday 09 November 2003 07:16 pm, Katherine Catalano wrote: > > Thanks Richard. I do need further help with this. I know very > > little about Linux so far. > > Is this done in bash? > > > > Katherine > > Katherine, to edit configuration files

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Sunday 09 November 2003 07:16 pm, Katherine Catalano wrote: > Thanks Richard. I do need further help with this. I know very > little about Linux so far. > Is this done in bash? > > Katherine > Katherine, to edit configuration files you can open a terminal (console), type "su" (without the " ma

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Katherine Catalano
Thanks Richard. I do need further help with this. I know very little about Linux so far. Is this done in bash? Katherine On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 07:18 AM, Richard Urwin wrote: The text goes into /etc/X11/X86Config-4 Can't help as to if it will work though. You'll need to use a text edito

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-09 Thread Mike 'yomcat' Welsh
on 9/11/03 4:46 PM, Katherine Catalano at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey yomcat, thanks for the help. > > Unfortunately, I am really, really new to Linux. Where do I put in that > text? I'm really new as well. As far as I can remember, it was during the install when we had to configure the GUI...

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-08 Thread Katherine Catalano
Hey yomcat, thanks for the help. Unfortunately, I am really, really new to Linux. Where do I put in that text? Katherine By the way, I remember you from TMO. :) On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 12:31 AM, Mike 'yomcat' Welsh wrote: on 9/11/03 1:39 PM, Katherine Catalano at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-08 Thread Mike 'yomcat' Welsh
on 9/11/03 1:39 PM, Katherine Catalano at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ATI Radeon 7500 I have a ATI RAGE 128 Pro, and it doesn't work unless some specific setting is set. (I've got a PowerMac G4) A quote from cooker: >Anyway, for what is worth, here's my config for a "ATI rage128 MOBILITY". >The th

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-08 Thread Katherine Catalano
ATI Radeon 7500 Tried "video=radeon" with no result. Katherine On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 08:14 PM, Mike 'yomcat' Welsh wrote: on 9/11/03 7:15 AM, Katherine Catalano at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now when I want to boot into Mandrake, I get the black screen again. "linux video=ofonly" wil

Re: [newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-08 Thread Mike 'yomcat' Welsh
on 9/11/03 7:15 AM, Katherine Catalano at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now when I want to boot into Mandrake, I get the black screen again. > "linux video=ofonly" will get me to -bash but that's about it. No GUI. > Any suggestions? What graphics card do you have? Take a look at http://www.everymac.

[newbie] Video eMac problems

2003-11-08 Thread Katherine Catalano
Hello list. Just joined today. So, I was trying to install Mandrake 9.1 PPC on my eMac (G4), and ran into some problems. I was getting a black screen instead of the GUI. I tried "install-gui-benh text video=ofonly", and that got me through the installer fine. Now when I want to boot into Mandr