I'll try to help as much as I can.
Quoting "Aaron M. Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've got debian up and running on my Powerbook G4 with a couple of > issues. > > 1) I don't understand the instructions on the > http://www.maconlinux.net/userguide/compile.html . Actually, they make > some sense but my symbolic links aren't there. I'm not sure how to > proceed. Any suggestions? Mac on Linux is very cool. I would start by creating your links %ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux /usr/include/linux %ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm /usr/include/asm No remember that this is going to compile against the source of the linux kernel you're running. so you may need to download the source, recompile and then start from there. (Email me if this is your first recompile of the kernel, there are some tricks with PowerPC.) Then go at it with Mac On Linux. > > 2) I just installed KOffice using apt-get install. As I watched my > terminal Konsole, I noticed it removed my Kmail email client. After the > install. I looked, and sure enough it's gone. I guess there was some > kind of conflict and the installer just removed Kmail to resolve it. I'm > figuring part of my problem is apt-get brought in the sid release of > KOffice. Is there a release of Kmail that works with this version of > KOffice. I really like KMail in comparison to Mozilla's browser. Where are you running KDE out of? unstable? testing? is it KDE 3.1 or KDE 2.2? a little more information would be great. also take a look at apt-get.org. They have some great non-official packages (Warning: this may or may not break your system. I run out of unstable, so I'm aware of , and willing to take the risk.) > > 3) I edited my XF86Config file to fit the screen setting to my PowerBook > resolution so that I can see the kicker and the KMenu launcher at the > bottom of my screen. The display settings work great and everything fits > -- as long as I log in as root. If I log in using my "normal" username, > it still tries to use as 1280 x ? resolution, and I can't see the Kicker. Ok I think this may solve your problems. Use a login manager like xdm kdm or gdm. (try xdm first and the kdm. gdm is gnome-based, and you may not need to use it. %apt-get install xdm kdm %dpkg-reconfigure xdm > > 4) I try to mount my CD drive and receive a "too many symbolic links > error." What command are you using to mount your cd drive? should be something like: %mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom or %mount -tiso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom if that doesn't work try %mount /dev/hdc /cdrom and if that does work you may need to set a symbolic link between /dev/hdc and /dev/cdrom like: %rm /dev/cdrom %ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom > > 5) I start up KDE 3.1 and receive an error that my sound output device > isn't found and that the system will send sound output to null. Ahh. Sound! My favorite. I think sound is supported in the newest powerbooks. try this. check to see your kernel version %uname -a if you're running 2.2.* then you probably don't have sound support. upgrade your kernel. Then try. %ls -la /dev/dsp if that returns nothing then do %cd /dev %MAKEDEV audio This will create your audio devices. then run modconf and load the powermac sound module. It should be in audio something or other. I think it's in /kernel/drivers/sound/dmasound. enable both modules in there. Then restart KDE, you should be ready to go. > > 6) I don't know how to configure my Airport card. Never did this, but I know it can be done. I'll do some research. Art welcome to debian. Once you get everything configured you will become a linux master! (well almost). > > Any help with any of these would be greatly appeciated. > > Thanks, > > Aaron Curtis > -- Recent Linux Convert With "Minor" frustrations and about 40 hours put > into this installation. > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
