Re: usb support
--- pohl <pohl@screaming.org> wrote:
>
> > I am currently trying to install debian on a
> powermac g4, and usb
> > seems to be causing some problems. Just to
> experiment, I tried booting
> > without the keyboard and mouse plugged in, and it
> booted ok, but of
> > course I couldn't go anywhere from there. Could
> anyone tell me what's
> > going on??? Also, if anyone has installed
> successfully on a similar
> > machine, telling me any quirks they ran into would
> be great too. Any
> > help would be greatly appreciated!!!
>
> I'm running debian on a g4 without any usb problems.
> Are you trying
> to build your own kernel? I know that many people
> (including myself)
> have tried to build a custom kernel from stock
> source only to find
> that the usb support isn't in the standard source
> tree yet.
>
> If that's the case, it's still necessary to use
> "rsync" to get
> the kernel sources from here...
>
> http://linuxcare.com.au/paulus/kernels.html
>
> If you're not building your own kernel, your problem
> could be
> somewhere else, like your configuration of your
> Xserver. Are
> you booting directly into X, or do you get to a
> plain text-based
> console?
>
> ----
> pohl@screaming.org
ive installed debian 2.2 on a G4 also.. no usb probs
when bootin to the text prompt. the only probs i ran
into is when i installed xfree86 and xdm, i had to
symlink /dev/mouse to /dev/usbmouse, and then startx
would work and xdm would work.. but u logged in and
went into the X console, the mouse wouldnt work
anyway. i dont know anything bout X however, i figured
my etc/X11/XF86Config file was not configged yet.
other then the X probs and finding rite drivers and
xservers for the ati128 pro agp that comes with the
G4's, debian seems to work fine for the PPC. ive heard
of a program called 'dexter' that supposedly configs
ur XF86Config file well, but havent been able to find
it. has anyone been able to get their X setup with an
accelerated driver and xserver on a G4?
lordwankel@yahoo.com
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