Some initial problems to solve...

[fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org (Frederico S. Muñoz)]

Ok, I am using my Hurd system for regular tasks, I can read net news
but no mail (prolly have to tweak with exim, I never did get it to
work even on GNU/Linux since it insists on checking every damn host
for a domain name and since I have private IP and domain names && my
ISP doesn't has reverse DNS I can only have one IP), but here are some
initial things that I want to fix:


- I *really* need portuguese keyboard support; I'm geting tired of
  writing !"#$$%&%/=) to find a |. When I go back to work I also make
  mistakes since I try to 'compensate' as I do in the Hurd, so this
  way lies madness indeed. Is there support? If not how can I add it?
  Prolly will need info on gnumach term specs and also some examples -
  like if it is possible to translate a linux keymap into a hurd one.

- The network settrans -fg ..... works ok, but doesn't stay up across
  reboots... since it's not defined as active shouldn't he stay?

- I can't mount the linux partition (settrans -fg /linux /hurd/ext2fs
  /dev/hd0s2), it computes ok but when I try to access it it either
  freezes or says something akeen to the >1GB error (more info on that
  one tomorrow, I really don't recall the exact error)

- fetchmail gives me a SMTP (can't connect to localhost Query=10)
  error after he founds there is mail in the remote server, when it
  tries to dl it; it's not hurd specific I reckon, since IIRC I had
  the same problem before in Linux; again, prolly exim.

- Several Debian packages are broken, i.e. they depend on packages not
  available... where can I get them? For instace, lynx doesn't install
  with dselect because, er, something doesn't exist (gain, more
  detaisl tomorrow, it's 4:15AM here, I'm really trying to still get 4
  hours sleep).

- After I do a 'login root', after the password it says 'mesg: command
  not found'; Yes, I know, I have to install mesg... but I can't within
  dselect... I will really have to check my dpkg ftp source lines.

Ok, that's all for now, I will have some fresh ones later on.

best regards,


Frederico S. Muñoz
fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org