Re: Some initial problems to solve...
Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes:
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 04:19:24AM +0000, Frederico S. Muñoz wrote:
> > - I *really* need portuguese keyboard support;
>
> Check ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/contrib/marcus/keymap.tar.gz (or
> similar), and check if it works for you (you will have to define your own
> keymap file, but it is similar to linux). Oh, and we can't change the font,
> so you won't get any umlauts or special chars correctly.
Thank you, that helped! I changed the mappings and now I can at least
write the &/())= correctly (BTW, the german layout is the same as the
portuguese, altgr for {[]} and all).
About accentuation: I don't need accentuation by this time, but does
the font understand particular characters like ç? Prolly not, but if
it is ISO-whatever-1 it should. Anyway, I'll have it ready by tomorrow
- still some tweakking to do with the 2 post-0 keys, if it works ok
maybe you could include it in the package...
>
> > - The network settrans -fg ..... works ok, but doesn't stay up across
> > reboots... since it's not defined as active shouldn't he stay?
>
> Yes. Are you sure it doesn't stay? What does showtrans /servers/socket/2 say
> after reboot? It only comes up if there is a connection request, and with
> the first request there might be a delay, but otherwise it is fine.
>
Ahh, it does stay up, /servers/socket/2 says /hurd/pfinet
--interface=eth0 --address=192.168.1.2 --gateway=192.168.1.1
--netmask=255.255.255.0 ... but when I ping it freezes... I have I have
to ^C.
> > - 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)
>
> How big is the linux partition?
Around 9GB
>
> > - 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.
>
> Check with us again if you find it to be a hurd problem.
It's not.
>
> > - Several Debian packages are broken, i.e. they depend on packages not
> > available...
>
> yeah :)
>
> > 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).
>
> Some stuff is at alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian, there is a new dpkg, and
> apt, and X soon, and you should install those (it is apt-able).
>
> > - 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.
>
> The bsdutils and util-linux package at alpha.gnu.org will be of
> help.
I'll install it. be back if problems occur.
Frederico S. Muñoz
fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org
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