Re: Report on X

[Steve Bowman <sbowman@frostwork.net>]

On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 12:07:47AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 10:27:05PM -0700, Steve Bowman wrote:
> > Had to --force-conflicts with dpkg to install fonts and override the
> > shellutils conflict (already reported).
> 
> This is unrelated to X, and I am working on it (soon :)

I know - it got misplaced on my summary.

>  
> > Setting up kbd and mouse.  PS/2 mouse works, _but_, have to set up as
> > settrans -c /dev/mouse /hurd/mouse --protocol=ps/2; -p=ps/2 does not
> > work (why did I think it would - seems I saw the short form somewhere -
> > doc error, translator bug, or me barking up the wrong tree?)
> 
> This should be "-p ps/2". When you are using short options, you must not use
> the "=".

ACK - didn't realize that.  This was the one that stumped me for awhile.
I knew it was a mouse or keyboard problem and it took a few days to
figure out which and what it was.

>  
> > Set up kbd as "settrans /dev/kbd /hurd/kbd /dev/kbd" from information on
> > http://f77.nop.or/jp/doc/XFree86-3.3.3.1.html#theTable.  MB's instructions
> > had a different settrans to run.  Haven't checked both ways.
> 
> The kbd translator doesn't check the command line at all, if the source code
> is any judge. So either will work.

OK.

>  
> > Side issues: su was installed without suid bit, so logging on as a regular
> > user and su'ing to root did not work.  Easy fix, but installation broken
> > somewhere.
> 
> I will check this, too. Thanks!
>  
> > Can only run X as root.
> 
> I never tried as non-root :) Any help welcome.

I'll post the error message I get or a fix or workaround.

> 
> > dpkg 1.6.999 has a broken "-l" options which just prints "=" forever.
> 
> I told Wichert. Remember that we are using an inofficial version from CVS.

Which reminds me, I forgot to ask.  For stuff on ftp.debian.org I suppose
I should report bugs (marked "[Hurd]" perhaps), but what about stuff on
alpha.gnu.org?  Do you want bug reports on Debian's BTS or just report
them to the list or is there another BTS I should know about?

Steve

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