Re: Powerbook G4 configure some stuff

[Dimitrios Petris <p3010022@dias.aueb.gr>]

Thanx a lot!
I didn't get the part with the internal modem! What do you meen when  
saying : "The internal modem isn't even detected here..." ?

Anyway thanx a lot for the immediate help!!!!!!

On 28 Οκτ 2005, at 8:41 ΜΜ, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:



> Dimitrios Petris wrote:
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> > Hello!!
> > I ve just bought my new powerbook G4 and installed debian linux on it
> > but i seem to have some problems and seek for help.
> > Firstly i don't know what type is my trackpad so i can make it work
> > properly, because at this point it doesn't work at all.What can i  
> > do  to
> > make it work?
>
> Just enable appletouch in a 2.6.14 kernel. (Devices Drivers / USB
> Support, Apple USB Touchpad support)
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> > Secondly i don't know what type of soundcard i have so i cann choose
> > the right parameter in my kernel config.
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> It is a powermac sound card
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> > I also cannot make my internal modem work!
>
> The internal modem isnt even detected here...
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> > And last is there any module to make the function keys for the   
> > monitor
> > brigthness and volume control etc to work as they do in MacOSX?
>
> apt-get install pbbuttonsd for the brightness, volume control etc...
>
> For the function key, you need a patch for 2.6.14 kernel which is  
> in the
> archives of this list.
>
> There are few website that can help you. Please see:
>
> http://seehuhn.de/comp/powerbook/
> http://johannes.sipsolutions.net/PowerBook/
>
> --
> Yves-Alexis Perez