Subject: Re: startx issues on pismo
From: Seth Block (Seth_Block@Brown.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 11 2000 - 08:30:27 MST
Hmm...I've been trying to connect to dev.linuxppc.org for a while
now, but to no avail...is it down for maintenance? Is there another
source for the binaries? Thanks alot for your help.
-sb
>I also have a pismo laptop, and am running xfree4.0 which I got working by
>doing the following:
>
>download the xf4.0 rpms from
>http://dev.linuxppc.org/ftp/users/fsirl/xf4/RPMS/
>
>you will notice that there are two versions of the files, only download
>one of each(either .36a or .30c)
>
>it helps if you put them in a seperate directory
>
>install them by typing:
>
>rpm -Uvh *.rpm
>
>if that fails try
>
>rpm -Uvh --nodeps *.rpm
>
>and then get the xfree config file
>from: http://www.cloud13.com/ppc/stuff/XF86Config
>
>and put it in /etc/X11/ as XF86Config
>
>and that should get you a working X server, as for a window manager thats
>up to you(I am running Helix GNOME with sawfish, but will probably be
>changing soon) I will also, if you have a USB mouse, will let you use both
>at the same time, but I don't know how to emulate 3 mouse buttons using
>one of bens latest kernels.
>
>
>--
>Jonathan Bertsch
>bertsch.13@osu.edu
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