Subject: YDL is up and running
From: Dr S Douglass (dr_s_douglass@mac.com)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 20:09:39 MST
I recalibrated my monitor. The only thing that was wrong was the deminsion
settings were thrown way off key. That fixed the fuzzy video.
I reinstalled YDL and this time, it took. Start up was smooth, and this time
it just seemed to take hold and work.
There is no sound, and even though I typed DMA sound, it refuses to make
noise. However, my screen is at a more comfortable 1024x768, but, it is
still at 8 bit grainy colour. There must be a way to fix this.
It recognized my hardware modem for 56k dial out, but, I would rather have
DSL service. Calling Bellsouth, I found out that the special modem that I
recieved for my Mac would not work with the Linux OS. They stated that the
Alcatel Modem for Windows would work, but, I would need an Intel based
system to use it. Some how, this does not sound right. I am using an Alcatel
speed touch home connected directly to the ethernet port, and I use a
software called Enternet to access the DSL. I was told the only way that I
might be able to get this DSL line working in Linux on the Mac would be to
purchase a router with it's own hardware address and then hook that to the
ethernet port, and then hook the modem to the router. For some faint reason
I think I am being handed a line of bull. I contacted Enternet from their
website, and I am still waiting for their reply. Bellsouth Tech support told
me that the drivers for Enternet 300 do not work on PPC based Linux systems.
(Which may be true... I got them loaded into the system from the CDROM, but,
every time I try and click them or use them, I get errors.) Has anybody
found a way around this? if I can not access my high speed line, then Linux
is a dead end for me, and will unfourtunately be cast aside for something
that works.
So far though, except for the sound, this install seems to be much better
than the last working install that totally trashed my system. If there was a
way to fix the sound, the colour, and get my high speed 'net working, I
think I could tranfer over to Linux as my main OS. Until these problems get
fixed however, Linux is nothing more than a novelty that is interesting to
look at, but, unable to do anything usefull.
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