Subject: Re: Mouse not working
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 16:25:52 MST
Ryan,
You need to download a new version of mouseconfig. Basically, you have to
use a newer kernel to make the iMac DV run Linux, so this means a newer
USB system that is not compatbile with the old one.
See the USB mouse section of:
http://devel.yellowdoglinux.com/rp_kernel.shtml
> Annoying problem... My mouse is refusing to work. I have an Imac DV SE. I
> tried to use the mouse that came with the machine and a logitech mouseman.
> I've went through the installation program who knows how many times
> selecting one button usb, two button usb, and 3+ button usb, and logitech
> mouseman ps/2 driver. I'm new to using linux and would really like to get
> it usable. Any help would be great.
>
> ----------
> >From: Cyril Niklaus <cyril.niklaus@bigfoot.com>
> >To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> >Cc: Jeff Tillwick <jeffat00@bellsouth.net>
> >Subject: Re: boot from zip
> >Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2000, 5:16 PM
> >
>
> > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*
> >
> >
> > --On Jeudi, 24 février 2000 15:11 -0500 Jeff Tillwick
> > <jeffat00@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Are there any variables i can plug into the bootx app command line for it
> >> to load from my zip drive? (id is 5)
> >
> > You would need to give BootX the root device. When I want to boot from my
> > test installation on a jaz, I simply change the line in the BootX control
> > panel from hde7 (expansion bay ide drive, partition 7) to sda4. It's not
> > very clear to me whether you're trying to boot linux from the zip or simply
> > macos.
> > Hey, wait a minute, you're using a 6100? Then you won't be able to tun
> > linuxppc on it. It's not supported (cf
> > http://www.linuxppc.com/about/hardware/apple/), as it's aNUBUS machine. You
> > need to use MkLinux <www.mklinux.org> on these machines.
> > good luck
> > cyril
> >
>
Regards,
Dan
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