Hello! I'm experimenting SuSE ppc 7.1 on an "indigo" iMac . I understand this is one of the "new" Macs that still aren't totaly supported. Linux itself run's fine (let aside the boot process that's unpalatable - can't get the thing to boot macos by default, or if I get it then there is no way to boot linux), but weird things happen with my keyboard (it's an usb, "ps/2" like keyboard, actually very nice). - under linux it is configures as mac-fr_CH and works OK - under X it is configures as mac-fr_CH, macintish layout, and works fine most of the time: - under kde 1.2 it is configures as swiss french and works OK - under gnome it is not configured (I take it gnome uses the X settings) and is working fine, unfortunately gnome itself is unusable (gmc keeps crashing every 30 seconds) - under kde 2.01 and kde 2.1, whatever keyboard layout I choose, I get a total garbage, looks as if someone had played with the keycaps. I've been trying X and kde settings for 3 days until I figured out only kde 2 had the problem. I did not find anything in the archive either (well, I haven't read '2000 messages). Anyone got a clue to which layout to use in kde 2? I'm back working with 1.2 now but I kind of got used to version 2. Thierry -- ************************************************** Thierry de Coulon - reply to: tcoulon@smile.ch web site: http://www.decoulon.ch ************************************************** "On the side of the box, under 'System Requirements', it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux." **************************************************
On Fri, Jul 20, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
I'm experimenting SuSE ppc 7.1 on an "indigo" iMac . I understand this is one of the "new" Macs that still aren't totaly supported.
Is this one of the 2001 iMacs?
Linux itself run's fine (let aside the boot process that's unpalatable - can't get the thing to boot macos by default, or if I get it then there is no way to boot linux), but weird things happen with my keyboard (it's an usb, "ps/2" like keyboard, actually very nice).
There is a newer lilo which can have "default = macos", ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/powerpc/lilo/lilo.rpm
- under linux it is configures as mac-fr_CH and works OK - under X it is configures as mac-fr_CH, macintish layout, and works fine most of the time: - under kde 1.2 it is configures as swiss french and works OK - under gnome it is not configured (I take it gnome uses the X settings) and is working fine, unfortunately gnome itself is unusable (gmc keeps crashing every 30 seconds) - under kde 2.01 and kde 2.1, whatever keyboard layout I choose, I get a total garbage, looks as if someone had played with the keycaps. I've been trying X and kde settings for 3 days until I figured out only kde 2 had the problem. I did not find anything in the archive either (well, I haven't read '2000 messages).
Is there something wrong with the keymap fr_CH in X? If yes, let me know what you miss.
Anyone got a clue to which layout to use in kde 2? I'm back working with 1.2 now but I kind of got used to version 2.
Dont use the keyboard feature right now, it will install a PC keymap whit the results that you see. This will be "fixed" in 7.3. hmm, you say that you have a PC style keyboard? Maybe we can arrange something: put the line "echo 1 > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes" into /etc/init.d/boot.local Edit rc.config, there is a KEYTABLE variable, put "fr_CH-latin1" in it. Edit /etc/X11/XF86config and change the line "XkbModel" from macintosh to xfree86. It should look like that: Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbKeyCodes" "xfree86" Option "XkbLayout" "fr_CH" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" This will enable a PC style keycode map. Do all 3 steps and reboot. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented...
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