Re: XFree86 problems on an Indy
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Manuel Estrada Sainz wrote:
> Hello,
hi,
> I have installed debian-mips in and Indy and I have a couple of questions:
>
> o How do I use the mouse, I currently can't run X because they
> can't find the mouse.
> o I read somewhere that I needed PS/2 support, but the
> prebuild kernel seams to have no PS/2 support.
yes, prebuild kernel lacks PS/2 support.
> o Even MAKEDEV knows nothing about psaux.
create device manually
crw------- 1 root root 10, 1 Jun 10 03:09 /dev/psaux
> o There is some kind of streams-mouse which I don't know
> how to use.
>
> o Where are the sources of the prebuild kernel?, so I could build
> it myself.
you can build kernel from oss cvs (also read
http://oss.sgi.com/mips/mips-howto.html):
$ export CVSROOT=:pserver:cvs@oss.sgi.com:/cvs
$ cvs login
[passwd: cvs]
$ cvs co linux
$ cd linux
$ make menuconfig
$ make dep
$ make boot
then read
http://honk.physik.uni-konstanz.de/linux-mips/indy-boot/indy-hd-boot-micro-howto.html
> o I am trying to build ssh and will probably try with some other
> stuff, if I succed, what should I do to contribute the debs? I
> guess mentioning it here and with a binary only NMU.
most of it is done. just set your /etc/apt/sources.list like this
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main
or use mirror near to you. i compiled gnome if someone is interested :-)
ftp://ftp.psi.cz/pub/ladinek/debian-mips/
> o If this works debian will run on 4 Indy's (CPU: R4600 133MHz
> RAM: 96MB) at Salamanca University (Spain) and I will try to
> make them as available as posible the debian-mips port ( keep
> in mind that I am just a student and may not be allowed to do
> much).
currently there's enough machines but not enough developers...
regards,
Laďa
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