[SLUG] more questions from a young penguin

[Colm Osiris]

hi Gavin

>> The startup DOS-like thingy (I think it's called Kudzu?) keeps 
>> complaining about ethernet ports eth0 and eth1, but I don't know 
>> why. I'm not planning on using ethernet in the near future, so can 
>> I disable this test?
>> 
> What does it say exactly?

Bringing up interface eth0:
                                [FAILED]
Bringing up interface eth1:
                                [FAILED]
Determining IP info for eth1 ... failed; no link present. Check cable?"

> 
>> The KDE interface looks very chunky on my 20" screen - can I change
>>  this? The screen will display up to 1280 x 1024, though I usually 
>> set it to 1152 x 870. But over on Linux, it'll only go up to 1024 x
>>  768. It's an Apple 'Multiple Scan 20 Display', which was
>> recognised and configured during installation. I don't remember an
>> option to set resolutions.

> This could be a few things... send me your /etc/X11/XF86Config

permission denied (even as superuser)

> and the output of "cat /proc/cmdline".

root = /dev/hda9

> Also what distro are you using?

Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1.

> And what version of X? ("X -version")

Xfree86 Version 4.3.0 (Yellow Dog Linux release: 4.3.0-2.1e)
Release Date: 27 February 2003
XProtocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.22-1asmp ppc [ELF]
Build Date: 29 August 2003
Build Host: skyfox.terraplex.com

	Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.org/ to make 	sure 
that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux Version 2.4.22-2f (dburca at skyfox.terraplex.com) (gcc
version 3.2.2 20030217 (Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.2.2.2a)) #1 Sun 16:49:49
EST 2003

> and what kernel ("uname -a").

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.4.22-2f #1 Sun Nov9 16:49:49 EST 2003 ppc
ppc ppc GNU/Linux

>> The colours all go funny when I open some applications (eg. 
>> Mozilla, where the 'dock' goes pink). What can I do about this? Is 
>> this related to the above problem?

> Possibly related to the above yeah, lets have a look at that first.

>> How do I get online (I have a dial-up modem)? At this stage I just
>> want to be able to surf the net. I'm not ready to move my email
>> over just yet! (Currently using my machine's Mac face!)

> Sorry if you've said before, but what mac is it? Does it have a
> built-in modem? Is the modem detected? (lets look at 'dmesg | grep
> ttyS').

this did nothing, even as superuser

>> How do I get from the Linux OS to the Mac OS without rebooting? The
>>  other way round is easy, using the 'BootX' control panel, which 
>> also cuts in at boot time, as soon as the machine has recognised 
>> the System.

> I don't understand this one :) To get from Mac OS to Linux (or the 
> other way around), you have to reboot.

What I mean is, the BootX Control Panel allows me to cleanly shut down
the Mac, and boot into Linux. But to get back to the Mac from Linux, I
seem to need to power the thing off, then start it up again. Isn't there
an easier way?

> You could run mol on Linux, to use your Mac OS under Linux though ( 
> http://www.maconlinux.org/ )

I'll investigate this one. :-)

> For the ones I said "run em as root", type "su" and enter your root 
> password, then type the commands :)

Done that. How do I get out of 'su' when I've finished with it? Is 'su' 
the same as root?

Cheers for your help.

Colm