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Hi, i've installed successfully debian-ppc on imac, but:
---don't know how to create a swap file with fdisk. How type have i to specify?
---can't launch X. Don't find screen. When i edit XF86config and put driver "ati" or "fbdev", then X launches, but the screen shutdown until i ctrl-alt-backspace.
How are you starting x? with XFree86 command? If so you won't get much at all. You need to fire up kdm, gdm , xdm or type in xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session if you want to run gnome etc. Your post is a little thin but it sounds like X is working right but you just need a window manager to make use of it. To create a swap partition you will need a free partition generally twice the size of the amount of ram you have in the computer. Don't use fdisk to create the swap. Use cfdisk and do it like so... " cfdisk /dev/hda " it will then show you your partitions and allow you to change the type. Highlight the partition you want and then arrow over to " type " press enter once and then press enter again, the default choice is swap, it will make that a swap partition. Then you will want to " mkswap /dev/whatever-the-hd-is " ( /dev/hda5 for example... not just /dev/hda ) and " swapon /dev/whatever-the-hd-is ". That will get you going or at least should. cfdisk is standard in debian so you should have it available by just typing in the command.
And i found a working XF86Config file.
I STRONGLY suggest that you check screen refreshes.
Now i try to get the french imac keyboard working. It's a pain.
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