(specifically a lombard powerbook (aka 1999,bronze keyboard), which generates most of these question/answer routines) NOTE: this “works for me”. it might, or might not work for you. these are assembled as notes, and assume some familiarity with both debian, and the hardware, its not really a step by step guide or install manual.

As of 2007 most of this no longer neccesary esp. if using a distro like ubuntu

• the debian install manual http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
• boot images, instructions http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net

should import the old debian on lombard pages (now disapeared)

build + install → kernel_notes

• tested with d-link dwl650
• http://linux-wlan.org prism2_cs driver, and benh's 2.4.20 kernel
• enable 'wireless LAN (non hamradio)' in network device support, and 'PCMCIA/Cardbus support' in 'General setup'
• host-ap drivers » for running the machine as an access point. http://hostap.epitest.fi/
• access point utils _> http://ap-utils.polesye.net/ (the dlink dwl1000-ap uses ap-nwn)
• how about airport / hermes?

• add users to group 'audio' or make /dev/dsp world readable
• OSS (Open Sound System)
• kernel options; enable sound, DMA support, OSS, persistent DMA buffers. (compiled in, not as modules)
• ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
• not yet.
• HOWTO → http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=printpage&artid=541

for all those os9 'legacy' applications that havent been ported to OsX, or GNU/Linux yet.,…

• see KernelNotes for building + install the modules
• su -c “startmol -a”
• see config for sartup disk + permissions
• USB device handling?

there is quite an amount of accurate, inaccurate and dangerously misleading info about settin up keymaps in console + Xfree86. this will add to the noise.

• mouse 3button emulation
• modify /etc/sysctl.conf to allow the f11 and f12 keys to correspond to centre + right mouse buttons.

# Enable mouse button emulation
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation = 1
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode = 87
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode = 88

• usefull commands
  • 'xhost +' to enable all connections to host (ie. disable security!)
• hardware acceleration
  • ati mach64
  • see notes on getting DRI working for accelerated OpenGL http://www.geekounet.org/powerbook/driplusxv.html
• keyboard
• to get the modifiers working (required for: @|~}{}[],etc)

cat <<EOF |xmodmap -
clear mod1
keycode 64 = Mode_switch
keycode 113 = Alt_L
clear mod4
add mod1 = Meta_L
EOF

or…

1. change XF86config-4 to look like this for keyboard:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "keyboard"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "LeftAlt"       "Meta"
        Option          "RightAlt"      "Meta"
        Option          "ScrollLock"    "Compose"
        Option          "RightCtl"      "Control"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        # We don't use macintosh!
        # Option        "XkbModel"      "macintosh"
        # German Layout ("de")
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "de"
        Option          "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

2. change your /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes/xfree86 to look like this:

    // Map Applekey to AltGr
    //  = 113;
     = 115;

    // we dont need those on Apples
    // Microsoft keyboard extra keys
    //  = 115;
    //  = 116;
    // 
    = 117;

    // Use Keypad-Enter as Delete-Key
    // This is the key left of cursor-left
    //  = 107;
     = 108;
    
    //  = 108;
     = 107;

3. Restart your X-Server … et voila! This worked straight away on my X11 server. With this you don't need any xmodmap lines.