> Hi,
> I've just installed Debian 3.0...pretty much without a hitch. Now I'm trying to
> get everything in working order. There's a few things I'm unsure of:
I'm an enthusiastic newbie too, but I think I can help in some points.
> 2) I have a scroll mouse...but the 'scrolling' part isn't working.
>
> In looking in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, both InputDevices: Configured Mouse and
> Generic Mouse have the lines:
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
You should set in the Configured Mouse or Generic Mouse a line like this:
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
This sets the mouse's protocol.
> 3) the sound driver was either not installed, or not configured properly on
> installation. I get the error:
> "error initializing sound driver:
> device /dev/dsp can't be opened (permission denied)"
> ...when logging in.
You should put Your user in the group audio, and then (I think :-) it will work.
(you should read the man page of group(5))
> 4) is there any way to shutdown/reboot the system while logged in as a user? I'd
> rather not have to su to root everytime to power down.
Just type in:
# sudo /sbin/halt
(make sure that you're a sudoer (edit /etc/sudoers))
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