Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi! > This seems like a great idea until you need to read one of those > three-inch mini-CDs. ;) ..or a credit card CD !! :-P I agree with David: > I like eraserhead mice better than touchpads also i don't like touchpad too much, i prefer erasehead. > OS X is really, really nice, but it sounds l

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Cassiano Bertol Leal
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Cassiano Bertol Leal wrote: >> You can simply plug a USB tree-buttons mouse on the Mac and you'll be >> fine. Works like a charm. > > Oh, I realize that. But in portable use, where you're using

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread David Brodbeck
On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Cassiano Bertol Leal wrote: You can simply plug a USB tree-buttons mouse on the Mac and you'll be fine. Works like a charm. Oh, I realize that. But in portable use, where you're using the built-in touchpad, you're stuck with only one button. IBM is to be com

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Cassiano Bertol Leal
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:53 AM, Mirco Piccin wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> you want to visit >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook >> >> >> >> Of course, i've already visit that web site (also ot

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread David Brodbeck
On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:53 AM, Mirco Piccin wrote: Hi! you want to visit http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook Of course, i've already visit that web site (also others.. :-))... But, really my question was more complicated, over the installation ... ... what shall you do, if you could choose betwe

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 08:28:41PM +0800, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Note that MacBooks are amd64 computers: some application (multi-media) > are not yet well supported: to crunch number it is Ok. Anyhow, you can > make your box a 32bit box. > The only thing that's not supported in amd64 is propriata

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hi ! I am sorry for my misunderstanding. I run Lenny on a (Black) MacBook (with a (White) Mighty Mouse). It is almost fine: as the hardware is very new, it is not so well surpported: this is a very common issue which is not specific to Mac Laptops. So some part are still a little tricky to insta

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread koffiejunkie
Mirco Piccin wrote: Hi! you want to visit http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook Of course, i've already visit that web site (also others.. :-))... But, really my question was more complicated, over the installation ... ... what shall you do, if you could cho

Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi! you want to visit > > http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook > Of course, i've already visit that web site (also others.. :-))... But, really my question was more complicated, over the installation ... ... what shall you do, if you could choose between and ? Thanks!

Re: Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hi, you want to visit http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook hth, Jerome Mirco Piccin wrote: Hi all. I hope this is not an OT.. I'm looking for a new laptop. I have always used ibm laptop (actually a r50p and a t41) with debian installed, without problems. I think i'll buy a t60p, but i find accid

Debian Etch on MacBook

2007-08-29 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi all. I hope this is not an OT.. I'm looking for a new laptop. I have always used ibm laptop (actually a r50p and a t41) with debian installed, without problems. I think i'll buy a t60p, but i find accidentally a web site that sell macbook. The price is quite good (less than ibm...) and the hw