Hello,
I have already used Linux on x86 for 5 years (Red Hat, Suse).
I want to experiment now with Debian on Powerpc.
I googled a lot for 3 weeks now and I still have to find the
correct mix of packages.
Starting with debian 3.0.r2 ppc-binary, I upgrade to
unstable/testing (at least for XFree86).
I have a running kernel 2.4.24 with patches from benh. It crashes
during boot unless I use the video=ofonly option.
I currently use XFree86 version 4.3.0.
It gives me a black screen on nothing else. All I can do is
hitting ctrl-alt-backspace to shut it down. (Note that this is a
progress as with previous versions I was forced to reboot).
The graphic card is a GeForce4 MX with 32MB of memory. The
display is an LCD in 1440x900 resolution.
I'm still searching someone using the same hardware configuration.
I'm also searching a way to get my hands on a kernel
2.6.3-benh-rc-whatever beast as that may solve my problems. (I
found indications for 2.4 and 2.5 with rsync but nothing for
2.6).
I will gladly take any advice or explanation :)
I'm even available for testing whatever you want (specific to my
hardware I mean :)
Thanks in advance,
Vincent
P.S.: I'm new on the list, do not hesitate to correct me if my
list usage is wrong.
