I have the black screen problem on my iBook. It happens about halfway through the boot process, when kernel modesetting is enabled. I left a bug report:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90220 A workaround is to boot with parameters that disabled KMS, but if you have X running you'll have an unaccelerated desktop. Regards, Dan -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 4/30/15, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: Subject: Re: PowerMac G5, GeForce FX 5200, black screen To: "luigi burdo" <intermedi...@hotmail.com> Cc: "Risto Suominen" <risto.suomi...@gmail.com>, "PowerPC List Debian" <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 1:35 PM I don’t have X.org on this machine. I’m trying to keep it as simple as possible, so I did not install any desktop task. Just the basic virtual terminal console. Even so, I get the usual text streaming by during the boot process, but then a blank screen. The system is up — I can ssh into it, but no console. Anybody know what’s causing it? Rick On Apr 30, 2015, at 5:02 AM, luigi burdo <intermedi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I start have this issue on Jessie > but the black screen is the simptom i face because Xorg make a hard crash (reported to xorg devs). > switch to tty ... and try to make xinit or start x . > > On wheezy delete the xorg.conf and probably you will fix it > > Luigi Burdo > > > Subject: Re: PowerMac G5, GeForce FX 5200, black screen > > From: rbtho...@pobox.com > > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:49:42 -0700 > > CC: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > > To: risto.suomi...@gmail.com > > > > Hi Risto, > > > > I’m seeing this as well. I have a PowerMac11,2 (dual core G5 7GB RAM) > > > > Did you ever discover how to fix it without holding back on the kernel level? > > > > Anybody? All clues are welcome! > > > > Thanks! > > Rick > > > > On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:16 AM, Risto Suominen <risto.suomi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > This is probably an old issue, possibly discussed before, even on this list. > > > > > > I've been holding my linux-image as version 3.2.0-2 to avoid the problem. > > > > > > So, the problem: after upgrading to 3.2.0-4, X display is not working. > > > According to Xorg.log everything is as before, but the screen remains > > > black. (At boot the text console is ok.) > > > > > > I'm using kernel command line: > > > > > > video=TV-1:d > > > > > > and xorg.conf: > > > > > > Section "Device" > > > Identifier "Configured Video Device" > > > BusID "PCI:240:16:0" > > > Driver "nouveau" > > > Option "Monitor-TV-1" "Configured Monitor" > > > Option "NoAccel" "true" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > Identifier "Configured Monitor" > > > Option "Ignore" "true" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Screen" > > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > > Device "Configured Video Device" > > > EndSection > > > > > > In addition, I've tried to add /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau.conf: > > > > > > nouveau noaccel=1 > > > > > > It makes no difference. > > > > > > I'm using Wheezy (7.7) with all latest packages. > > > > > > The machine is PowerMac7,3 (2x1,8 GHz, 1,25 GB RAM). > > > > > > Anyone else seen this? > > > > > > Risto > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/d592093d-bdc6-43b8-877a-619dc702a...@pobox.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1430427746.93403.yahoomailba...@web141505.mail.bf1.yahoo.com
