Disabling KMS sounds like something I could try (as I say, no X running on this machine).
How do I do that? Thanks! Rick On Apr 30, 2015, at 2:02 PM, Dan DeVoto wrote: > 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/a4af50c8-4d23-475c-a8ce-9a622aa2c...@pobox.com
