Hi Rick but if you run the X do you have right or wrong colors too? i have a 7800gtx 512mb and the RadeonHD 6570 2gb
Luigi On 01/05/15 10:32, Rick Thomas wrote: > Wow, Dan! > > Unlike Luigi, I have no need for X on this machine. I’m happy (indeed, I’m > overjoyed!) to have a working text console. > > I’m now using > append=“ nomodeset” > On my MacPro G5, which has an nvidia card. To be specific: > > $ lspci | grep -i VGA > 0000:0b:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV43 [GeForce > 6600 LE] (rev a2) > > How can I add this discussion to your bug report at bugs.freedesktop.org as > further evidence of the problem? > > Thank you a thousand times! > Rick > > On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:49 PM, Dan DeVoto <dand1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On my machine with an ATI card, the boot parameters "radeon.modeset=0" or >> "nomodeset" work. So on the second Yaboot screen, I type either "Linux >> radeon.modeset=0" or "Linux nomodeset" to disable KMS. For machines with >> Nvidia cards, you can do either "Linux nomodeset" or "Linux >> nouveau.modeset=0". To make the boot parameters permanent so you don't have >> to type them in anymore, add them with the "append" line to your yaboot.conf >> like this: >> >> image=/boot/vmlinux >> label=Linux >> read-only >> initrd=/boot/initrd.img >> append="nomodeset video=offb:off" >> >> I added the "video=offb:off" parameter because my machine experienced a bug >> where the open firmware framebuffer was inhibiting the fall-back radeon >> framebuffer from loading: >> >> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782066 >> >> Also, don't forget to run "sudo ybin -v" after changing yaboot.conf. I >> always forget that. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dan >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Thu, 4/30/15, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: PowerMac G5, GeForce FX 5200, black screen >> To: "Dan DeVoto" <dand1...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: "luigi burdo" <intermedi...@hotmail.com>, "Risto Suominen" >> <risto.suomi...@gmail.com>, "PowerPC List Debian" >> <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org> >> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 5:39 PM >> >> 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? 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