That actually worked. It's REALLY slow in software rendering though, might have to install kde or something :(
Thanks, Dylan On June 9, 2015 9:15:56 AM CDT, Brock Wittrock <brockwittr...@gmail.com> wrote: >On my dual core G5, I have to disable hardware acceleration when using >the >nouveau driver by adding this to my yaboot parameters. >nouveau.noaccel=1 > >If that works, you'll want to add this to your /etc/yaboot.conf file as >the >last line under your default kernel (probably named Linux) as well to >make >it permanent. >append="nouveau.noaccel=1" > >Save those changes, and then run "sudo ybin -v" to apply those changes. > >I'm currently trying to get 3D acceleration working again on the >nouveau >driver by compiling the latest drivers directly from Nouveau's git >repository and using a later kernel. Unfortunately, I'm getting a GPU >locked up message at boot, which causes my system to fall back to the >fbdev >driver, but that's an issue for another email on the Debian PowerPC >mailing >list and possibly a bug report to the nouveau maintainers. > >B-rock > > >On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Dylan <dylan.maxw...@ymail.com> wrote: > >> Computer is a Late 05 G5 Tower >> PowerPC Dual Core 2.0 >> 2GB Ram >> Random 160Gig HD >> Geforce 6600 Graphics >> Trying to run Debian 8 Jessie -official Powerpc >> Chose Cinnamon on Install >> >> I have installed Jessie but it boots to a scrambled black and white >screen. >> I can get into terminal from this screen and work there just fine >except >> for a constant "isochronous cycle too long" error, but I think that >is a >> different issue. >> >> Have tried "nomodeset" at boot. It gets me to a black screen with a >> purplish cursor. >> >> Wheezy worked fine, no problems and worked perfect right from install >so >> Im guessing if I could roll back to whatever Wheezy had for X/Nouveau >(or >> whatever runs the graphics), I might be able to get this working. >> >> I'm a noob and looking for some steps to take, Id really like to get >> Jessie working if possible. >> >> Ive asked about this in a couple different places and didn't get much >help. >> >> Here: >> >https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/ppc-mac-g5-debian-8-jessie-graphics-problems-4175543659/ >> And here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=122386 >> >> Thanks, >> Dylan >> >> >> -- >> 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/5576eceb.4010...@ymail.com >> >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
