Forgot to add, i used Lubuntu LTS 14.04 Alternate Install for Powermac
Cool :) Am Dec 31, 2015 um 4:05 PM schrieb Linux User #330250 <linuxuser330...@gmx.net>: > Thanks. > > I've got the same. It is the Original (2003) and "Late 2003". > I had trouble installing Debian on my PowerMac7,2 as I wanted a 64-bit > version. I now understand that you should use the regular PowerPC based > distribution "powerpc", not "ppc64el" which is for POWER systems only. > > My HDD just died, so this project came to an abrupt halt. > > I used Gentoo Linux on my G5 a view years ago with a true ppc64 > installation. I think this is not possible on Debian, and there really > are very rare conditions when 64-bit is actually better than 32-bit on a > G5 system. > > Hope G5s will again be supported out-of-the-box by Debian/PowerPC! > Good luck, > Andreas aka Linux User #330250 > > > Am 2015-12-31 um 15:43 schrieb Aidan Sciortino: >> This is actually a powermac 7,2 not a 9,1. I'm going to install that >> kernel later. >> >> Thanks for the advice >> >> Aidan Sciortino >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 4:16 AM Linux User #330250 <linuxuser330...@gmx.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Sorry to interrupt… >>> >>> I always thought that the 1.8 GHz Late 2004 model (PowerMac9,1) was the >>> only Power Mac G5 ever to use a SMU instead of a PMU. It is the one that >>> internally uses iMac technology (bus ration 3:1). >>> >>> All other Power Mac G5 machines use a PMU. Including the last Late 2005 >>> PCI-Express models (PowerMac11,2). >>> >>> I did not find a specific site that confirms that, but you can check on >>> everymac.com for the specs of the G5s. The PowerPac9,1 internally is an >>> iMac G5 and they use SMUs. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Andreas aka Linux User #330250 >>> >>> Am 2015-12-31 um 01:37 schrieb Peter Saisanas: >>>> Hi Aidan, >>>> >>>> I have had a look at the logs you provided. >>>> >>>> The kernels i have provided are specifically configured for the last >>>> Powermac G5's (11.2). >>>> Regarding the fans, note the following line in your dmesg log: >>>> >>>> [ 0.000000] WARNING ! Your machine is PMU-based but your kernel >>>> [ 0.000000] wasn't compiled with CONFIG_ADB_PMU option ! >>>> >>>> The Powermac 11.2 machines use the SMU for environmental control, >>>> whereas your machine seems to require PMU to be enabled. >>>> Cant remember if this is enabled in the kernel, when i get a moment >>>> later on i may have a look. >>>> >>>> You may need to reconfigure and recompile a kernel to address this. >>>> >>>> Regarding your fan issue, have you tried running sudo modprobe >>>> i2c-powermac to see if that addresses the issue? If it does, go ahead >>>> and add this module to your /etc/modules file so it automatically >>>> loads in the future. >>>> >>>> Regarding your display issues, for starters, on your kernel command >>>> line you have effectively disabled the Nouveau module. >>>> Nouveau hasn't even started. >>>> >>>> Try removing "nouveau.modeset=0 video=TV-1:d video=DVI-I-1:d >>>> video=DVI-I-2:1920x1080:-24:D" from your kernel command line. >>>> >>>> Also, ensure the "nv" module is blacklisted as it conflicts with nouveau. >>>> >>>> Please provide the same logs after the changes i mentioned. >>>> >>>> Regarding the comment "I have used linux for about three years, but >>>> I've never gone this deep into a system before.". >>>> >>>> When your using a an alternative architecture (i.e. anything other >>>> than x86), it forces you to learn linux. IMO, its the best way to >>>> learn linux! >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 31/12/15 10:55, Aidan Sciortino wrote: >>>>> I have an AGP g5. The kernel that you have listed is the one that I >>>>> am using. It also appears that something is wrong with the windfarm >>>>> driver, because after about five minutes the fans are blowing at top >>>>> speed. I've attatched the two logs as text files. dmesgOut.txt is the >>>>> output of dmesg and interruptOut.txt is the output of cat >>>>> /proc/interrupts. I have used linux for about three years, but I've >>>>> nevere gone this deep into a system before. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you so much for the help! >>>>> >>>>> Aidan >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Peter Saisanas <psaisa...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:psaisa...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Aidan, >>>>> >>>>> Please use this 3.18.16 kernel. Link below: >>>>> >>>>> >>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vffmY5ZnpGUDg4UGNnVFk2M05tQUtEUUkwUmhmQWdLMWpfZGVraDIxSFltb1k >>>>> Please post a complete dmesg log. (Please dont grep anything, i >>>>> mean a complete dmesg log). >>>>> >>>>> Also please post the output of "cat /proc/interrupts". >>>>> >>>>> I think a step has been missed where the msi interrupts are >>>>> required to be disabled. this is required for PMAC's with PCIe >>>>> (PMAC 11.2). >>>>> Perhaps MSI interrupts may or may not be required for AGP based >>>>> GPU's. >>>>> >>>>> I take it your machine is an AGP + PCIx Powermac G5? >>>>> >>>>> Hopefully the two logs mentioned may shed some light on the issue >>>>> and hopefully help sort out your problem. >>>>> I assume you already have a kernel running with a 4k pagesize? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 31/12/15 03:57, Aidan Sciortino wrote: >>>>>> The card and monitor both worked fine under mac os x, and the >>>>>> color is fine in the terminal. I'm not sure what would indicate a >>>>>> gpu or monitor error, but they a were both working fine under os x. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll try a different cable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Aidan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015, 11:54 AM Brock Wittrock >>>>>> <brockwittr...@gmail.com <mailto:brockwittr...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you ruled out the possibility of a hardware issue either >>>>>> with your monitor, video card port(s), and video cable >>>>>> itself? Sometimes bent or missing pins on the video cables >>>>>> or loose connections can cause such problems. Just wanted to >>>>>> throw that out there. >>>>>> >>>>>> B-rock >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Aidan Sciortino >>>>>> <2001flyingpig...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:2001flyingpig...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have installed the kernel as suggested above, and when >>>>>> I run uname -a it returns that the kernel is running, but >>>>>> the graphical errors persist. Do I need to do something >>>>>> more? I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to graphics, so I >>>>>> may have just gotten it wrong. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the help >>>>>> >>>>>> Aidan Sciortino >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015, 11:09 PM Rick Thomas >>>>>> <rbtho...@pobox.com <mailto:rbtho...@pobox.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Aidan, >>>>>> >>>>>> Welcome to the Debian-on-G5-Macs club! >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter Saisanas has a patched kernel that fixes this >>>>>> problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> Check out this discussion in the mail archives: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2015/11/msg00006.html >>>>>> >>>>>> To cut to the chase, >>>>>> 1) download the two ".deb" files at this URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vfaDdaOGJndzU2SlE&usp=sharing&tid=0B8pqd5Ots1vfT2puX09CYjEwcFk >>>>>> do the following steps as root >>>>>> 2) do a "dpkg -i" on each of these ".deb" files. >>>>>> 3) do "update-initramfs -u" >>>>>> 4) Modify your "/etc/yaboot.conf" file to add a >>>>>> stanza pointing to the >>>>>> new kernel and initrd files in /boot >>>>>> 5) run "ybin" >>>>>> 6) reboot and select the new yaboot option you >>>>>> created in step 4 >>>>>> >>>>>> You should be good to go >>>>>> >>>>>> I've CC-ed Peter in case he sees anything I've missed >>>>>> here... >>>>>> >>>>>> Rick >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12/29/2015 3:27 PM, Aidan Sciortino wrote: >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've successfully gotten Debian 8 stable up and >>>>>> running on my powermac >>>>>>> g5, but am struggling to get a gui configured. The >>>>>> computer has an >>>>>>> Nvidia fx 5200 graphics card, and I'm using the >>>>>> nouveau driver. The >>>>>>> colors are extremely messed up, and I'm thinking >>>>>> it's a problem with >>>>>>> nouveau. Has anyone else had this problem before? >>>>>> Does anyone know of >>>>>>> a solution? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Aidan >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Aidan Sciortino >>>>>>> Inventor >>>>>>> Engineer >>>>>>> Dreamer >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Aidan Sciortino >>>>>> Inventor >>>>>> Engineer >>>>>> Dreamer >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Aidan Sciortino >>>>>> Inventor >>>>>> Engineer >>>>>> Dreamer >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Aidan Sciortino >>>>> Hacker, Inventor, >>>>> Dreamer, Engineer >>>> >>> -- >> Aidan Sciortino >> Inventor >> Engineer >> Dreamer >> >
