I had some sound issues on my g5. By adding the correct kernel modules I solved the problem.
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016, 6:06 PM Clive Menzies <cl...@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Peter et al > > I've had G4s in the past and have recently acquired a Late G5 from Chris > through this list. He'd installed Wheezy which worked fine but having > re-familiarised myself with powerpc on the desktop, I decided to upgrade to > Jessie and hit the graphics issue which Chris had warned me about (and > there seem to be some sound issues too but first things first). > > I'm going to have to sort this in my spare time but if I can help testing > kernels etc., happy to. > > In this context, reading back through the threads I see that Peter has > rolled some 4.* kernels. Any suggestions as to which one I try first and > any particular messages in the thread I should pay attention to? > > Thanks > > Clive > > > On 29/12/15 12:28, luigi burdo wrote: > > Warning guys on the 4.3 kernel im facing a strange bug on quad g5 > > "Problem Loading in-kernel X.509 Certificate (-74)" > > i read someware it is fixed in 4.3.3 (i hope in the 4.3.3) > > The issue make the system not loading . > > Luigi > > > > Subject: Re: Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues > > From: rbtho...@pobox.com > > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:08:46 -0800 > > CC: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > > To: psaisa...@gmail.com > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > I finally got around (very sorry for the long delay!) to testing your > 4.3 kernel on my G5. > > But I ran into a snag: The 4.3.0 kernel doesn’t seem to have MD (raid) > configured in. > > Is there a reason for that? Could you build one that does? > > > > Thanks! > > Rick > > > > > > On Nov 15, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Peter Saisanas <psaisa...@gmail.com> > <psaisa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > It looks like you are not booting from the 3.18.16 kernel. > > > If you have installed the packages, you need to create an entry for > the new kernel by editing /etc/yaboot.conf and once saved run ybin -v. > > > > > > Also, i have built a 4.3.0 kernel deb package. > > > > > > Aside from the newer kernel, it also has a nouveau pageflip patch for > drm and pre nv50 class gpu's. > > > Also, it has i2c-powermac built in to the kernel, so it should > automatically start the appropriate windfarm driver for fans / cooling and > snd-aoa sound driver for your machine. > > > > > > MSI interrupts are enabled again in this kernel, but still wont work > with nouveau and powermac 11.2 for now > > > > > > Once installing the kernel and modifying yaboot, you need to create a > module option file in /etc/modprobe.d and save file as nouveau.conf with > the following single line below: > > > > > > options nouveau config="NvMSI=0" > > > > > > Once file is saved, you need to update your initrd for kernel 4.3.0, > apply the change by running the following command: > > > > > > update-initramfs -u > > > > > > Reboot and if all goes well, you should be booting with kernel 4.3.0 > and lightdm login should pop up. > > > > > > Up to you, but If you switch to sid repositories, mesa 11.0.5 is > available and you should be able to get OpenGL working with nouveau and > your particular GPU. > > > > > > Google drive link for kernel debs below: > > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vfT2puX09CYjEwcFk&usp=sharing > > > > > > Please let me know how you go. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Peter > > > > > > -- > Clive Menzies > Political Economist > +44 (0) 7836 601378 > > -- Aidan Sciortino Inventor Engineer Dreamer
