Michael: Are you using a DVI to VGA adapter? I had the exact same issue as you when using one with my PMG5 hooked up to a television.
Cedar On Thu, 2025-08-21 at 08:17 -0700, Ken Cunningham wrote: > Also, see this apparently very similar recent issue from last week: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2025/08/msg00018.html > > > > > > On Aug 21, 2025, at 6:35 AM, Jeroen Diederen > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You might need to do the following. Boot the machine in recovery > > mode. You then do: > > > > mv /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so > > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so.bak > > > > Ctrl-d or exit to resume booting. > > > > Michael Campbell schreef op 2025-08-21 20:18: > > > Hi, thanks for this. I am new to this list; this is my first > > > "post". > > > I am attempting to install Debian 12 PPC64 on my Power Mac G5 > > > Quad. > > > The installer runs to completion more or less successfully, > > > although > > > it did complain about b43 firmware, presumably related to the > > > Apple > > > WiFi/Bluetooth card I have installed. The result boots to GRUB, > > > and > > > when I select any non-recovery mode selection from the GRUB menu, > > > it > > > takes off nicely. Screens worth of startup messages go by, then > > > the > > > screen clears. I BRIEFLY see a text mode login prompt and then > > > the > > > screen clears again. That is it. Nothing further happens. I let > > > it sit > > > that way for ten minutes, but nothing further happens. > > > I am TOTALLY new to Debian, although I have a fair deal of > > > experience > > > configuring and installing Arch Linux and the old openSuSE. > > > Does what I described above suggest anything to any reader? > > > My system details: my G5 Quad has 16 GB of RAM, a Quadro FX 4500 > > > graphics card, two internal SATA HDDs, one actually an SSD and > > > the > > > other a 2 TB spinner. It is the spinner that I trying to install > > > Debian onto. I select Guided, and Whole Disk during install. The > > > Quad > > > also has a PCIe eSATA card and a FireWire 800 port expansion > > > card. It > > > is also unique in that I have converted it from liquid cooling to > > > air > > > cooling, although all the stock Apple fans remain in place and > > > operative. I have an Apple FW400 iSight camera and a USB > > > microphone > > > also attached. > > > I normally run 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard on it. > > > Any thoughts on why the existing new install doesn't seem to come > > > up > > > to a point where it is usable would be most appreciated. > > > Meantime, I will try it this new installer and see if that > > > changes > > > things. > > > Thanks, > > > Michael > > > On August 20, 2025 6:31:21 PM EDT, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I just created updated Debian Ports installation images based > > > > on > > > > kernel 6.12.38. These are using the debian-installer from > > > > Trixie. > > > > They can be downloaded from here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2025-08-21/ > > > > Please test and report back. > > > > Known issues are kernel instabilities on sun4u (sparc64) > > > > machines > > > > which are currently being investigated. I will write a separate > > > > mail on the issue. > > > > Adrian > > > > -- > > > > .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > > > > : :' : Debian Developer > > > > `. `' Physicist > > > > `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 > >
