Hi Cedar, Thanks for getting back to me.
No, I have an original DVI-D Apple 30" Cinema HD Display connected directly to a DVI-D port on my Quad's nVidia Quadro FX 4500 graphics card. At this point, the matter is somewhat academic however. I reinstalled, to alter the partitioning, and now both the "Select Software and Install" and the "GRUB Install" installer steps fail. Same installer, same selections as yesterday, but today they don't work (when my preferred partitioning setup failed, I returned to my original default partitioning choices). Erratic behavior like this makes it very hard to zero in and isolate a cause. I am just a wee bit frustrated! In the end, I have read on Google that Debian supports some nVidia legacy driver packages. Could they be the solution? ... of course, I have to get the darn thing booting again before I can try this! Thanks Again, Michael On August 22, 2025 8:50:20 PM EDT, Cedar Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote: >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 >> > >
