Hi Peter On 06/04/2015 08:14 AM, Peter Golis wrote: > > Hello Israel, > > Could you please summarize your problems? > > > > You had written about issue with accessing console using Ubuntu mini. > Are you talking about Mac Mini, or Ubuntu Minimal installation? Did > you had try to force ofonly for video card during boot process? > > > Ubuntu Mini on the iBook which is PPC. No, ofonly doesn't usually work on my model (in past experiences..), but I will try it, since I still have Debian Jessie mini installed. Also usually I can boot to at least console even if Xorg is psychedelic... I have an xorg file I usually pop on it, though I think 14.04 had perfect video, only sound didn't work. > > You had written about issue with power off when you had try to install > random software. Did you had checked computer battery and power source? > > > It was plugged in both times, and had a full battery. This is not a normal issue of "I did something random and careless" This is a big, PPC is not given any love and has gotten worse and worse. In 14.04 there was a huge issue with hwdetect, forcing me to research my specific sound modules and forcing them to load. Now, here we are a year later. I boot, and the computer either shuts down when I install things, OR (in Debian) I cannot even access a TTY. There is nothing. I turn it on, and voila! Nothing. Or course Debian has more issues (no built-in support for airport... but fixing that is doable... just annoying), but it is not meant to be beginner distro like Ubuntu. Which is why I normally use Ubuntu, it simply works and I do not have to spend any time tweaking system side things. I can spend my efforts tweaking my desktop/panels/keyboard shortcuts to fit my work flow. > > You had written about issue with sound. Did you had tested module loading? > > > That was for 14.04... I did test... I don't remember which one it was, I think it was ornico maybe tas i don't remember, but it has been about a year since I tried 14.04. I had 12.04 mini with a WM installed until I tested Lubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu Mini 15.04, and now currently Debian Jessie mini. > > This email have conversation topic "ubuntu-15.04 PPC issues", where is > available/Ubuntu 15.04 for PowerPC/ architecture? > > > You can download minimal images for all the supported architectures: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD#A32-bit_PowerPC_.28ppc.29.2A.2A
You can also download a premade Lubuntu image for PPC, but I figure you already know this, and where it is... > > Peter. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Od: Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> > > Komu: Peter Golis <gol...@centrum.sk>, Fritz Hudnut > <este.el....@gmail.com> > > Dátum: 04.06.2015 13:51 > > Predmet: Re: ubuntu-15.04 PPC issues > > > > > CC: "lubuntu user list" > > Hi Peter, > My issue running Lubuntu (and Mini and Debian Jessie) on PPC was much > larger than a sound issue. > There is little I can do to even boot to anything coherent. I cannot > even get to a console reliably to even begin to try to modprobe, or > mess with xorg, or any of those fine things that PPC often requires. > In the Ubuntu mini, I would run for a while fine, but if I tried to > install something the computer would simply turn off. It surely is > possible the hardware is no longer working, but I will test out some > that I know to be working (12.04 worked flawlessly), and with 14.04 I can: > sudo modprobe snd-aoa-/whateverone/ > and mess with alsamixer. > > Thanks you for your input!! I appreciate your insights and help. > > On 06/04/2015 02:00 AM, Peter Golis wrote: > > Hello Gentleman, > > As was mentioned previousely, and as is written in PPC FAQ, better > is to try load missing module.If that will not help, then there is > need to try 12.04 Live with old PowerPC sound modules and check > type of hardware together with /proc/cpuinfo for model type. From > that type can be made patch for upstream kernel as migration from > snd-powerpc to sns-aoa-* is not yet done. > > > > Have a nice day, > > Peter. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Od: Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> <mailto:israeld...@gmail.com> > > Komu: Fritz Hudnut <este.el....@gmail.com> > <mailto:este.el....@gmail.com> > > Dátum: 04.06.2015 04:03 > > Predmet: Re: ubuntu-15.04 PPC issues > > > > > CC: "lubuntu user list" > > On 06/03/2015 07:45 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > Israel: > > > > Right now 14.04 is fine for PPC . . . there is a "Fixing sound in > > 14.04" thread on the Apple Hardware sub-forum . . . some are > "easier" > > to do than others . . . . I have some posts on that thread, and > once > > I got around to trying to fix it, mine was pretty easy . . . . > There > > are instructions, perhaps on the PowerPCFAQ, as well . . . you > have to > > find out which "device ID" alsamixer is using??? > > > > If you can't find the thread, let me know . . . "rsavage" is the > > gentleman who posted the fixes for sound there. > > > > F > > > Hi Fritz! > I haven't looked at that thread in quite a while (probably close to a > year...), so I will revisit it, since I am sure there have been more > suggestions and fixes. I didn't see the alsamixer thing, so I will > definitely have to give it another look! > > > -- > Regards > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > -- Regards -- Regards
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