Currently stuck with PowerMac G5, NVIDIA GeForce 6800.
I am trying to get this system to work with Debian. When I run lspci the
video card is identified as:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]
{rev a1}
I currently have a fresh install of Jessie with the MATE desktop. I was
able to successfully boot to the DE using the nouveau.modeset=0 yaboot
parameter, but the desktop has abnormal psychedelic colors.
I did some googling and found the page at Power PC Liberation (
http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.com/2016/02/g5-nouveau-3d-acceleration.html)
which led me to Peter's post (
https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2016/02/msg00025.html) and I
followed all instructions. Thank you for the kernel, Peter!
However, unfortunately, after rebooting to the "test" yaboot option, I
don't get a login prompt any more. Instead I get an empty gray screen. Are
there any next steps that anyone can recommend? I can still boot to the
abnormally-colored DE using kernel 3.16 using the "Linux" yaboot option.
Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give me.
Re: Currently stuck with PowerMac G5, NVIDIA GeForce 6800.
Just following up, my solution was to completely give up on the NVidia card
and purchase a ATI Radeon 9600. After installing firmware-linux-nonfree, it
managed to boot without having to add any kernel parameters, and the
glxgears program even runs. Strange thing is that my Apple CinemaDisplay
that worked with the NVidia card doesn't work with the ATI card, but
thankfully I had success with a more modern monitor.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Roger Harkavy
wrote:
> I am trying to get this system to work with Debian. When I run lspci the
> video card is identified as:
>
> VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]
> {rev a1}
>
> I currently have a fresh install of Jessie with the MATE desktop. I was
> able to successfully boot to the DE using the nouveau.modeset=0 yaboot
> parameter, but the desktop has abnormal psychedelic colors.
>
> I did some googling and found the page at Power PC Liberation (
> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.com/2016/02/g5-
> nouveau-3d-acceleration.html) which led me to Peter's post (
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2016/02/msg00025.html) and I
> followed all instructions. Thank you for the kernel, Peter!
>
> However, unfortunately, after rebooting to the "test" yaboot option, I
> don't get a login prompt any more. Instead I get an empty gray screen. Are
> there any next steps that anyone can recommend? I can still boot to the
> abnormally-colored DE using kernel 3.16 using the "Linux" yaboot option.
> Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give me.
>
Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some guidance on troubleshooting this. I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as the desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you see is: [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. Last line is something along the lines of: fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles through different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt but it's not displaying correctly. Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I can't get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, I press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt being offered, I can't see it. I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't work either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login instead of the X-based one? Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition was deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a purple cursor: nomodeset or nouveau.modeset=0 >From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: nouveau.noaccel=1 or nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check this post out > http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html > > It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: > >> Dear Roger, >> >> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >> second stage yaboot prompt. >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >> >>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to >>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>> >>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>> >>> >>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>> >>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as the >>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>> >>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you >>> see is: >>> >>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>> >>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>> >>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>> >>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles through >>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt >>> but >>> it's not displaying correctly. >>> >>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve >>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I can't >>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, I >>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>> being >>> offered, I can't see it. >>> >>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't work >>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>> >>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login instead >>> of the X-based one? >>> >>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition >>> was >>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. >>> >>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you >>> can >>> provide. >>> >>> >> >
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
Okay, again, thank you everyone for the information. Looks like this is definitely the video driver. I am wondering, would I have better results if I tried installing Wheezy or Squeeze instead of Jessie? On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another great resource is here > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy > wrote: > > Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to > where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a > purple cursor: > > nomodeset > > or > > nouveau.modeset=0 > > From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. > > I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: > > nouveau.noaccel=1 > > or > > nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 > > Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting > closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Check this post out >> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >> >> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: >> >>> Dear Roger, >>> >>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>> >>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to >>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>> >>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>> >>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as >>>> the >>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>> >>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you >>>> see is: >>>> >>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>> >>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>> >>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>> >>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles >>>> through >>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt >>>> but >>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>> >>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve >>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I >>>> can't >>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, >>>> I >>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>> being >>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>> >>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't >>>> work >>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>> >>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login >>>> instead >>>> of the X-based one? >>>> >>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition >>>> was >>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. >>>> >>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you >>>> can >>>> provide. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
Okay, again, thank you everyone for the information. Looks like this is definitely the video driver. I am wondering, would I have better results if I tried installing Wheezy or Squeeze instead of Jessie? On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another great resource is here > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy > wrote: > > Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to > where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a > purple cursor: > > nomodeset > > or > > nouveau.modeset=0 > > From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. > > I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: > > nouveau.noaccel=1 > > or > > nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 > > Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting > closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Check this post out >> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >> >> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: >> >>> Dear Roger, >>> >>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>> >>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to >>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>> >>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>> >>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as >>>> the >>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>> >>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you >>>> see is: >>>> >>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>> >>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>> >>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>> >>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles >>>> through >>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt >>>> but >>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>> >>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve >>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I >>>> can't >>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, >>>> I >>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>> being >>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>> >>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't >>>> work >>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>> >>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login >>>> instead >>>> of the X-based one? >>>> >>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition >>>> was >>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. >>>> >>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you >>>> can >>>> provide. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
Yeah, I think it's getting to that point. I was just very tempted to breathe life into something that was previously useless. ;p On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Christophe De Natale < christophedenat...@orange.fr> wrote: > IMO Stop to loose your time on this machine, this will never work without > nv driver (nouveau is « supposed » to work but it doesn't) > I’ve tried with wheezy but same results … and passed a few hours and many > workaround. > > Cheers, > > Christophe De Natale > > > > Le 1 oct. 2015 à 15:38, Roger Harkavy a écrit : > > Okay, again, thank you everyone for the information. Looks like this is > definitely the video driver. > > I am wondering, would I have better results if I tried installing Wheezy > or Squeeze instead of Jessie? > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Another great resource is here >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy >> wrote: >> >> Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to >> where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a >> purple cursor: >> >> nomodeset >> >> or >> >> nouveau.modeset=0 >> >> From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. >> >> I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: >> >> nouveau.noaccel=1 >> >> or >> >> nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 >> >> Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting >> closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < >> herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Check this post out >>> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >>> >>> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Roger, >>>> >>>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>>> >>>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed >>>>> to >>>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>>> >>>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>>> >>>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as >>>>> the >>>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>>> >>>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages >>>>> you >>>>> see is: >>>>> >>>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>>> >>>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>>> >>>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>>> >>>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles >>>>> through >>>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login >>>>> prompt but >>>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>>> >>>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to >>>>> resolve >>>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I >>>>> can't >>>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the >>>>> colors, I >>>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>>> being >>>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>>> >>>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't >>>>> work >>>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>>> >>>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login >>>>> instead >>>>> of the X-based one? >>>>> >>>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning >>>>> (partition was >>>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the >>>>> hardware. >>>>> >>>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help >>>>> you can >>>>> provide. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
Herminio, thank you for pointing me to this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards I noticed this post linked from the FAQ: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2203756&p=12922410#post12922410 Unfortunately, I am having trouble getting the right source files and compiling. I performed this command to get the source files: wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/x/xserver-xorg-video-nv/xserver-xorg-video-nv_2.1.20-3_kfreebsd-amd64.deb Unfortunately, after that I cannot find a dsc file that is supposed to be used in compiling the driver. I think I need more specific instructions than the post provides. Can anyone please give me some additional info? Thank you. On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another great resource is here > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy > wrote: > > Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to > where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a > purple cursor: > > nomodeset > > or > > nouveau.modeset=0 > > From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. > > I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: > > nouveau.noaccel=1 > > or > > nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 > > Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting > closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Check this post out >> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >> >> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: >> >>> Dear Roger, >>> >>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>> >>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to >>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>> >>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>> >>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as >>>> the >>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>> >>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you >>>> see is: >>>> >>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>> >>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>> >>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>> >>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles >>>> through >>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt >>>> but >>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>> >>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve >>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I >>>> can't >>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, >>>> I >>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>> being >>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>> >>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't >>>> work >>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>> >>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login >>>> instead >>>> of the X-based one? >>>> >>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition >>>> was >>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. >>>> >>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you >>>> can >>>> provide. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
Re: Unable to log in to iMac G4, graphical login workaround?
I did not see that, thank you! On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Use the Debian link in the Ubuntu forums thread then on the right side you > see the links you need. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 5, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: > > Herminio, thank you for pointing me to this: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards > > I noticed this post linked from the FAQ: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2203756&p=12922410#post12922410 > > Unfortunately, I am having trouble getting the right source files and > compiling. I performed this command to get the source files: > > wget > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/x/xserver-xorg-video-nv/xserver-xorg-video-nv_2.1.20-3_kfreebsd-amd64.deb > > Unfortunately, after that I cannot find a dsc file that is supposed to be > used in compiling the driver. I think I need more specific instructions > than the post provides. Can anyone please give me some additional info? > Thank you. > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < > herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Another great resource is here >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy >> wrote: >> >> Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to >> where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a >> purple cursor: >> >> nomodeset >> >> or >> >> nouveau.modeset=0 >> >> From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. >> >> I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: >> >> nouveau.noaccel=1 >> >> or >> >> nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 >> >> Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting >> closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < >> herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Check this post out >>> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >>> >>> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Roger, >>>> >>>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>>> >>>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed >>>>> to >>>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>>> >>>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>>> >>>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as >>>>> the >>>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>>> >>>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages >>>>> you >>>>> see is: >>>>> >>>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>>> >>>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>>> >>>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>>> >>>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles >>>>> through >>>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login >>>>> prompt but >>>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>>> >>>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to >>>>> resolve >>>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I >>>>> can't >>>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the >>>>> colors, I >>>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>>> being >>>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>>> >>>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't >>>>> work >>>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>>> >>>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login >>>>> instead >>>>> of the X-based one? >>>>> >>>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning >>>>> (partition was >>>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the >>>>> hardware. >>>>> >>>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help >>>>> you can >>>>> provide. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
