Re: Re-Post to " Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues "

2017-02-08 Thread Richard Kuenz
Thanks, it worked after fresh install of Jessie - ready to explore now. Happy good night Am 08.02.2017 um 23:47 schrieb Richard Kuenz: > Hello, > > this passage does not work here > > install the kernel using the command: > sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64_2_powerpc.deb > > Onc

Re: Re-Post to " Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues "

2017-02-08 Thread Richard Kuenz
Hello, this passage does not work here install the kernel using the command: sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64_2_powerpc.deb Once installed you need to edit yaboot.conf Use the following command: sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf Append the following text exactly as listed at the end of t

Re-Post to " Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues "

2017-02-08 Thread Richard Kuenz
Hello , this is a repost to messages here please someone may help http://debian-powerpc.debian.narkive.com/kr93F3ID/debian-8-on-late-2005-g5-graphics-issues i was away sometime from Debian@PPC after having sold my PowerMacG5 with AGP - got a Powermac G5 quad withGTX7800 and am very happpy w

Re: yaboot problem? OS won't load after install on a Power Mac G5

2017-02-08 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 07:06:30PM +0200, ilko Iliev wrote: > Hi Christoph, > > Indeed, these files seem to exist http://i.imgur.com/uAPd5sL.jpg > > As to the question regarding the FS type for /boot I'm not really sure, it's > whatever comes with this setup http://i.imgur.com/fPYDHbI.jpg > but

Re: yaboot problem? OS won't load after install on a Power Mac G5

2017-02-08 Thread ilko Iliev
Hi Christoph, Indeed, these files seem to exist http://i.imgur.com/uAPd5sL.jpg As to the question regarding the FS type for /boot I'm not really sure, it's whatever comes with this setup http://i.imgur.com/fPYDHbI.jpg but there was a setting including "mac newworld" something in the name. I to

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 03:08:41PM +0100, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > I always assumed it was possible to run ppc32 (be) or ppc64 (be) > userlands on a ppc64el system. Is this a restriction at Linux level or > hardware level ? I thought at least KVM virtual machines it was possible to do. Not sure

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 11:21:00AM -0200, Breno Leitao wrote: > On 02/07/2017 07:22 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > > ppc64el is different since it is targeting systems where the applications > > are expected to need a lot of ram, and switching the little endian > > improves performance when working

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Breno Leitao
On 02/08/2017 12:08 PM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Breno Leitao wrote: >> On 02/07/2017 07:22 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote: >>> ppc64el is different since it is targeting systems where the applications >>> are expected to need a lot of ram, and switching the little en

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Breno Leitao wrote: > On 02/07/2017 07:22 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote: >> ppc64el is different since it is targeting systems where the applications >> are expected to need a lot of ram, and switching the little endian >> improves performance when working with GPUs (w

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Breno Leitao
Hi Adrian, On 02/08/2017 11:41 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 02/08/2017 02:21 PM, Breno Leitao wrote: >> Correct. And we can't do 32-bits userspace also, since we do not have a >> 32-bits little endian ABI. For ppc64el, bi-arch does not seem to be a valid >> feature. > > But 32-bit Po

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 02/08/2017 02:21 PM, Breno Leitao wrote: > Correct. And we can't do 32-bits userspace also, since we do not have a > 32-bits little endian ABI. For ppc64el, bi-arch does not seem to be a valid > feature. But 32-bit PowerPC, little-endian, seems to be possible in general as Helmut Grohne has thi

Re: Performance difference 32bit/64bit userland

2017-02-08 Thread Breno Leitao
On 02/07/2017 07:22 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > ppc64el is different since it is targeting systems where the applications > are expected to need a lot of ram, and switching the little endian > improves performance when working with GPUs (which are all designed > for the x86 little endian world).