Power MAC G5 Debian Testing Disk not working.

2014-03-04 Thread Aaron Valdes
Hello, I tried installing Debian Testing with the following discs. debian-testing-powerpc-DVD-1.iso debian-testing-powerpc-xfce-CD-1.iso Both Disk had the same issue. I had to Partition my the hard drive manually because it was giving an error. The install hanged at 11 percent at the Scanning

Re: Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot

2014-03-03 Thread Aaron Valdes
I wonder if the problem with your card was related to Phantom Ports. I just had a similar symptoms with Pro Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. We did manage to get this working. On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Risto Suominen wrote: > Hi Kristen, > > 2014/1/21, Kristen R : >> >> Advice as to

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-03 Thread Aaron Valdes
Risto, Thanks. This works. :) Can you post your xorg.conf? Aaron On Mon, 2014-03-03 at 18:21 +0200, Risto Suominen wrote: > You are right, Aaron. I also have that 'video=TV-1:d' on the kernel > command line. > > It comes from /etc/yaboot.conf (so you don't need to write it on every boot): >

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-03 Thread Aaron Valdes
r "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" EndSection Can you please post what your xorg.conf file is? Is there a solution where I don't need to run this line. boot: Linux video=TV-1:d I am using Debian Wheezy. Thanks again for pointing me in

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-03 Thread Aaron Valdes
I re-installed Debian Wheezy on my Pro Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. I had to boot yaboot with... boot: Linux video=DVI-I-1:d video=DVI-I-2:1280x1024:@75 video=TV-1:d This is working right now. On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 19:23 -0500, Aaron Valdes wrote: > Hello All, > > I have

Re: Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-03 Thread Aaron Valdes
Risto, I must be blind. I am going try this as soon as the machine is up and running. Thanks Aaron = Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra To: Aaron Valdes Cc: debian-powerpc

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-02 Thread Aaron Valdes
I found some good information in the following bug report. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668828#30 On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 19:23 -0500, Aaron Valdes wrote: > Hello All, > > I have installed Debian Wheezy on my Power Mac G5 and I am getting a > black screen. >

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-02 Thread Aaron Valdes
me thing will work for Debian issue but LinuxMintPPC is based on Debian Wheezy. I am not even sure what this line does. Original LinuxMintPPC Link: http://www.mintppc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=810&sid=5d2ba9f25014dc538d9f63fe937fcdf8&start=10 On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 19:23

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-02 Thread Aaron Valdes
; On Mar 2, 2014, at 10:11 AM, Risto Suominen wrote: > > > 2014-03-02 15:12 UTC+02.00, Aaron Valdes : > >> > >> This is Debian Wheezy on the Power Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. > >> > > I have exactly the same machine. Kernel is 3.1.0-1-powerpc64. &

Re: Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot

2014-03-02 Thread Aaron Valdes
Kristen, I installed Debian Wheezy on Mac Pro G5. This is my video card. :f0:10.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200 Ultra] (rev a1) Geforce FX 5200 Ultra Which Video cards where you having problems with before you changed to the ATI Radeon? Aaron -- To

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-02 Thread Aaron Valdes
I took nouveau out of the black list. I backed up my xorg.conf. I made a new xorg.conf with these settings. I rebooted and still have the black screen. It even kills the terminal from coming up. This is Debian Wheezy on the Power Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. On Sun, 2014-03-02 at 08:

Re: Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-01 Thread Aaron Valdes
I blacklisted the nouveau driver. I removed X and now I got the terminal booting. On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 19:23 -0500, Aaron Valdes wrote: > Hello All, > > I have installed Debian Wheezy on my Power Mac G5 and I am getting a > black screen. > > The output from th

Power Mac G5 Debian Wheezy / Problem with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

2014-03-01 Thread Aaron Valdes
Hello All, I have installed Debian Wheezy on my Power Mac G5 and I am getting a black screen. The output from the lspci: root@ValdesPowerMac:/home/aaron/Downloads1# lspci | grep NVIDIA :f0:10.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForceFX 5200 Ultra] (rev a1) The binarie