I have now tried out the new installer ISO with an up-to-date local cooker mirror on my PowerBook G4 867MHz, and these are my experiences:
o I still don't get a graphical install (not surprisingly). When I choose install-gui at the boot prompt, I get the following output after stage 2 loading: > in second stage install > VERSION file missing > > XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 3 September 2002 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.19-19mdk ppc [ELF] > Module Loader present > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Dec 12 17:12:18 2002 > (++) Using config file: "/tmp/Xconf" > Using vt 7 > Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb' > FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument > (EE) FBDEV(0): Mode init failed > > Fatal server error: > AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" > after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. > Thu Dec 12 17:12:19 2002 Gtk-Warning **: cannot open display: :0 at > /usr/bin/perl-install/ugtk.pm line 146. > install exited abnormally :-( > sending termination signals...done > sending kill signals...done > unmounting filesystems... > /proc > /tmp/hdimage > /tmp/stage2 > you may safely reboot your system o Text install works however (no crash at bootloader config this time), I did a recommended install, with two minor quirks: - The window that says "Formatting hda11" (or something like this) doesn't get closed and stays visible in the background during the whole install. - The "Package Selection" dialog is empty except for the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons. When I chose "OK", the install went on and installed a lot of packages (that eventually led to a working system), but I have no idea on which criteria these packages were chosen. o At X setup, the monitor choice dialog doesn't list any 1280x854 LCD, so I chose the TiBook 1152x768. For the X server, I chose fbdev. o The newly installed system (with kernel 2.4.20-2mdk) boots fine and seems to work alright, except for X: when I do "startx", I get the same error messages as above. Dmesg still doesn't show any "radeonfb" lines. o With a BenH kernel from ppckernel.org (2.4.20-rc4-ben0), the radeon gets recognized, and X works well in 16bit color in fbdev mode. I have not yet tried to get it to work in native radeon mode. -Christian
