On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Christian Walther wrote: > 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: >
Good! > 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 > > OK - so it sounds like we need the radeon driver from Ben's kernel, or an alternate kernel. I've been putting together an alternative Benh-Mdk kernel, which I think I'll provide as an alternative install/system kernel. Would you like to test it? > 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. > I noted this in text install too. I think the package thing was mentioned in the main cooker list during 8.0 testing and Pixel said it was an issue with newt. The text installer doesn't get a whole lot of support. The "formatting hd..." was odd, probably a missing close stanza somewhere. > 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. > Yes, I need to get that entry into ldetect-lst cvs. > 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. > Great. Thanks for the report. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
