Also add this as well radeon.agpmode=-1 Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 3, 2015, at 11:43 AM, Luigi Burdo <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can say with Debian Wheezy 7.8 absolutly no problem on > Quad G5 with Nvidia 7800gtx 512mb of Ram. > The only problem is with Ati RadeonHD cards... > Didnt have mesa working with RadeonHD 6570 2gb and with 4650 512mb > everything work but in software resterized mode. > > I test some other distros and > On Ubuntu Mate works the 4650hd (with strange mouse bug) but dont work > the 7800gtx. > > With Jessie No Radeon and No Nvidia ... i have only the console runnning. > > I suggest you to use some yaboot kernel options like > "Linux video=radeonfb:off radeon.modeset=0" > or > "Linux video=offb:off nouveau.modeset=1" > Luigi >> On 03/02/15 11:28, Clemens Dürrschmidt wrote: >> Hi Boris, >> I am very happy to give the G5 away so it can be of use for someone, >> rather than have it end up in some kind of private Apple museum (or even >> worse, spend more years in my attic). >> >> After Apple discontinued Mac OS X for PPC I used this system with Debian >> for a couple of years, so I consider myself kind of indepted to the >> developers. >> >> As Konstantinos doesn't want my G5 you can have it. >> I did a test run with Debian and found out that currently there seems to >> be a problem with Mesa and nouveau. Xorg with nouveau produces no video >> output at all (blank picture) and starting X with nouveau blacklisted >> results in strange/inverted colors and very bad 2d performance. >> >> To make sure it's not a hardware problem I tested the system with both >> an older Fedora install CD and the Mac OS install disc. In both cases >> the graphics work fine. >> >> So if you're still interested in the G5 let's work out shipping details. >> >> Best regards, Clemens >> >>> On 02/03/2015 08:19 AM, Boris Reinhard wrote: >>> Hello Clemens, >>> >>> aside from the RAM your system is still a nice one for these type of >>> machines, be aware you could still get quite a lot on ebay for it, the >>> other day I saw a G4 iMac with 1.6 GhZ go away for just under 60 Euro tho >>> (usually those go for around 100-120), yours is a much nicer one, BUT if >>> you're still able and interested to give it away for testing I would be >>> interested and I'm located in Germany as well. >>> >>> Sadly my test system, a G4 ibook, died about a month ago, so that was is >>> for me. Some months earlier I already had asked around for ppc test >>> hardware on the lubuntu qa list to no avail: >>> >>> https://lists.launchpad.net/lubuntu-qa/msg04763.html >>> >>> Grüße >>> Boris >>> >>> Clemens Dürrschmidt <[email protected]> schrieb am Di., 3. >>> Feb. 2015 01:27: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I have a single core PowerMac G5 that I'm willing to give away. >>>> It doesn't have the most amazing specs (1x1.8GHz, GeForce FX 5200, only >>>> 512MB RAM but a fast 74GB WD Raptor w/ 10000 RPM, a bluetooth module and >>>> a SuperDrive) but it works fine. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately it comes in a very large box (60cm x 60cm x 45cm) and it >>>> weighs about 26kg. >>>> >>>> I'm located in Germany, so I figure shipping inside the EU will be >>>> around 100€ to 150€. >>>> >>>> Is this machine of interest to you? >>>> >>>> Best regards, Clemens Dürrschmidt >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 02/02/2015 08:44 PM, Konstantinos Margaritis wrote: >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I'd like to help on the ppc64 port, I have ppc32 hardware, >>>>> ppc64/ppc64el remote VM accounts but no actual ppc64 hardware. I >>>>> just lost an extremely low bid for an imac g5 on ebay and am short >>>>> on cash for another, but if anyone has a spare G5 (any model, but pref >>>>> imac so that it can be easy to ship) in working order and is willing to >>>>> part with it, I could handle the shipping costs (please, only within >>>>> the EU, I've had the unhappy experience of paying insane shipping costs >>>>> for buying a big box from the US :) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> PS. I've resumed my work powerpc, which I didn't deal with in years, >>>>> and until this [1] becomes real (I have a pretty good hunch/inside info >>>>> that it will), I'd like to help to get the port up to speed. >>>>> >>>>> [1] http://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >>>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>>> [email protected] >>>> Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
