On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Rick Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Dan DeVoto wrote: > >> Rick, >> >> Did you try the boot parameter "nouveau.noaccel=1"? I've read other G5 >> users report success with that. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dan > > Thanks, Dan! I'll give it a try and report back. Where did you read about > this? I'd be interested in seeing what other G5 users have to say. We're a > bit thin on the ground here in Debian-user land! > > Enjoy! > Rick I tried it. I got the usual scroll of booting messages flying past, then it stops dead… I can login via ssh but no response on the keyboard, mouse or video. I get the following messages in the systemd journal, if they provide any help: > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: Console: colour dummy device 80x25 > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: console [tty0] enabled > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: bootconsole [udbg0] disabled > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: Using unsupported 1680x1050 NVDA,Display-B at > 98020000, depth=8, pitch=2048 > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer > device 210x65 > Jun 24 22:45:46 bigal kernel: fb0: Open Firmware frame buffer device on > /pci@0,f0000000/NVDA,Parent@0/NVDA,Display-B@1 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,Displ > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0b:00.0] BOOT0 : > 0x043200a4 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0b:00.0] Chipset: NV43 > (NV43) > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0b:00.0] Family : NV40 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau 0000:0b:00.0: Invalid ROM contents > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau ![ VBIOS][0000:0b:00.0] unable to > locate usable image > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau E[ DEVICE][0000:0b:00.0] failed to > create 0x10000001, -22 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau E[ DRM] failed to create > 0x00000080, -22 > Jun 24 22:45:47 bigal kernel: nouveau: probe of 0000:0b:00.0 failed with > error -22 And, incase I made a typo or something: > rbthomas@bigal:~$ cat /proc/cmdline > root=UUID=d862b8d3-8bcb-4d66-9863-8010bae96ae9 nouveau.noaccel=1 Any thoughts? Again: Thanks in advance! Rick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
