Use the Debian link in the Ubuntu forums thread then on the right side you see the links you need.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Roger Harkavy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Herminio, thank you for pointing me to this: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards > > I noticed this post linked from the FAQ: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2203756&p=12922410#post12922410 > > Unfortunately, I am having trouble getting the right source files and > compiling. I performed this command to get the source files: > > wget > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/x/xserver-xorg-video-nv/xserver-xorg-video-nv_2.1.20-3_kfreebsd-amd64.deb > > Unfortunately, after that I cannot find a dsc file that is supposed to be > used in compiling the driver. I think I need more specific instructions than > the post provides. Can anyone please give me some additional info? Thank you. > >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Another great resource is here >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Nvidia_cards >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Roger Harkavy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ah, this information is helping! The following options allow me to get to >>> where what should be the login screen appears, but it is black with a >>> purple cursor: >>> >>> nomodeset >>> >>> or >>> >>> nouveau.modeset=0 >>> >>> From there I can press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and get to a command prompt. >>> >>> I also tried these commands but neither of them change anything: >>> >>> nouveau.noaccel=1 >>> >>> or >>> >>> nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 >>> >>> Maybe I can try them all together? I don't know. I feel like I am getting >>> closer, though. It is a problem with the Nouveau driver. >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Check this post out >>>> http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html >>>> >>>> It is deal with G5 but I think the Nvidia issue may apply to you. >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Dear Roger, >>>>> >>>>> What I would try is appending "single" to the "Linux" option at the >>>>> second stage yaboot prompt. >>>>> >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 30/09/15 07:33 PM, Roger Harkavy wrote: >>>>>> I originally posted this on the Debian user forums but I was directed to >>>>>> this mailing list. Hopefully I can give you enough information for some >>>>>> guidance on troubleshooting this. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have an iMac G4 "desk lamp," 512k of RAM, 200 GB HD, I believe the >>>>>> processor is a 7450. I downloaded the Debian Jessie netboot powerpc >>>>>> "mini.iso" image from here and burned it to a CD: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Installation seemed to go smoothly, no errors, and I selected MATE as the >>>>>> desktop choice during install. The only other option I selected was the >>>>>> "additional desktop software" (sorry, do not remember the exact text). >>>>>> >>>>>> However, after installation, when it boots, one of the last messages you >>>>>> see is: >>>>>> >>>>>> [FAILED] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. >>>>>> >>>>>> Last line is something along the lines of: >>>>>> >>>>>> fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb NVDA,NVMac >>>>>> >>>>>> And then the text starts dissolving, and the entire screen cycles through >>>>>> different colors. I presume it is sitting at the graphical login prompt >>>>>> but >>>>>> it's not displaying correctly. >>>>>> >>>>>> Based on some Google searches, it seems like I should be able to resolve >>>>>> this by editing /etc/modules using nano from a command prompt but I can't >>>>>> get to that point. After the machine starts cycling through the colors, I >>>>>> press ctrl-alt-F1 through ctrl-alt-F12. If there is a command prompt >>>>>> being >>>>>> offered, I can't see it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I also tried different yaboot options I found in searches that were >>>>>> supposed to avoid using the video driver. Unfortunately these didn't work >>>>>> either, but maybe I'm not choosing the right ones. >>>>>> >>>>>> How do I get the machine to boot straight to a regular text login instead >>>>>> of the X-based one? >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, this machine worked fine running Mac OS X this morning (partition >>>>>> was >>>>>> deleted during the install process), so I don't think it's the hardware. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please let me know what I can do. Thank you in advance for any help you >>>>>> can >>>>>> provide. >
