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> On Oct 5, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Roger Harkavy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did not see that, thank you! > >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. >
