Hi Steven,
2016-03-17 2:25 UTC+02.00, Steven Grunza <steven.gru...@gmail.com>:
> Should I expect Debian debian-8.3.0-powerpc-xfce-CD-1 to work on an Apple
> iMac G5?
>
Yes.
>
> I tried installing it and just have a blank screen.
>
> Using Control-Option-F1 I have a text console on the built-in display that
> is displaying
>
So the console is working.
>
> [ looks like a timestamp ] nouveau E[ DRM] DDC responded, but no EDID
> for TV-1
>
> I'm getting these about one every 10 seconds.
>
X has a problem. In your place I would try with an xorg.conf like the following:
---
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nouveau"
Option "Monitor-TV-1" "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
Option "Ignore" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
---
The idea is to disable the chip internal TV output that is not connected.
In addition you could add the kernel command line option (with the
same meaning):
video=TV-1:d
but since you can see the console, it's probably not necessary. The
file to edit is /etc/yaboot.conf, and afterwards you have to run;
'sudo ybin -v'.
> Is there a different video driver I can try? If so, how to I enable it?
>
> lspci reports a "VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34M
> [GeForce FX Go5200] (rev a1)
>
I've tried this on a PowerMac G5 with a similar - probably identical -
controller.
Yet another thing to try - in case the above does not help - is to
create the file /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau.conf:
---
nouveau noaccel=1
---
But this disables the acceleration.
Risto
