Hello again,
I installed the image on iMac G5 (GForce FX 5200) and installation
worked with no problem.
I installed LXDE and then, later with apt, MATE. Both work.
Trying to play video, I had error reported about ALSA and had no sound.
But testing ScummVM, I had music. And it also works with LXMusic.
I see that cpufreq does not work :-( There are 2 governors: performance
(default) and schedutil (that I chose then, and the frequency never
decreased). The noisy fan is often activated.
Linux perf had error with the simple test case "perf stat -a sleep 10":
there a more or less between 110 and 120% of branch miss rate.
Using VLC, I can play videos but that blocks the application (menus
freezed) and the desktop. mplayer always causes a crash at startup with
an illegal instruction.
Also note that with an apt uprgade, linux went to version 7.1.4 with
success.
Let's come back on the 3D subject:
There is no GPU acceleration (Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200): no 3D support
("Couldn't find matching GLX context).
About the support of the graphics card and 3D acceleration, I installed
the package xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and ... that broke the boot with
a black screen (and garbage at the bottom). I had to reboot in command
line (adding an option in the linux boot
command in GRUB: systemd.unit=multi-user.target) and remove it to
restore the working situation.
I had these errors:
Xorg[665]: reloc wait_idle failed: -16
Xorg[665]: reloc apply: -16
This is what already reported James Madgwick in 2025-04-20, with the
same GeForce and MATE.
That also caused this error: "Application 'mate-panel-desktop' failed to
register before timeout".
Then, I switched to LXDE and reinstalled this package. It worked. But
that brought no benefit.
At the end:
- Xorg+GLX+DRI2 = OK
- OpenGL = KO
Drivers are OK but that fails to provide a GLX context. With glxinfo, I get:
name of display: :0.0
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
So, I am pleased to see that it works on my iMac G5 (first time I test
on it, usually I do that on my PowerMac G5), even if the 3D support is
missing.
Mathias
Le 06/12/2025 à 09:29, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz a écrit :
Hello,
I have built updated installation images for Debian Ports, these can be
downloaded
from the usual location in the subfolder "2025-12-06":
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2025-12-06/
Please test and report back.
Thanks,
Adrian
