On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:23 AM, Peter Golis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Fritz, > > Did you had try to press "c" before chime will play during boot initial > sequence with loaded PowerPC bootable medium, or do you want only to > discuss about that problem without any try to fix your deleted yaboot after > you had deleted "NewWorld bootblock"? > > > > I will recommend Lubuntu 14.04(.02) Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) > desktop image to be burn onto CD/DVD and used for that task. Your choice > with Super Grub looks good as is based on GRUB. GRUB support PowerPC with > boot from Open Firmware (IEEE 1275-1994), but Super Grub was not tested > ieee1275. So, your choice was wrong. > > > > P. > > > > Peter: Definitely my choice was, as you so aptly and succinctly put it . . . wrong. But, I have to move forward and not beat myself up about it, because it's done . . . . I've been had, bro . . . . : - ))) Latest update: I'm absolving myself of culpability in the matter and suggesting that there is some "bug" at work in 15.04; if I get the time I will try to report it . . . but, then this is PPC. Evidence: Yesterday evening I was able to boot the install DVD holding the "c" key before the chime, and I fiddled around with some apps, and was able to open a TTY from the desktop image--both things I couldn't do from the install. Then I tried to boot into the install, Yaboot windows opens and I hit "L" and just for good measure I added the "video=ofonly radeon.agpmodexxxx" boot params. We got to the U-MATE splash, then a "dmesg" like log opens which runs through a few [OK] and then freezes at "Starting Authenticate and Authorize Users to run privileged tasks . . . p link was shut down." And it freezes there . . . still can't get to TTY once that happens. Shut the unit down rebooted--went in through the back door as single user, which I believe possibly another bug, logged me in as root w/o asking for password??? I'll have to check that one again, as I was frantically trying to "fix" my problem I didn't care. I ran my "ybin -v" and saw the "blessing this w/penguin pee" . . . I opened the Yaboot.conf file and saw that my radeon append line was indeed there. I opened the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and saw that it was there . . . I ran "systemctl default" . . . it said it was in "rescue mode" . . . rebooted, and it went back into the freeze. Back into single user, tried to run apt-get update and it showed a bunch of errors . . . failure to connect . . . aha, so we are back into the "network manager" bug from awhile back . . . some things never change. I tried to "ping google.com" and message not received. Then I ran out of time. So, the whole thing is a tad weird . . . somehow apt can "see" that upgrades are available, including a kernel, and I recall seeing "dhcp" listed . . . but trying to run the upgrade fails . . . ????? How does it "know" stuff is available for upgrade???? if it can't connect???? So, next step will be to try to repair the ethernet in 15.04 . . . which worked in the live desktop, and is working now back in OSX . . . and then see if I can run the upgrades. I'll play around with it for a bit, does seem to be quite buggy, if it wasn't for the fact that I get a kick out of the GNOME floating feet screensaver I would and possibly will drop back to 14.04. I hadn't planned on moving my PPC stuff beyond 14.04, it was only because the install didn't work using Lu 14.04 "manual" that I tried 15.04 . . . . 15 ***might** be fixable with my limited skills and wrong choices . . . or not worth it. F
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