tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post7653669465662229158..comments2024-02-27T11:08:45.499-08:00Comments on PowerPC Liberation: G5: Nouveau & 2D Accelerationzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-4585638518101867232016-07-24T10:12:20.257-07:002016-07-24T10:12:20.257-07:00Hi. I recompiled my kernel with a 4k page size and...Hi. I recompiled my kernel with a 4k page size and and with PCI_MSI disabled, but I still have to boot with `nomodeset video=ofonly`, otherwise I get a blank screen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914146693072781323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-22412161181895258122016-01-10T10:10:34.189-08:002016-01-10T10:10:34.189-08:003D acceleration is still broken with the version o...3D acceleration is still broken with the version of nouveau and the mesa graphics library you are using in Jessie. Right now, you will only have working 2D acceleration.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-24404858831417553432016-01-03T13:41:25.812-08:002016-01-03T13:41:25.812-08:00I got the kernel to boot, but glxinfo and glxgears...I got the kernel to boot, but glxinfo and glxgears both say its still running in Software rasterizer, yet I checked the booted kernel and it's the one from this page. I've got a Powermac G5 quad with a 7800GT (dont think its apple branded, maybe flashed ROM) running on Debian 8.2.0 ppc64 build. Any help would be great! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950520915419230036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-54376552832590433262015-09-05T19:45:10.702-07:002015-09-05T19:45:10.702-07:00I'm having similar results. Still investigati...I'm having similar results. Still investigating, but should hopefully have something for you soon!B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-32418701522558189602015-09-03T02:42:09.733-07:002015-09-03T02:42:09.733-07:00Got it running with 2D acceleration, thanks ! The ...Got it running with 2D acceleration, thanks ! The only issue is that the system halts instead of powering off but I think this can be fixed easily. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-79089485827935947622015-07-24T05:48:07.270-07:002015-07-24T05:48:07.270-07:00Have you tried running sudo modprobe i2c-powermac ...Have you tried running sudo modprobe i2c-powermac to see if that addresses the issue? If it does, go ahead and add this module to your /etc/modules file so it automatically loads in the future.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-30017820594792641802015-07-23T21:11:22.321-07:002015-07-23T21:11:22.321-07:00It's working, but saying lost fan control.It's working, but saying lost fan control. Nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883581169152587334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-85287535289249631952015-07-07T14:15:22.820-07:002015-07-07T14:15:22.820-07:00Thanks for the kind words and thanks to Zen for fi...Thanks for the kind words and thanks to Zen for fixing the typo. I usually re-read my posts out loud once or twice to catch those small things, but 1 or 2 always manages to slip through. :)B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-46639576401277766732015-07-07T09:09:29.156-07:002015-07-07T09:09:29.156-07:00@ B-rock
I fixed this typo for you.
@ B-rock<br /><br />I fixed this typo for you.<br />zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-88156216837312266682015-07-07T08:49:01.870-07:002015-07-07T08:49:01.870-07:00Awesome post B-Rock. I'm glad to hear that som...Awesome post B-Rock. I'm glad to hear that somebody is devoting time to our old architecture. I don't have a G5, unfortunately, but I would try this out if I did.<br /><br />P.S. I wanted to point out that you have one spelling error in your post: "Linux graphics in general, so her is to hoping I'll be able to assist in some small way."<br />her should be here :-)venividivici24https://www.blogger.com/profile/09207881020533075721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-22473209129953002492015-07-05T18:45:46.545-07:002015-07-05T18:45:46.545-07:00Not only is it amazing to have G5 content here now...Not only is it amazing to have G5 content here now, but it's even better to have someone figuring out a lot of the BS for others to get their Nvidia card running on Debian.<br /><br />Hurdles like these send some running, so it's good that you guide them, while you're still short of hand holding. Perfectly balanced and healthy writing - as always.zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-42938959648537402882015-07-05T17:01:27.067-07:002015-07-05T17:01:27.067-07:00This is great news. The more people testing and re...This is great news. The more people testing and reporting issues the better chance to see more PowerPC support. I hope in the future we can mesa 3D support working on G4 and G5.rican-linuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272380772590347131noreply@blogger.com