tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post8290976025652804071..comments2024-02-27T11:08:45.499-08:00Comments on PowerPC Liberation: Jessie meets BigMaczenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-26709325417693280892015-12-26T22:27:12.983-08:002015-12-26T22:27:12.983-08:00I've been working for the better part of the l...I've been working for the better part of the last two days trying to get this working on a single 1.8 ghz g5. I've still had no luck. Anyone else run into this problem?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701675804045427791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-50770556189041958292015-08-01T13:47:25.239-07:002015-08-01T13:47:25.239-07:00Thank you for the kind words. I can totally under...Thank you for the kind words. I can totally understand your reasoning. I'm doing what I can to help return 3D acceleration to us Nvidia/nouveua users. Stay tuned.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-85713367921078623812015-07-31T08:39:58.784-07:002015-07-31T08:39:58.784-07:00Thanks for this! It's the best write-out on th...Thanks for this! It's the best write-out on this issue I've read so far.<br /><br />I'm returning to Wheezy, though. I can't do without graphics acceleration for nowblaBblahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695191206756216196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-80371679661123549272015-06-17T06:04:47.179-07:002015-06-17T06:04:47.179-07:00Yes, it does. Actually every Linux distribution I ...Yes, it does. Actually every Linux distribution I tried leads to this problem right after openfirmware, so I assume it is a yaboot issue with GF6600LE.<br />Pity I don't have an ATI card in handy to give it a try.Joe Lafritehttp://www.lafrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-75647144364851537892015-06-09T06:29:02.891-07:002015-06-09T06:29:02.891-07:00Thanks Dan. I'll agree that it is nice. Hope...Thanks Dan. I'll agree that it is nice. Hopefully it can be refined over time as needed.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-33196320066038109892015-06-09T06:28:31.673-07:002015-06-09T06:28:31.673-07:00You mentioned that you get blue and black lines ri...You mentioned that you get blue and black lines right after the DVD detection, which I assumed was the DVD detection part of the Debian installer. Is that correct or do you mean something else?<br /><br />Does the system boot from other install media such as an OS X DVD?B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-69078700913471809822015-06-09T01:13:06.741-07:002015-06-09T01:13:06.741-07:00Well, it doesn't even get to yaboot.Well, it doesn't even get to yaboot.Joe Lafritehttp://www.lafrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-70716188334952079742015-06-08T19:19:04.949-07:002015-06-08T19:19:04.949-07:00Thanks Mark! In regards to your fan control issue...Thanks Mark! In regards to your fan control issue, I've read in the past that adding windfarm_core to your /etc/modules file should help alleviate this issue. <br /><br />Of course, you can also just run "modprobe windfarm_core" to see if the correct module loads and resolves the issue without rebooting first.<br /><br />Just a thought though. If that is the case, I'll go B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-15742376628648455832015-06-08T19:11:31.497-07:002015-06-08T19:11:31.497-07:00In this case, I'm going to have to agree with ...In this case, I'm going to have to agree with Zen. Typically, ATI/AMD has much better support and success especially right out the box. The nouveau driver is completely hit or miss. It was working great in Wheezy, but it's proving to be quite a feat to get working in an efficient manner on Jessie. Still working on getting 3D acceleration going with the latest nouveau driver and an B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-76900736912568257242015-06-07T18:16:38.382-07:002015-06-07T18:16:38.382-07:00Top notch post B-Rock! It really helped with my iM...Top notch post B-Rock! It really helped with my iMac G5.<br /><br />I had to append nouveau.noaccel=1 as well. My iMac is the1.6ghz model with a Nvidia FX5200. Before I go any further with the graphics I want to figure out how to calm the fans down. They all currently and constantly run at 5000+ rpms. fiftysixkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263693656038903910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-80421929891849463402015-06-07T17:36:06.705-07:002015-06-07T17:36:06.705-07:00I will let B-rock have the call on that, as he is ...I will let B-rock have the call on that, as he is the G5 user, but as a rule, on all architectures; Linux plays a lot better with ATI/AMD. <br /><br />Nvidia has never been nearly as big a player in the open source world, and so the drivers are typically lacking, if not nonexistent. zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-82760729467688909562015-06-05T07:29:03.381-07:002015-06-05T07:29:03.381-07:00A question. What do you feel would be the best vi...A question. What do you feel would be the best video card by any company for a G5 with Linux?<br /><br />ThanksJacob Latmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-10120410836038887552015-05-30T11:52:05.275-07:002015-05-30T11:52:05.275-07:00Have you tried adding any yaboot parameters when b...Have you tried adding any yaboot parameters when booting the installation CD/DVD such as "live video=ofonly nouveau.modeset=0" to see if that makes any difference? I might have that same graphics card laying around. I'll give it a shot myself and see what happens.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-18883337227252076062015-05-29T02:08:55.185-07:002015-05-29T02:08:55.185-07:00Finally a detailed Linux post for G5s. This is pr...Finally a detailed Linux post for G5s. This is probably the biggest void among PowerPC bloggers. There's a lot of information but it's scattered around different forums and mailing lists, so it's great to get it all in one place.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700474277267739107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-50347114035102690842015-05-27T08:28:40.808-07:002015-05-27T08:28:40.808-07:00Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear things went...Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear things went well video card-wise with the installation of Jessie. In the near future I would like to try and use a Radeon HD video card in my G5 as reported by luigiburdo <b><a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2274612" rel="nofollow">here</a></b>.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-8009311451772345582015-05-27T08:18:54.206-07:002015-05-27T08:18:54.206-07:00Not yet, but the plan is to try and compile the la...Not yet, but the plan is to try and compile the latest nouveau driver myself as hardware accleration with the current driver is out of the question. That will likely be a separate post.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-15605366468112362172015-05-27T07:40:03.973-07:002015-05-27T07:40:03.973-07:00I installed Jessie 64 bit on my single 1.6ghz G5 w...I installed Jessie 64 bit on my single 1.6ghz G5 with Radeon 9800. Everything went very smoothly, but it's good to have this advice incase I ever get an Nvidia card. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-61754225461215737382015-05-27T06:19:58.535-07:002015-05-27T06:19:58.535-07:00I gave a try on my dualcore G5 (w/ GeForce 6600LE)...I gave a try on my dualcore G5 (w/ GeForce 6600LE) but all I got was a blue & black lines pattern right after dvd detection. Same with Wheezy 7.8 btw. Joe Lafritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-66052370030817485092015-05-26T09:56:15.652-07:002015-05-26T09:56:15.652-07:00Have you tried getting hardware acceleration on yo...Have you tried getting hardware acceleration on you nvidia card?rican-linuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272380772590347131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-61838540129337041822015-05-26T05:50:47.430-07:002015-05-26T05:50:47.430-07:00Thanks zen. I was glad to finally have a bit of t...Thanks zen. I was glad to finally have a bit of time yesterday to finish writing this up. Hopefully it's helpful to other G5 owners out there in some small way.B-rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997596702539921342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327445147317079821.post-15815147519671711872015-05-25T17:38:19.484-07:002015-05-25T17:38:19.484-07:00Great post, B-rock. Very well thought out and det...Great post, B-rock. Very well thought out and detailed.zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006273801333641372noreply@blogger.com