LXDE is a great DE and also very customizable On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:54:57 -0500 Dylan <dylan.maxwell@ymail.com> wrote: > That's what I did. Have lxde running, seems to be doing pretty good, idling ~8% and 323MB. > > On June 9, 2015 6:59:48 PM CDT, Herminio Hernandez Jr <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote: > >Use LXDE or XFCE. They are much more lightweight and you will have a > >better experience. > > > >On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:20:23 -0500 > >Dylan <dylan.maxwell@ymail.com> wrote: > > > >> That actually worked. It's REALLY slow in software rendering though, > >might have to install kde or something :( > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Dylan > >> > >> On June 9, 2015 9:15:56 AM CDT, Brock Wittrock > ><brockwittrock@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >On my dual core G5, I have to disable hardware acceleration when > >using > >> >the > >> >nouveau driver by adding this to my yaboot parameters. > >> >nouveau.noaccel=1 > >> > > >> >If that works, you'll want to add this to your /etc/yaboot.conf file > >as > >> >the > >> >last line under your default kernel (probably named Linux) as well > >to > >> >make > >> >it permanent. > >> >append="nouveau.noaccel=1" > >> > > >> >Save those changes, and then run "sudo ybin -v" to apply those > >changes. > >> > > >> >I'm currently trying to get 3D acceleration working again on the > >> >nouveau > >> >driver by compiling the latest drivers directly from Nouveau's git > >> >repository and using a later kernel. Unfortunately, I'm getting a > >GPU > >> >locked up message at boot, which causes my system to fall back to > >the > >> >fbdev > >> >driver, but that's an issue for another email on the Debian PowerPC > >> >mailing > >> >list and possibly a bug report to the nouveau maintainers. > >> > > >> >B-rock > >> > > >> > > >> >On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Dylan <dylan.maxwell@ymail.com> > >wrote: > >> > > >> >> Computer is a Late 05 G5 Tower > >> >> PowerPC Dual Core 2.0 > >> >> 2GB Ram > >> >> Random 160Gig HD > >> >> Geforce 6600 Graphics > >> >> Trying to run Debian 8 Jessie -official Powerpc > >> >> Chose Cinnamon on Install > >> >> > >> >> I have installed Jessie but it boots to a scrambled black and > >white > >> >screen. > >> >> I can get into terminal from this screen and work there just fine > >> >except > >> >> for a constant "isochronous cycle too long" error, but I think > >that > >> >is a > >> >> different issue. > >> >> > >> >> Have tried "nomodeset" at boot. It gets me to a black screen with > >a > >> >> purplish cursor. > >> >> > >> >> Wheezy worked fine, no problems and worked perfect right from > >install > >> >so > >> >> Im guessing if I could roll back to whatever Wheezy had for > >X/Nouveau > >> >(or > >> >> whatever runs the graphics), I might be able to get this working. > >> >> > >> >> I'm a noob and looking for some steps to take, Id really like to > >get > >> >> Jessie working if possible. > >> >> > >> >> Ive asked about this in a couple different places and didn't get > >much > >> >help. > >> >> > >> >> Here: > >> >> > >> > >>https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/ppc-mac-g5-debian-8-jessie-graphics-problems-4175543659/ > >> >> And here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=122386 > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Dylan > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > >> >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >> >> listmaster@lists.debian.org > >> >> Archive: [🔎] 5576ECEB.4010304@ymail.com">https://lists.debian.org/[🔎] 5576ECEB.4010304@ymail.com > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > > > > >-- > >Herminio Hernandez Jr <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- Herminio Hernandez Jr <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>
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