Re: PowerMac G5, GeForce FX 5200, black screen
I don’t have X.org on this machine. I’m trying to keep it as simple as possible, so I did not install any desktop task. Just the basic virtual terminal console.
Even so, I get the usual text streaming by during the boot process, but then a blank screen. The system is up — I can ssh into it, but no console.
Anybody know what’s causing it?
Rick
On Apr 30, 2015, at 5:02 AM, luigi burdo <intermediadc@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I start have this issue on Jessie
> but the black screen is the simptom i face because Xorg make a hard crash (reported to xorg devs).
> switch to tty ... and try to make xinit or start x .
>
> On wheezy delete the xorg.conf and probably you will fix it
>
> Luigi Burdo
>
> > Subject: Re: PowerMac G5, GeForce FX 5200, black screen
> > From: rbthomas@pobox.com
> > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:49:42 -0700
> > CC: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > To: risto.suominen@gmail.com
> >
> > Hi Risto,
> >
> > I’m seeing this as well. I have a PowerMac11,2 (dual core G5 7GB RAM)
> >
> > Did you ever discover how to fix it without holding back on the kernel level?
> >
> > Anybody? All clues are welcome!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Rick
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:16 AM, Risto Suominen <risto.suominen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This is probably an old issue, possibly discussed before, even on this list.
> > >
> > > I've been holding my linux-image as version 3.2.0-2 to avoid the problem.
> > >
> > > So, the problem: after upgrading to 3.2.0-4, X display is not working.
> > > According to Xorg.log everything is as before, but the screen remains
> > > black. (At boot the text console is ok.)
> > >
> > > I'm using kernel command line:
> > >
> > > video=TV-1:d
> > >
> > > and xorg.conf:
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > > Identifier "Configured Video Device"
> > > BusID "PCI:240:16:0"
> > > Driver "nouveau"
> > > Option "Monitor-TV-1" "Configured Monitor"
> > > Option "NoAccel" "true"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > > Identifier "Configured Monitor"
> > > Option "Ignore" "true"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > > Identifier "Default Screen"
> > > Device "Configured Video Device"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > In addition, I've tried to add /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau.conf:
> > >
> > > nouveau noaccel=1
> > >
> > > It makes no difference.
> > >
> > > I'm using Wheezy (7.7) with all latest packages.
> > >
> > > The machine is PowerMac7,3 (2x1,8 GHz, 1,25 GB RAM).
> > >
> > > Anyone else seen this?
> > >
> > > Risto
> > >
> > >
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