Bug#338644: installation report
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 06:50:47PM +0000, Ken Moffat wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Debian-installer-version: 2005-11-11 powerpc64 gtk-miniiso64 from
> people.debian.org/~luther/
> uname N/A
> Date: 2005 11 11
> Method:
> testing gtk mini iso (expecting failure anyway, because my network
> card needs a 2.6.14 kernel)
>
> Machine: Powermac G5
> Processor: single 1.8
> Memory: 1.25GB
> Root Device: sda6
> Root Size/partition table: N/A
>
> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
>
> lspci (from a gentoo install CD - of course, that can't install either)
>
> 0000:f0:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. U3L AGP Bridge
> 0000:f0:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX
> 5200 Ultra] (rev a1)
> 0001:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta PCI Bridge
> 0001:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta PCI Bridge
> 0001:00:03.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta PCI Bridge
> 0001:01:07.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta Mac I/O
> 0001:01:0b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
> 0001:01:0b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
> 0001:01:0b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
> 0001:02:0c.0 IDE interface: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) K2 SATA
> 0001:02:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta IDE
> 0001:02:0e.0 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. Shasta Firewire
> 0001:03:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. Shasta (Sun GEM)
>
> lspci -n
>
> 0000:f0:0b.0 Class 0600: 106b:0058
> 0000:f0:10.0 Class 0300: 10de:0321 (rev a1)
> 0001:00:01.0 Class 0604: 106b:0053
> 0001:00:02.0 Class 0604: 106b:0054
> 0001:00:03.0 Class 0604: 106b:0055
> 0001:01:07.0 Class ff00: 106b:004f
> 0001:01:0b.0 Class 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
> 0001:01:0b.1 Class 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
> 0001:01:0b.2 Class 0c03: 1033:00e0 (rev 04)
> 0001:02:0c.0 Class 0101: 1166:0240
> 0001:02:0d.0 Class ff00: 106b:0050
> 0001:02:0e.0 Class 0c00: 106b:0052
> 0001:03:0f.0 Class 0200: 106b:0051
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot worked: [E]
> Configure network HW: [ ]
> Config network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Create file systems: [ ]
> Mount partitions: [ ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Reboot: [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> The boot is fine at first (in a framebuffer), but then it looks as if X
> is being started - the screen flashes brightly (and jaggedly), then
> immediately goes dark. This repeats every few seconds - it looks as if
> there is some text (dark on light background, probably larger than the
> framebuffer text), during the bright flashes, but these are not visible
> for long enough to let me read any of it. At a guess, the text is the X
> log, as if X is trying to find a resolution, failing, and immediately
> restarting.
>
> As shown above, the agp is nVidia (sorry, but they mostly come through like
> that now) and it is connected to a 14" LCD screen via a DVI-VGA adaptor and
> KVM.
Replace it by a radeon card :)
Anyway, could you try video=ofonly while booting ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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