Bug#503256: Installation Report - Xserver failed to detect correct monitor settings for Apple iBook G3
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: Net Install CD
Image version: http://victoria.acc.umu.se/debian-cd/4.0_r4a/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-40r4a-powerpc-netinst.iso
Date: 23 October 2008 23:00
Machine: Apple iBook
Processor: PowerPC 750cx (G3) 600 MHz
Memory: 640 MB
Partitions:
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda12 ext3 6728592 2615248 3771548 41% /
tmpfs tmpfs 321936 0 321936 0% /lib/init/rw
udev tmpfs 10240 128 10112 2% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 321936 0 321936 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda14 ext3 75873644 185016 71834384 1% /home
Output of lspci -nn:
0000:00:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea AGP [106b:0027]
0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x [1002:4c46] (rev 02)
0001:10:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea PCI [106b:0028]
0001:10:17.0 Unknown class [ff00]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea Mac I/O [106b:0025]
0001:10:18.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea USB [106b:0026]
0001:10:19.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea USB [106b:0026]
0002:20:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea Internal PCI [106b:0029]
0002:20:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea FireWire [106b:0030]
0002:20:0f.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea GMAC (Sun GEM) [106b:0024]
Output of lspci -vnn:
0000:00:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea AGP [106b:0027]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16
Capabilities: <access denied>
0000:00:10.0
VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3
AGP 2x [1002:4c46] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x [1002:4c46]
Flags: bus master, stepping, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 48
Memory at 94000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
I/O ports at f0000400 [size=256]
Memory at 90000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Expansion ROM at f1000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0001:10:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea PCI [106b:0028]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16
0001:10:17.0 Unknown class [ff00]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea Mac I/O [106b:0025]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16
Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
0001:10:18.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea USB [106b:0026] (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 27
Memory at 80081000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0001:10:19.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Pangea USB [106b:0026] (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 28
Memory at 80080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0002:20:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea Internal PCI [106b:0029]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16
0002:20:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea FireWire [106b:0030] (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea FireWire [106b:0030]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 40
Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
0002:20:0f.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Pangea GMAC (Sun GEM) [106b:0024]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, slow devsel, latency 16, IRQ 41
Memory at f5200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
Expansion ROM at f5100000 [disabled] [size=1M]
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Installation was fine other than setting up Xorg. When I first booted into the system the login window didn't display correctly. The leftmost 15% of the screen was fine but the rest was black, with a horizontal bar appearing across the middle of the screen.
I solved this by running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and accepting all of the default answers (as I didn't understand most of the questions). I then restarted X and the display was fine.
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