Bug#602531: PowerPC installation report
If the problem was the missing non free firmware i suggest the bug to be closed
as we do not distribute non free firmware.
We sure appreciate if you can you your powerpc to test d-i and help in that
area!
A Sexta 05 Novembro 2010 17:11:03 Jonathan David Amery você escreveu:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method: CD
> Image version:
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta1/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-s
> queeze-di-beta1-powerpc-netinst.iso Date: Fri Nov 5 2010
>
> Machine: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
> Processor: 2x G4 500MHz (installer isn't SMP though)
> Memory: 640MB
> Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
>
> root@mnemosyne:~# fdisk -l
> /dev/hda
> # type name length base (
> size ) system /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple
> 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap
> untitled 1954 @ 64 (977.0k) NewWorld bootblock
> /dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 74863282 @ 2018 (
> 35.7G) Linux native /dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap
> 3300059 @ 74865300 ( 1.6G) Linux swap /dev/hda5 Apple_Free
> Extra 1 @ 78165359 ( 0.5k) Free space
>
> Block size=512, Number of Blocks=78165360
> DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
>
> /dev/hdb
> # type name length base (
> size ) system /dev/hdb1 Apple_partition_map Apple
> 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hdb2 Apple_Driver43
> Macintosh 54 @ 64 ( 27.0k) Driver 4.3 /dev/hdb3
> Apple_Driver43 Macintosh 74 @ 118 ( 37.0k) Driver
> 4.3 /dev/hdb4 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh 54 @ 192
> ( 27.0k) Unknown /dev/hdb5 Apple_Driver_ATA Macintosh
> 74 @ 246 ( 37.0k) Unknown /dev/hdb6 Apple_FWDriver
> Macintosh 200 @ 320 (100.0k) Unknown /dev/hdb7
> Apple_Driver_IOKit Macintosh 512 @ 520 (256.0k)
> Unknown /dev/hdb8 Apple_Patches Patch Partition 512 @
> 1032 (256.0k) Unknown /dev/hdb9 Apple_HFS untitled
> 80416676 @ 1544 ( 38.3G) HFS /dev/hdb10 Apple_Free
> Extra 20 @ 80418220 ( 10.0k) Free space
>
> Block size=512, Number of Blocks=80418239
> DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
> Drivers-
> 1: @ 64 for 23, type=0x1
> 2: @ 118 for 36, type=0xffff
> 3: @ 192 for 21, type=0x701
> 4: @ 246 for 34, type=0xf8ff
>
>
> Output of lspci -knn:
>
> root@mnemosyne:~# lspci -knn
> 0000:00:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth AGP
> [106b:0020] Kernel driver in use: agpgart-uninorth
> 0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Rage
> 128 PF/PRO AGP 4x TMDS [1002:5046] Kernel driver in use: aty128fb
> 0001:10:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth PCI
> [106b:001f] 0001:10:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Digital Equipment Corporation
> DECchip 21154 [1011:0026] (rev 05) 0001:11:03.0 SCSI storage controller
> [0100]: Adaptec AIC-7850 [9004:5078] (rev 03) Subsystem: Adaptec
> AHA-2904/Integrated AIC-7850 [9004:7850] Kernel driver in use: aic7xxx
> 0001:11:07.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo Mac I/O
> [106b:0022] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: macio
> 0001:11:08.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo USB
> [106b:0019] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
> 0001:11:09.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo USB
> [106b:0019] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
> 0001:11:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments TSB12LV26
> IEEE-1394 Controller (Link) [104c:8020] Kernel driver in use:
> firewire_ohci
> 0002:21:0b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth Internal PCI
> [106b:001e] 0002:21:0f.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Apple Computer Inc.
> UniNorth GMAC (Sun GEM) [106b:0021] (rev 01) Kernel driver in use: gem
>
> 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: [E]
> User/password setup: [O]
> Install tasks: [O]
> Install boot loader: [O]
> Overall install: [E]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> This was my first install on a powerpc for some releases.
>
> I used expert mode.
>
> The install went relatively smoothly.
>
> I was mildly surprised to see no option to install an sshd and complete
> the installation over the network, a feature of lenny's installer I have
> come to use a lot.
>
> I've listed Clock/timezone setup as E -- it didn't ask me if the clock
> was in local time or UTC, despite being in expert mode.
>
> After the reboot the system came up fine but then X failed with the
> display corrupt. Fortunately I had installed sshd so was able to log in
> remotely and discover the following in dmesg:
>
> [ 48.335971] platform r128_cce.0: firmware: requesting r128/r128_cce.bin
> [ 48.429909] r128_cce: Failed to load firmware "r128/r128_cce.bin"
> [ 48.429938] [drm:r128_do_init_cce] *ERROR* Failed to load firmware!
> [ 48.430016] [drm:r128_cce_stop] *ERROR* called with no initialization
>
> This driver is in the firmware-linux-nonfree package which I had not been
> prompted about or warned about during the install.
>
> Once I had installed that driver and rebooted all was well.
>
> I'm not planning on using the system for anything serious in the next
> few months, so if you want I can probably test a later version of the
> install media.
>
> J.
--
Melhores cumprimentos/Best regards,
Miguel Figueiredo
http://www.DebianPT.org
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