Bug#351908: [powerpc,dual-g5-mac] initial boot failure

[Chris Burdess <dog@bluezoo.org>]

On 25 Dec 2008, at 23:59, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 12:31:53PM +0000, Chris Burdess wrote:
> > Package: linux-2.6
> > Version: 2.6.15-4
> >
> > I'm trying to install Debian testing on a PowerMac11,2 (PowerMac G5,
> > dual 2GHz processors, January 2006) using a current etch d-i ISO.  
> > From
> > the boot screen I have tried
> >
> >  install64
> >  install64 video=ofonly
> >
> > These start the boot process which leaves some OF text on the screen
> > (black on white) and overwrites it with the following in a white IBM-
> > like font on a black background:
> >
> > Found initrd at 0xc00...1736
> > trying to initialize btext ...
> > CF000100
> >
> >
> > MM Init
> > CF000100
> >
> >
> > MM Init Done
> > CF000012
> >
> >
> > Setup Arch
> >
> > ... and at this point the box (or at least the display) freezes.  
> > After a
> > short time the fan comes on.
> >
> > The display adaptor is a PCI nVidia GeForce 6600.
>
> Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?


Sorry, I no longer have this machine to test on.
--
Chris Burdess