Re: new g5 dual core macs
> See http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2006/02/msg00137.html
>
> It's because of the nVidia display adapter, the system is booting but
> there's no display. Note that the installation kernel/initrd for the
> etch debian-installer CD now works, but the kernel/initrd that gets
> installed to the hard drive doesn't. Possibly there is a module in
> the initrd that conflicts with the card. I have had suggestions that
> I experiment with building a specialised initrd, however I have
> limited expertise in this area.
>
> Note that the Ubuntu (dapper) server installation, which is based on
> debian-installer, installs a kernel/initrd that doesn't have this
> problem (so it should be fixable in Debian), however the Ubuntu
> kernel hangs a few minutes after boot on this system (PowerMac11,2)
> with ATA device error messages, so it's not currently a Linux
> solution for you.
>
> I also eagerly await a fix for this problem.
It's all been fixed for a while in 2.6.16 and 2.6.17. Both of these
kernels g5_defconfig should work fine on this machine.
Ben.
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