Re: Debian 8.0 PPC not working on Pegasos II G4
Hello all,
any news regarding Debian 8.0 & Pegasos Support?
Is the mailing list the only communication way? How can be the developer team informed?
At the moment I am just trying to install 7.6.
Best regards, aPEX
> Am 02.05.2015 um 19:03 schrieb aPEX <aPEX@gmx.ch>:
>
> Hello Charlie,
>
> please, please try to install 8.0 and you will see „my problem“. On a1k.org some other users tried
> it, with the same result. Which GUI do you select on installation? I am always using GNOME.
>
> Regarding the problems you mentioned, I never had them. Maybe it is also a combination
> of firmware and revision on the PEG?
>
> My old installation using 6.8 was running perfect. I read now that 7.6 should still run,
> 7.8 & 8.0 fails in the installation at 95%. If you close installation and try to boot, you can
> see the grafic trash I already posted. But within the installation the grafic is working fine.
>
>
> cU, aPEX / www.a1k.org
> Pegasos II (last rev), 1GB Kingston Ram, Radeon 9000 128MB, SoundBlaster 5.1,
> Exsys EX-1064 USB, Digitus SATA 150, Fujitsu 2,5“ 500GB SATA HD.
>
>
>
>> Am 02.05.2015 um 14:42 schrieb Karoly Balogh (Charlie/SGR) <charlie@scenergy.dfmk.hu>:
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> When I was installing Wheezy on my Pegasos II around 2013, I ran into the
>> following issues:
>>
>> - the RDB partitioning didn't work (the disk I was trying to install on
>> had RDB already), and made the installer to crash and burn in various
>> ways. I changed my HDD setup to MBR, then it worked. (Note that if you
>> *upgrade* and don't reinstall, the already installed system will still
>> work from RDB.)
>>
>> - The mainboard's Marvell Gigabit Ethernet didn't work. The problem was
>> that in the mainline kernel some custom PHY support code got enabled in
>> the mv643xx_eth driver by default, which didn't work at all with my
>> Pegasos II. It had to be disabled and forced back to generic PHY support
>> via a module argument during load. (Note that you probably still need
>> very-latest SmartFirmware for the GBit Eth to work properly, but I have
>> it, so it works for me.) If I remember correctly, I had to blacklist the
>> marvell module (this is about Marvell PHYs) in /etc/modprobe.d
>>
>> - I had serious stability issues with the VIA Ethernet controller, so I
>> avoid using it. I'm using a PCI Marvell Gigabit ethernet card instead, so
>> this issue remains unsolved. This was also the case before Wheezy, if I'm
>> correct, but this was too long ago already...
>>
>> - The video acceleration and Radeon support was entirely gone. I managed
>> to fix this via some magic kernel arguments I got in answers from this
>> list. I also had to force the Radeon into PCI mode with some XOrg config,
>> of course, but that's "known" trick for the Pegasos II since forever.
>>
>> I have two Pegasos IIs , so I'm planning to try Jessie on the "other one",
>> which normally runs MorphOS, to see if I get stuff working. I would be
>> very surprised (and pleased!) to see if any of the above issues got fixed
>> and won't need a bit of manual massaging. BTW, I reported these issues
>> (and the solutions too, IIRC) on this ML, but I got little to no feedback.
>> So I stopped caring, "worksforme" anyway...
>>
>> Otherwise I'm running latest Wheezy on my Pegasos II as my home
>> server/firewall in 24/7, with stock binary kernels and minimal
>> customization (mostly what's detailed above) and it's quite stable.
>>
>> Best,
>> --
>> Charlie
>>
>> On Sat, 2 May 2015, aPEX wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I and also the other guys in our forum already tried to install 7.8, which ends in the same problem like 8.0. Which version was
>>> running on your Peg-2?
>>>
>>> I only remember that 6.x was running fine.
>>>
>>> But it would be nice to find the problem, because the part with the installation works fine up to 95%.
>>>
>>> MfG, Robert
>>> Send from iPhone 5
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 01.05.2015 um 17:30 schrieb Herminio Hernandez Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 1, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Luigi Burdo <intermediadc@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Guys i had this machine with radeon radeon 9000 and / 9800pro
>>> and was working good with debian wheezy 7.x .
>>> i sold it in september 2014.
>>> the machine is one of the best powerpc platform that i had ...phase 5 after bplan after genensis
>>> was make great hardware.
>>>
>>> i suggest the guys to install wheezy that was tested and working by me in person.
>>>
>>>
>>> Luigi
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/05/15 16:57, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote:
>>> Do you have any advice for these guys?
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: aPEX <aPEX@gmx.ch>
>>> Date: Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:36 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Debian 8.0 PPC not working on Pegasos II G4
>>> To: "Herminio Hernandez Jr." <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Herminio,
>>>
>>> in our forum now 3 other guys with a PEG-II did a test and came excatly to the same result / problem.
>>>
>>> I am not a linux specialist, but the kernel part which is starting the installation is working fine.
>>> But because the installation fail and later also the booting there must be a difference in the
>>> kernel which is installed later.
>>>
>>> The Pegasos is based on the CHRP plattform:
>>> http://www.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/app_note/AN2666.pdf
>>>
>>> Thank you if you can help in any kind.
>>>
>>> Best regards, Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 01.05.2015 um 16:27 schrieb Herminio Hernandez Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> Oh that is not good. Let me reach out to a friend.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 1, 2015, at 8:41 AM, aPEX <aPEX@gmx.ch> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I tried this but it ends in this, see picture.
>>> <IMG_0051.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 30.04.2015 um 20:57 schrieb Herminio Hernandez Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> If you are yaboot try this
>>>
>>> Linux radeon.modeset=1 video=offb:off video=radeonfb:off
>>>
>>> If that does not help then add this as well radeon.agpmode=-1
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 1:46 PM, aPEX <aPEX@gmx.ch> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> it is a RADEON 9000 Pro with 128MB Memory.
>>>
>>> Best regards, aPEX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 30.04.2015 um 19:38 schrieb Herminio Hernandez Jr.
>>> <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> What is the video card you are using?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 12:07 PM, aPEX <aPEX@gmx.ch>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> no one who can help? Debian 6.8 was still running
>>> fine…
>>> I think if I will try Debian 8 I will have same
>>> problem like with 7.8?
>>>
>>> Best regards, aPEX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 27.04.2015 um 20:27 schrieb aPEX
>>> <aPEX@gmx.ch>:
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I was using a long time Debian 6.x on my
>>> Pegasos II G4 with 1Ghz CPU und 2GB
>>> Memory.
>>> Last week I got the stupid idea to
>>> install everything new using latest
>>> Debian 7.8, because
>>> on the DVD there is still the install
>>> script for the Pegasos. :-)
>>>
>>> Installation itself is working fine till
>>> 95% and then abort there, some like
>>> after-installation trigger.
>>> We tested it on several Pegasos II that
>>> we have, always the same. I can go on
>>> without installing
>>> more software, but I assume that also
>>> some basic stuff is missing.
>>>
>>> Also the 3.x kernel is no more working
>>> on the Pegasos II, you will get screen
>>> with grafic trash
>>> right after starting the kernel.
>>>
>>> <IMG_9965.JPG>
>>>
>>> Any idea? I tried it in the IRC, but got
>>> no answer.
>>>
>>> It would be really fantastic if this
>>> problem could be fixed and the Pegasos
>>> II will work again.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards, Robert aka aPEX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PS: I am just a user, no Linux guru,
>>> sorry for this…
>>>
>>>
>>>
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