Re: startx goes to black screen with mouse pointer
I got the nouveau.noaccel=1 from this blog post on G5s:
http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2015/05/jessie-meets-bigmac.html
About the messed up colors with "nomodeset", what happens when you try it with "video=offb:off"? Can you at least get 8 bit colors?
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On Tue, 6/23/15, Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: startx goes to black screen with mouse pointer
To: "Jonni O'Gorman" <jonni.ogorman@gmail.com>
Cc: "PowerPC List Debian" <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 11:28 PM
On Jun
22, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Jonni O'Gorman <jonni.ogorman@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed base
system with System Utilities on mac G5 then followed this
tutorial to get a simple gui setup
>
> http://ppcluddite.blogspot.ie/2012/03/installing-debian-linux-on-ppc-part-iii.html
>
> I also ran the
command
> systemctl set-default
multi-user:target
>
>
to force login to command line
> and then
typed startx but only get a black screen with mouse
pointer
>
> any
ideas?
>
>
uninstalling all then software now any trying MATE
instead...
Did mate work
for you? I have the same problem (black screen with a
white mouse cursor after running startx) on a MacPro
"(PowerMac G5 Dual Core)” — It’s the one with the
big aluminum case as described at everymac.com on this web
page
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_dual_2.0.html
What model is yours? Can you
find it at everymac.com?
I’ve tried booting with kernel command line
argument “nomodeset”. That gives me something
recognizable as a desktop, but the colors are all
screwed-up.
I have
successfully installed jessie with the same configuration on
a G4 (32-bit) PowerPC Mac. The video works fine on it.
Differences between the G4 and
the G5 that seem relevant:
G4:
32-bit, single
CPU
VGA compatible controller:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV200 [Radeon
7500/7500 LE]
radeon video
driver software
G5:
64-bit,
dual CPU
VGA compatible
controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 LE] (rev
a2)
nouveau video driver
software
Anybody have any
suggestions?
Thanks in
advance!
Rick
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