Re: Re: Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues
Hi Brock
The link is below and has been up for a few hours:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vffmY5ZnpGUDg4UGNnVFk2M05tQUtEUUkwUmhmQWdLMWpfZGVraDIxSFltb1k
As promised, above is a Google Drive link for a 64 Bit G5 Powermac
3.18.16 kernel and headers deb packages for Debian Jessie.
This kernel is based off the default Debian Jessie kernel config, but
basically optimised for G5 processors, with 4kb kernel pagesize and MSI
interrupts disabled. This is basically what nouveau requires to enable
XOrg 2d acceleration.
I have installed this on a fresh Debian Jessie install and seems to work
ok, i have quickly set this up but i can improve it further.
The kernel image and header deb files should be saved somewhere and as
root install the deb files.
it will install the vmlinux & initrd images in boot. Create a new
entry in yaboot.conf and test it out.
Im curious if is solves the nouveau issues for Powermac G5 11.2 owners.
Please give feedback and i will try to update documentation.
P.S. after installing, load the i2c-powermac module to automatically
start windfarm to quieten the machine.
Im pretty sure the 32 bit kernels AFAIK are already using 4kB pagesizes.
Regarding the MSI interrupts, im sure it mostly affects the Powermac G5
11.2 Dual Core PCI-E owners most but maybe also the single core AGP /
PCI-X G5's as well.
By the way, use the XFCE desktop, it seems Cinnamon doesn't start-up
correctly.
Cheers & Good luck!
Peter
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