Re: Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues
I answer to my self:
I checked now that it is not your kernel loaded.
I change the yaboot and let you know....
cheers!!
2015-11-14 9:51 GMT+01:00, Ala de Dragón <aladedragon@gmail.com>:
> Hi Peter. :D
>
> Maybe I'm confussed because there are a few post about this problem.
>
> 2015-06-29 23:55 GMT+02:00, Peter Saisanas <psaisanas@gmail.com>:
> (...)
>
>> The link is below and has been up for a few hours:
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vffmY5ZnpGUDg4UGNnVFk2M05tQUtEUUkwUmhmQWdLMWpfZGVraDIxSFltb1k
>>
>
> I downloaded and installed this two packets.
>
> My mac is a G5 late 2005, with:
>
> # lspci | grep -i vga
> 0000:0a:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV43
> [GeForce 6600] (rev a2)
>
>
> root@debian:~# uname -a
> Linux debian 3.16.0-4-powerpc64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3
> (2015-08-04) ppc64 GNU/Linux
>
>
>> 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.
>
> (...)
>
> root@debian:~# cat /proc/interrupts | grep nouveau
> 26: 1 0 MPIC-U3MSI 9 Edge nouveau
>
> Thant seems ok, isn't it?
>
> root@debian:~# getconf PAGESIZE
> 65536
>
> and here comes my problems. This has to be 4kb if I'm correct. So if
> you packed it correctly why I'm getting this values?... is what I'm
> wondering to myself. I can't figure out.
>
> on the other hand noveau is complaining about rom, so I suspect that I
> will need to do the trick: put the i386 video rom and load it by hand.
> This are the logs:
>
> root@debian:~# journalctl | grep nouveau
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: fb: switching to nouveaufb from OFfb
> NVDA,Displ
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0a:00.0] BOOT0
> : 0x043100a4
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0a:00.0]
> Chipset: NV43 (NV43)
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:0a:00.0] Family :
> NV40
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking OpenFirmware for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> checksum invalid
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking PRAMIN for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> signature not found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking PROM for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> signature not found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking ACPI for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> signature not found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking PCIROM for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau 0000:0a:00.0: Invalid ROM contents
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> signature not found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> checking PLATFORM for image...
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] ...
> signature not found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] using
> image from OpenFirmware
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0] BIT
> signature found
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:0a:00.0]
> version 05.43.02.75.00
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PMC][0000:0a:00.0] MSI
> interrupts enabled
>
> (I don't like this line....)
>
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PFB][0000:0a:00.0] RAM type:
> DDR1
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PFB][0000:0a:00.0] RAM
> size: 256 MiB
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PFB][0000:0a:00.0]
> ZCOMP: 378880 tags
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PTHERM][0000:0a:00.0] FAN
> control: toggle
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ PTHERM][0000:0a:00.0]
> internal sensor: no
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ CLK][0000:0a:00.0] 20:
> core 300 MHz shader 300 MHz memory 500 MHz
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ CLK][0000:0a:00.0] --:
> core 300 MHz shader 300 MHz memory 500 MHz
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau 0000:0a:00.0: Using 32-bit DMA via
> iommu
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] VRAM: 252 MiB
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] GART: 512 MiB
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] TMDS table version 1.1
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB version 3.0
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 00:
> 01000100 00000028
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 01:
> 03000102 00000000
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 02:
> 04011210 00000028
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 03:
> 02111212 02000100
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 04:
> 02011211 0020c070
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB conn 00: 1030
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] DCB conn 01: 2130
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ I2C][0000:0a:00.0]
> detected TMDS transmitter: sil164
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] 0x14C5: Parsing
> digital output script table
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] MM: using M2MF for
> buffer copies
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] Setting dpms mode 3
> on TV encoder (output 4)
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau [ DRM] allocated 1280x1024
> fb: 0x30000, bo c000000162469180
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau 0000:0a:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb
> frame buffer device
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: nouveau 0000:0a:00.0: registered panic
> notifier
> nov 14 09:27:27 debian kernel: [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.1.2
> 20120801 for 0000:0a:00.0 on minor 0
> nov 14 09:38:58 debian kernel: nouveau E[ DRM] GPU lockup -
> switching to software fbcon
> nov 14 09:39:13 debian kernel: nouveau E[Xorg[574]] failed to idle
> channel 0xcccc0001 [Xorg[574]]
> nov 14 09:39:28 debian kernel: nouveau E[Xorg[574]] failed to idle
> channel 0xcccc0001 [Xorg[574]]
> nov 14 09:39:43 debian kernel: nouveau E[Xorg[574]] failed to idle
> channel 0xcccc0000 [Xorg[574]]
> nov 14 09:39:58 debian kernel: nouveau E[Xorg[574]] failed to idle
> channel 0xcccc0000 [Xorg[574]]
>
>
> So, I just installed it in a clean jesie installation with xfce so. I
> need to compile the sources by hand or need to place the sources for
> running you kernel. Please tell me the trick, I just want to tranform
> the big metal junk over my table in a running computer.
> Thanks a lot :D
>
> --
> "El cielo es para los dragones
> lo que el agua es para las ninfas"
>
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