Re: Debian 8 on Late 2005 G5, Graphics Issues
On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:16 AM, Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
> On 06/02/16 07:26, Rick Thomas wrote:
>> On Feb 5, 2016, at 2:43 PM, Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
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>>> In this context, reading back through the threads I see that Peter has rolled some 4.* kernels. Any suggestions as to which one I try first and any particular messages in the thread I should pay attention to?
>> If your G5 is a "PowerMac11,2" like mine, then Peter's "4.4.0-rc7-powerpc64" kernel works well for me with the "VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 LE] (rev a2)" graphics card.
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> Thanks Rick
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> That is the machine exactly :-)
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> Are you running sid or jessie?
Stretch.
In the sources.list, I have jessie, jessie/updates, jessie-updates, jessie-backports, and stretch repositories; all with main, non-free, and contrib activated.
HTH!
Rick
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