Re: iMac G3 r128 - failed to load module "r128"
Hello Jeffrey!
On 2/27/21 1:37 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>> If anyone knows about some particular fixes that are required for the drivers - such
>> as for the eMac - it would be nice if we could assemble a list of these fixes so they
>> can be integrated into the Debian packages later. The fixes should, of course, get
>> upstreamed whereever possible.
>
> I hit this problem about two weeks ago after installing Debian 8.1 on
> a PowerMac G5: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/19722/debian-ppc-on-powermac-g5-boots-to-blank-screen.
>
> I did not try to troubleshoot it because I had no screen and no SSH.
> The machine was effectively unaccessible to me. If SSH would have
> worked out of the box, then I could have gotten in and tried some
> things.
SSH can be enabled from the installer by choosing the "SSH Server" option
in taskel during installation.
> Maybe one lesson to learn is, provide a working SSH after an
> installation. I don't recall if the installer had a step for enabling
> SSH.
It does.
> After the Debian 8.1 problem I tried to move on to your FEB 02 2021 build.
You won't be able to install on a PowerMac at the moment. I will have to fix
GRUB installation first which I will continue to work on next week during
my vacation.
Adrian
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