Mouse button during boot worked like a charm.
Thanx
Claudia
Am Sonntag, 4. Februar 2024, 22:12:17 CET schrieb DistroHopper39B Business:
> Hold down the mouse button during boot. If that doesn't work, boot to Open
> Firmware (Command-Option-O-F) and type “eject cd”
>
> On Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 4:10 PM Claudia Neumann <dr.claudia.neumann@gmx.de>
>
> wrote:
> > Yes, I did boot from DVD. But how can I get the DVD, that will not boot,
> > out of the drive?
> >
> > CU
> >
> > Claudia
> >
> > Am Sonntag, 4. Februar 2024, 21:57:30 CET schrieb Jeffrey Walton:
> > > On Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 3:33 PM Claudia Neumann
> > >
> > > <dr.claudia.neumann@gmx.de> wrote:
> > > > Hi John, hi Frederico,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I tried debian-12.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso from 31.1.2024.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Mac G5 stops with
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > smp_core99_probe
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > smp_core99_bringup_done
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I tried with
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > radeon.modeset=1 video=offb:off nomodeset
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > radeon.agpmode=-1 radeon.modeset=1 video=offb:off nomodeset
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > in grub. No better.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Now I have the problem, that I don't get the DVD out of the drive.
> >
> > With my
> >
> > > > try of debian-11.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso from 14.5.2023 I partitioned
> >
> > the
> >
> > > > hard drive. So there is no bootable kernel on the hard drive.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Can I boot from USB?
> > >
> > > I don't think you can boot from USB on G5's. Or I was not able to boot
> > >
> > > from a USB thumb drive when I installed Debian on my PowerMac G5. The
> > >
> > > Open Firmware would not allow it. I had to burn the CD or DVD.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff