Package: installation-reports Boot method: Purchased a DVD or Debian 6.0.6 from linuxCollections.com Image version: LC catalog #53628, don't know what else to put Date: 12/03/2012
Machine: G5 Mac, 4 Gig Memory 250 Gig Hard Drive Processor: PPC 9xx series Memory: Partitions: selected 'default suggested for new users' Output of I don't know, doesn't ring a bell, will reinstall if requested, also installed 'intall64' Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [O] Comments/Problems: Installation seems to be ok, but when it re-boots, the display shows output from the scripts. However towards the end, I'm assuming, the display goes black and says "NO SIGNAL". I did notice that it output that it was 'setting the display to default' I believe. Also, the Cinema display screen that I had is not connected but is replace with a View Sonic VA720 (other is in storage in another state) and is going through a 'dongle' that changes the output pins to that that resemble a VGA display. My questions: Can I invoke it to just give me a non gui interface via some boot option? This option would at least allow me to view what's happening and if the boot actually completed properly. I tried to download the 'netinst' image and it resulted in the same problem. Although I could ^C out of the scripts and get to a partial system, but many things seemed missing. should I install another option, install expert64, etc? I was hoping that the complete system would avoid this problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Note that I can't get into the system to run any commands or see any output. Is there any way to get 'error out' or the displayed output to some device? like a printer or better still a file that I can find?