On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Peter Saisanas <psaisa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Richard, > > In my opinion, the best way to install Debian would be to just install using > a Jessie release. > When installing, ensure you install an SSH server in addition to be able to > login via another computer if you happen to have display issues (which you > probably will). > > I believe the stretch release currently has issues with the included default > installed kernel (probably due to the version of binutils it has been built > with). So personally I would just install Jessie, then install a kernel > perhaps from ones that I have available. > > Afterwards you can upgrade to stretch by changing repositories, but just keep > booting with the kernel I have provided. > > If you happen to still have the nVidia FX5200 installed, I can step through > the procedure for you. > > Install Jessie and ensure you can ssh in to the G5. > > Specifically Install the 4.5.0-rc2 kernel I have configured for you. > (Actually this kernel config should work for most Powermac G5's (11.2 or 7.3 > or 7.2), i.e. AGP or PCIe with nVidia GPU's with the bare minimum of > tinkering required). If all goes well that is! > > I have set it up so it should hopefully require NO kernel parameters or > tinkering, i.e. fans should automatically work, nouveau should automatically > work, sound should automatically work. The required modules that previously > needed to be forced to be loaded are built in to the kernel, msi interrupts > are disabled in the kernel and kernel is built with 4kB pagesize as currently > needed by nouveau. > > Link for kernel image (no need to install the kernel headers in your case): > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8pqd5Ots1vfdlNtUFh6dGhiR1U > > copy the kernel image deb file to your hdd. > > install the kernel using the command: > sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64_2_powerpc.deb > > Once installed you need to edit yaboot.conf > > Use the following command: > sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf > > Append the following text exactly as listed at the end of the file: > > image=/boot/vmlinux-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64 > label=test > read-only > initrd=/boot/initrd.img-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64 > append="" > > Save yaboot.conf > > Apply yaboot config with following command: > > sudo ybin -v > > Reboot your G5 and when prompted, ensure you enter "test" for the label in > yaboot bootloader. > > I have tried to make this as simple as possible. > Hopefully if all goes well, it should just work without ANY tinkering > afterwards! > > If any issues or tweaks are required, please let me know and I and others > will try our best to help you out! > > Good Luck! > > Regards, > Peter Don't forget: If you want to boot the 4.5 kernel every time by default, you have to add a line to /etc/yaboot.conf default=test following the line enablecdboot And don’t forget to do sudo ybin -v to apply the new config Also, if you want to know what kernel is running, you can type uname -r HTH! Rick
