Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
Hi Kristen, 2014/1/21, Kristen R : > > Advice as to what I should do? Like, how does one drop to a shell so I might > access the xorg.config file? > Adding '1' to yaboot command line should bring you to single user mode. Risto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cacyrqa2sw_ajs8cuq3hyrf3-my2u_37krr1bdatjf8ycie+...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Risto Suominen wrote: > Hi Kristen, > > 2014/1/21, Kristen R : >> >> Advice as to what I should do? Like, how does one drop to a shell so I might >> access the xorg.config file? >> > Adding '1' to yaboot command line should bring you to single user mode. > > Risto Thank you Risto I never did get a chance to actually try entering a 1 to the boot: query. Instead I purchased a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card for Mac’s. When I tried to boot to Debian everything worked as expected. No computer lockups at the login screen No half screen of black and white for the login screen So changing the video card solved my problem. It would seem there is a problem with the hardware detection phase and the build of the xorg.conf file Kristen signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail
Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/02/2014 04:28 AM, Aaron Valdes wrote: Aaron, I was using the stock card that comes with the G4 Mystic. Its an ATI 128 Rage with DVI and ADC connectors. I think it has 16M of memory on it. Kristen -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlMTl6QACgkQMHfhKU1PiziIsgCcCNzmjezMgPJk0nPP302Lia7N PE0AoLrs9tP+BXNjOT9An1rTgho7NSBF =GvQ+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/531397a4.6010...@atmyhome.org
Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
2014-03-03 17:53 GMT+01:00, Aaron Valdes : > I wonder if the problem with your card was related to Phantom Ports. > > I just had a similar symptoms with Pro Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 > Ultra. > > We did manage to get this working. > > > > > On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Risto Suominen > wrote: > >> Hi Kristen, >> >> 2014/1/21, Kristen R : >>> >>> Advice as to what I should do? Like, how does one drop to a shell so > I might >>> access the xorg.config file? >>> >> Adding '1' to yaboot command line should bring you to single user > mode. >> >> Risto > > Thank you Risto > > I never did get a chance to actually try entering a 1 to the boot: > query. Instead I purchased a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card for Mac's. > When I tried to boot to Debian everything worked as expected. > > No computer lockups at the login screen > No half screen of black and white for the login screen > > So changing the video card solved my problem. > > It would seem there is a problem with the hardware detection phase and > the build of the xorg.conf file > > Kristen > > > -- I solved a similar problem changing the video conector from one dvi to the other in the video card. I't seems that there is no monitor detection under the instalation so the system didn't know in wich dvbi you have conected the monitor. Have a nice day :) -- "El cielo es para los dragones lo que el agua es para las ninfas" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/ca+924hsjm4cqr7cqkft0xhm1du6ohkdp-xxca_c7c4d+hzx...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
Kristen, I installed Debian Wheezy on Mac Pro G5. This is my video card. :f0:10.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200 Ultra] (rev a1) Geforce FX 5200 Ultra Which Video cards where you having problems with before you changed to the ATI Radeon? Aaron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1393766909.23890.1.camel@debianWheezy
Re: Re: Wheezy install with dark screen after boot
I wonder if the problem with your card was related to Phantom Ports. I just had a similar symptoms with Pro Mac G5 with GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. We did manage to get this working. On Jan 20, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Risto Suominen wrote: > Hi Kristen, > > 2014/1/21, Kristen R : >> >> Advice as to what I should do? Like, how does one drop to a shell so I might >> access the xorg.config file? >> > Adding '1' to yaboot command line should bring you to single user mode. > > Risto Thank you Risto I never did get a chance to actually try entering a 1 to the boot: query. Instead I purchased a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card for Mac’s. When I tried to boot to Debian everything worked as expected. No computer lockups at the login screen No half screen of black and white for the login screen So changing the video card solved my problem. It would seem there is a problem with the hardware detection phase and the build of the xorg.conf file Kristen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1393865625.23890.56.camel@debianWheezy
