[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Fixed upstream ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23445 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
You can also get the firmware installed easily using Ubuntu Gutsy. Alpha 2 added support for getting the firmware for these cards without the fmcutter. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23445 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Ubuntu does not include the broadcom driver for differing reasons. To get that card work, just sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter The 2.6.21 kernel seems to have additional options for powermac thermal, or perhaps an updated driver? I do not have one of these machines to test. Ubuntu should have included these critical thermal modules in the kernel to avoid this. Are you able to load the windfarm modules manually? What happens when you type sudo modprobe therm-pm72 sudo modprobe windfarm -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23445 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Fiesty Herd 5 on iMac G5 Rev C: Standard install CD suffers same symptoms as always: Requires video=ofonly, wierd colours in Ubuntu logo during boot, startup sound plays but screen remains black, fans alternate between loud and quiet. Will download alternate CD to try text install... -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
After disabling GDM and booting into text mode the mouseemu process was still present and running at full CPU. The fans wound up to full again and did not go away even several minutes after killing the mouseemu process. The following messages are printed to the terminal before the text login appears: FATAL: Error inserting therm_pm72 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-9-powerpc64-smp/kernel/drivers/macintosh/therm_pm72.ko): No such device FATAL: Error inserting windfarm_pm112 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-9-powerpc64-smp/kernel/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm112.ko): No such device FATAL: Error inserting windfarm_pm81 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-9-powerpc64-smp/kernel/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.ko): No such device FATAL: Error inserting windfarm_pm91 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-9-powerpc64-smp/kernel/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm91.ko): No such device bcm43xx: Microcode bcm43xx_microcode5.fw not available or load failed. I have also attached an archive (logs.tar.gz) of a few logs from /var/log. ** Attachment added: Log files after booting Feisty Herd 5 on iMac G5 Rev C http://librarian.launchpad.net/7098521/logs.tar.gz -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Feisty Herd 5 on 20 iMac G5 Rev C - Alternate Install After text install (using powerpc-64 with video=ofonly) the system booted and sound seemed to work but the screen was left black. After downloading the attached xorg config file Xorg now works, but there are 2 processes (Xorg and mouseemu) taking up all the CPU, making the system barely usable. A few minutes after logging in to the Gnome desktop the fans crank up to full speed and never return to normal. This may be related to the aforementioned runaway processes. Also wireless networking doesn't appear to be working out of the box. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Timothy, I've downloaded the iso but I'm just waiting to get my hands on some more blank CDs to test it. Should get some by tomorrow. Will let you know how it goes. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Can someone test this under a Feisty build so we can see if this bug still exists? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/herd-5/ -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
He become the work for supporting such box. I meant he began. -- Verso l'Alto ! -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 00:20 +, Andrew Ash wrote: It looks like backporting this fix to Dapper will be difficult; kernel backports are treated very cautiously. But now that Edgy has been released, are all of the three revisions fully functional? Unfortunatelly, the rev C fan doesn't work. /Johan -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
It looks like backporting this fix to Dapper will be difficult; kernel backports are treated very cautiously. But now that Edgy has been released, are all of the three revisions fully functional? -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Tags added: imac -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Thanks for taking a look at it Etienne. The rev C vaccum cleaner is no fun. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Tags added: g5 ppc -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Hi, I tried booting from today's edgy live cd (daily build 13-Oct 06) on my 20 iMac G5 RevC and I still have the original problems, i.e. black screen and ventilator starting after about 1 minute. Can anyone confirm this? Has there been any progress on fixing the issue? What can I do to help? Thanks -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Hi, I confirm this. The xorg.conf use wrong freq. I provided a working xorg.conf at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/iMacG5RevC . About the fan, Benjamin Herrenschmidt will work on it later, any help is welcome, we need a windfarm121 driver. Étienne. -- Verso l'Alto ! -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Comments indicate that the kernel problem is fixed with recent Edgy builds. Please file a separate report under the xorg package if there is a problem with X configuration. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info = Fix Released -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I got a response from Benjamin already on this issue, with regards to windfarm and Dapper Flight 3: On Jan 22, 2006, at 23:02, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: Oh, ok.. you mean the fans going full speed ? That's a matter of thermal control not working on the machine. It's the single CPU G5 names PowerMac9,1 in /proc/device-tree/model right ? It should indeed work with recent kernels. I got some code in 2.6.15 but there might still have been unresolved issues. Make sure you load the windfarm_pm91 module and let us know... If it doesn't work, try an up to date git snapshot. If still doesn't work, let me know and we'll track the problem down. I have been told by some people claiming to be in the know, that the G5 single (PowerMac 9.1) is similar to the iMac internally, just with a G5 exterior, of course. This with which windfarm modules are needed for which model - is it pinned down? Should I file a separate bug report on the windfarm_pm91 module and G5 single machines??? Thermal control is still not working for me with the new Edgy builds. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Don't confuse iMac G5 rev {A,B} and rev C. They have a lot of
difference.
The priors have Powermac 9,1, the third has Powermac12,1. Currently, rev
C has no windfarm modules for their chipset, and radeonfb crashes at
startup.
Étienne.
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[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Bug 58066 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
thanks a lot! i will try this in a few days an report here. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Bug 55224 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
i got still a black screen but the system boots into gnome corretly. has anyone an idea? wrong graphic output perhaps (the external one)? -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
iMac G5 rev C. It boots up nicely but as soon as xwindows starts it is black only. It is possible to log into gnome, but still only black. Fan starts to sound like a vaccum cleaner after a minute or so. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I should add that I tested with knot-2. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Clemens, jk: Using 20 iMac G5 RevC with Edgy Knot 2 alternate install After installing in text mode I found the same problem as you on my iMac G5 RevC when I booted up. Updating the xorg.conf fixed the problem. I'm currently using a configuration based on the one available at http://bersace03.free.fr/pub/Linux/iMac%20G5/. I think that one's for a 17 (and also note the locale is french) but if you want you can download my modified version for 20 and US keyboard (attached). To be able to modify the xorg I had to boot off of the alternate-install disk in rescue mode and start up a shell in my edgy root partition. You can then wget the xorg.conf from my server. In time I'll probably try to determine the differences between the config that ships with edgy and the version I'm using now to see what needs to change in the shipped config to make it work. ** Attachment added: Working xorg.conf for Imac G5 Rev C (20, US keyboard) http://librarian.launchpad.net/4182626/xorg.conf -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
You can then wget the xorg.conf from my server. Sorry, I was going to host it but then I saw the attachment section. Download the attachment instead :) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I'm writing this on a 20-inch iMac iSight I bought the week before Apple made the Intel announcement. The stock keyboard and mouse are USB. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Well, revB comes with a bundled USB keyboard/mouse doesnt it? You can still connect it when running linux and work :) On 9/5/06, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We use a rev B model with bluetooth mouse/keyboard from Apple. This means until bluetooth is fixed we can't even test anything. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- - morthul surinen fenya quelli (R.I.P 0x7D4) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Well, revB comes with a bundled USB keyboard/mouse doesnt it? You can still connect it when running linux and work :) No it does not and no we cannot. Bluetooth-only input was a stock factory configuration from Apple, a popular one we hear. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Tested bluetooth today, exchanging files with my mobile phone and it works. On 9/5/06, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, revB comes with a bundled USB keyboard/mouse doesnt it? You can still connect it when running linux and work :) No it does not and no we cannot. Bluetooth-only input was a stock factory configuration from Apple, a popular one we hear. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- - morthul surinen fenya quelli (R.I.P 0x7D4) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I just tried Dapper 6.061 (xubuntu) on my G5 single (PowerMac 9.1) and the same problems are there that go all of the way back to Breezy Badger (5.10): 1) Freezes at startup due to (among other things???) sound driver. 2) Lack of thermal fan control. This has been going on forever. Are there any developers out there listening, or has Ubuntu given up on the PPC platform? How can you release new versions of Ubuntu and derivatives, without addressing the issues on newer Macs (ie Macs that are only 2-3 years old)? Not everyone feels comfortable with compiling a new kernel or see the need, when Ubuntu claims that it supports the PPC architecture. Let's try to get these issues sorted guys. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
These problems are very specific to ubuntu, as a similar setup (linux kernel, gdm, gnome etc) forund on Fedora Core work perfectly on the new iMac. I suggest someone install Fedora Core and use it for deubugging to catch the symbols coming from gdm during the freeze point on ubuntu. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Guys you could read the replies. It is said that in edgy eft it is fixed. I've tried it on my problematic single g5 and it works, with sound and everything (except bluetooth i guess) Just wait for edgy to be released :) On 9/4/06, cruiseoveride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These problems are very specific to ubuntu, as a similar setup (linux kernel, gdm, gnome etc) forund on Fedora Core work perfectly on the new iMac. I suggest someone install Fedora Core and use it for deubugging to catch the symbols coming from gdm during the freeze point on ubuntu. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- - morthul surinen fenya quelli (R.I.P 0x7D4) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
We use a rev B model with bluetooth mouse/keyboard from Apple. This means until bluetooth is fixed we can't even test anything. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I'm sucking down the lastes edgy. I've been beating my head against the wall for hours with the red screen of death. Much thanks for all the work you guys did on this. Hopefully us g5imackers' will be up and running soon. Thanks again. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Oops, that should have read 2.6.18-rc5 kernel - only this kernel has native sound support, although patches can be applied to earlier kernels, as has been done in the 2.6.17 Edgy kernel. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Yes, I got the sound working too. I have a fully functioning Dapper - sound and fans controlled (except for video that is a bit jerky) - simply by compiling the 2.6.16-rc5 kernel with the g5_defconfig configuration. I've posted instructions about how to get a working Dapper here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=144#post144 It'd be good to get feedback on how well this works. Also, rather that using the kernel I've compiled, I'd really like people to try compiling their own kernel and see if we can also get smooth video. I tried compiling from the Ubuntu source (rather than from vanilla) but failed - but that source is probably the best to be experimenting with I think. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Let us know if you get the sound working in Dapper. While I will definitely continue to contribute as much as I can to Edgy, I would much rather be running a quick, stable OS (with sound). -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I can now confirm Edgy knot-1 installation runs on my Rev-A. I still have to work out how to convince the partitioner to let me dual-boot, but that's another question! Cheers, Mike. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Mike, adding the line macosx=/[EMAIL PROTECTED],f200/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:8 (8 is my OS X partition number. It's probably different for you) to your /etc/yaboot.conf and then running ybin should let you boot into OS X. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Thanks Dylan, Thanks -- my OSX partition is on # 5, but I'll keep that ready if I need it. Actually my main problem is that I haven't been able to set up yaboot yet -- for dual-boot I have to choose manual partitioning, but there doesn't seem to be an option to create an Apple_bootstrap partition, then when the installer comes to install yaboot it complains that there's no Apple_bootstrap partition. I've now done it by dropping into terminal and running mac-fdisk, and I'll try a bit later and see if I can just boot from the CD and run yabootconfig to set up yaboot. Alternatively I might be able to re-run the install and just accept the existing partitions (which are now correct) and continue from there. Anyway the real problem (maybe needing fixing) is that in manually editing partitions there's no obvious way to create an Apple_bootstrap partition. Cheers, Mike. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Anyway the real problem (maybe needing fixing) is that in manually editing partitions there's no obvious way to create an Apple_bootstrap partition. Yes, I came across this too - it's listed as a bug the Ubuntu graphical installer bug wiki. You can either use mac-fdisk to create a boot partition (and the installer will write to this at the end despite saying it can't see the partition at the start) or use the text installer. Back to this bug, though: I managed to compile the 2.6.17.11 kernel in Dapper using the g5_defconfig setting by halting X Windows from loading and playing in the terminal. Incredibly, I have a working (and very fast) Dapper, just minus the sound. This includes fan control. I'm having a play right now to see if I can get the sound going. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: [Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
On 8/28/06, Dylan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got Edgy Knot 1 installed and running on my Rev B. However, the resolution is totally screwed. If anyone could offer some direction or an xconf, that'd be great. PS. Bluetooth and AirPort aren't working (although I wouldn't expect them to work out of the box, anyway). -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- - morthul surinen fenya quelli (R.I.P 0x7D4) It can be easily changed at /etc/X11/xorg.conf Just add 1440x900 at the resolutions for depth 24. You'll see when you get there. I had my Airport working. See http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?=142727 It needs to grab your Airport firmware from /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirport2 Again you will see when you read the howto. I suppose needing to find the firmware yourself makes AirPort not working not a bug, but could someone get into dapper a script that does it automatically (since the modules for hfs+ are in the installer cd anyway we could grab a copy of it and set up AirPort automatically. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Thanks for the help. I fixed my resolution problem within minutes of making my post, then realized how stupid it was. I can't view the ubuntu forums right now (they're temporarily down); however, I assume I'll need OS X installed to find my AirPort firmware key? I wiped my drive clean and have yet to install OS X... If there's another way, I'd rather do that, but it sounds like there isn't. Lastly, any word on bluetooth? Thanks for the help. Sorry if some of my questions seem stupid... I'm relatively new to Linux. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I can confirm Edgy knot-1 installer runs fine on my Rev-A. Once I've backed up my Mac partition and fixed the screen resolution I should be in business! The fan is still running at full speed, but that's not a big problem for me since I'm in the tropics (Darwin -- lat 12deg S). Hopefully this will be fixed when Edgy goes final. Cheers, Mike. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I just tested it with the latest Edgy Eft iso (disk installation). Both the cd and the disk install work with sound etc, not 1 crash and its pretty fast too. Just some other glitches but I think these are eft specific.Oh, the fan sometimes its not working at all, some times is working at full speed. Anyway good job. On 8/25/06, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Make that bluetooth/sound/power-manager (fans). So there are at least three (3) hardware-specific bugs of maximum severity peculiar to this hardware. This is the kind of place where Ubuntu could really, really help Debian with hardware support and development. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- - morthul surinen fenya quelli (R.I.P 0x7D4) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Hi, Could those reporting back please specify if they are using a Revision A, B or C iMac G5? Revision A is the very first iMac G5, which has a flat/squarish back. Revision B has a curved back but no iSight. And Rev C has iSight. The components within each of these revisions are slightly different, including the fact that a Nvidia card is used in Rev A, and it seems an ATI card is used in Rev C. While all 3 don't work with Breezy, it seems as though there are differing results with Edgy. Oh, and Emmanuel, could you please elaborate on the fan issue? Sounds dangerous if at times it is not working at all - couldf result in hardware overheating! Cheers, Torrance -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Mine's Rev A. It looks like I should give Edgy a try -- I will if I get time. We're about to go away for a few weeks' break :-) Cheers, Mike. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Oh, and just FYI, I started downloading the release I found at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/edgy/knot-1/ I assume this is probably what the rest of you have been using, as it says it's 676 MB. I'll be sure to let you know how everything goes once I've downloaded/burned the ISO. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I'm using an iMacG5 Rev A, 17inch. Incredibibly the LiveCD for Edgy Knot 1 boots, Gnome comes up, and for the first time ever I also have sound under a linux system. Unfortunately, the thermal/fan control still isn't enabled (it's a kernel option!) and my native screen resolution wasn't recognised (though the work-around for Breezy resulted in native screen resolution so I think this may just be a problem with the LiveCD). Anyway, it seems to me the initial problem for all systems has been fixed with the latest kernel. What still needs to be worked around is X-Windows configurations for the Nvidia and ATI chips, as well as the thermal control. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I've got Edgy Knot 1 installed and running on my Rev B. However, the resolution is totally screwed. If anyone could offer some direction or an xconf, that'd be great. PS. Bluetooth and AirPort aren't working (although I wouldn't expect them to work out of the box, anyway). -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
This looks like the same problem I'm getting, in trying to boot the CD 6.06.1 live image on my 1.6 GHz iMac G5. After the initial series of messages under the ubunto logo, the fans spool up, the screen goes black and everything freezes needing a hard reboot. I'm actually a bit astonished that this has been around since Oct last year and still not fixed -- after all it's hard and reproducible, and there are a lot of these machines out there. The main ubuntu page should have a warning saying it's currently incompatible with this hardware. The instructions in the link in the previous message may well be helpful but as a Linux newbie with little spare time I don't really want to go down that road. I think I'll just come back in a month and hope someone's fixed it. Cheers, Mike. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Ben said: we cannot buy every piece of hardware that doesn't work or that we want to support. It's not a matter of money, it's more a matter of space. Your viewpoint is in effect we have enough Macs already. I might sympathize if these bugs were not so ancient, glaring, and cemented into a final release even after multiple user reports and months of time. There was a reason to say that you need actual hardware. Ben, there have been, and still are, plenty of G5 testers. The test pool is not the problem. We *already know* where the problems live - bluetooth sound. The point you're missing is basic. The bugs themselves are what demand developer hardware, not picky users. Testing in the face of such serious bugs is not something users should do. Some bugs need hardware to solve right. Example - I could not type into yaboot.conf. Glitches froze everything in the middle of editing. It was a race against time to change a single line. That kind of thing makes user testing impossible. Yes I used single mode and every other trick. I tried every user-forum workaround, removing bluetooth packages, all of it. Nothing helped. If I were an Ubuntu developer with debug output screens and source familiarity, I would know what to do. That is why these bugs call for hardware. Bugs that sit unsolved for endless months, AND are crashing-kernel severity, AND prevent user boot, AND have multiple corroboration reports, AND have known code locations (sound/bluetooth), merit hardware. Code this broken needs serious developer attention on the actual box. With hardware you'll have them fixed in short order. Without it Ubuntu will continue pretending to support hardware that it doesn't. That you have other PPC machines is nice but irrelevant. Either Ubuntu supports the iMac G5 or not. If not, take it off the list of supported hardware. Your office should not be full of hardware that works, but hardware that won't. My advice? Put one of those working G3/G4s in the closet; replace it with a G5. Desk space is then unchanged. No closet? Rent a public storage unit. At least the G3/4 crowd can boot up and do proper user testing. I can't. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
P.S. Make that bluetooth/sound/power-manager (fans). So there are at least three (3) hardware-specific bugs of maximum severity peculiar to this hardware. This is the kind of place where Ubuntu could really, really help Debian with hardware support and development. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Hi, i booted latest edgy live cd. all fine but a black screen when X is startet. the start sound is played in backround, so i think everything booted ok into gnome. in my opinion the ati x600 switches into the mode of the second monitor output! so the primary apple tft in the imac is turned off. to put a external monitor on the mac i need a special adapter :) but i dont own it! perhaps anyone can try this out? or look into the x-conf ? greeting clemens -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
i found this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/iMacG5revC perhaps it helps. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Unfortunately, we cannot buy every piece of hardware that doesn't work or that we want to support. It's not a matter of money, it's more a matter of space. I already have 5 different powerpc machines (iMac G4, G4 Tower, G5 Tower, PowerBook G4, and IBM OpenServer). This is in addition to my other hardware. Other developers also have large amounts of existing, and expanding hardware. Anyway, I'm more than willing to try to get this working if any of the users are willing to test some things. If we can pinpoint the problem, it's a one time deal to getting this hardware supported. Otherwise, it's going to remain non-working ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
This bug may be fixed in the current edgy developement system. In an effort to track this bug to our latest distribution, it is being targeted for edgy. Please confirm whether this bug exists in edgy. If not, then please re- attach all related output (e.g. dmesg, oops output) while under edgy. Latest Edgy CD's can be downloaded from: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/edgy/knot-1/ If this image does not boot from you, you can also download a current daily build from: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ Note that it may only be necessary to boot the LiveCD to see if your bug is fixed. In this case, you do not need to upgrade your installed system at all to confirm it. Certain bugs may require that you do an actual installation. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
I'm happy to be at least one guinea pig. Will provide feedback on Edgy in a week or so (need to repartition, etc.). There are reports that kernel 2.6.17 also resolves this problem (using g5_defconf). Unfortunately I don't know how to test this as I am not able to get a working system to compile. If indeed the latest kernel fixes the issue it'd be nice if someone could create a CD image, so that we can use the stable Dapper system just with an updated kernel. Cheers for the bug-fixing. :-) -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Tags added: apple -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Please test against Edgy Eft (Knot 1 CD's have been released). This is based on a 2.6.17.6 kernel, but also has many updates from the alsa tree, especially related to snd_aoa. -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
Everything but sound works on Fedora Core -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Bug 46138 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Bug 34757 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23445] Re: iMac G5 will freeze after booting up
** Bug 46699 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- iMac G5 will freeze after booting up https://launchpad.net/bugs/23445 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
