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| Started by | Pat Pathmanathan <pat.pathmanathan@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2021-05-09 20:20 +0200 |
| Last post | 2021-05-10 08:40 +0200 |
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Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc) Pat Pathmanathan <pat.pathmanathan@gmail.com> - 2021-05-09 20:20 +0200
Re: Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-05-09 21:40 +0200
Re: Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc) Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-05-10 01:10 +0200
Re: Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc) "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-05-10 08:40 +0200
| From | Pat Pathmanathan <pat.pathmanathan@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2021-05-09 20:20 +0200 |
| Subject | Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc) |
| Message-ID | <CcWc2-CW-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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I finally managed to install the following image on my iMac G5 : https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/current/ https://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/ports/current/debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso The installation went fine. When I start the system, the grub menu loads allowing me to select Debian Linux to boot. On selecting the option it goes through the startup process and the last thing was 'Starting Gnome manager' (or something to that effect). It then hangs with a black screen and a small blinking cursor on the top left corner. It took many attempts to get here. Still no luck. Any suggestions? Pat
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| From | Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> |
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| Date | 2021-05-09 21:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CcXrs-1m1-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #235035 |
Pat Pathmanathan composed on 2021-05-09 19:02 (UTC+0100): > I finally managed to install the following image on my iMac G5 : > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/current/ > https://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/ports/current/debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso > The installation went fine. When I start the system, the grub menu loads > allowing me to select Debian Linux to boot. On selecting the option it goes > through the startup process and the last thing was 'Starting Gnome manager' > (or something to that effect). It then hangs with a black screen and a > small blinking cursor on the top left corner. > > It took many attempts to get here. Still no luck. Any suggestions? Is it truly hung, or can you reach a login prompt via Ctrl-Alt-F3 or remote? Did you select autologin at installation time? -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
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| From | Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2021-05-10 01:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Cd0IF-3EE-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #235035 |
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On Sun, May 9, 2021, 1:18 PM Pat Pathmanathan <pat.pathmanathan@gmail.com> wrote: > I finally managed to install the following image on my iMac G5 : > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/current/ > > https://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/ports/current/debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso > > The installation went fine. When I start the system, the grub menu loads > allowing me to select Debian Linux to boot. On selecting the option it goes > through the startup process and the last thing was 'Starting Gnome manager' > (or something to that effect). It then hangs with a black screen and a > small blinking cursor on the top left corner. > > It took many attempts to get here. Still no luck. Any suggestions? > Based on similar symptoms on Intel platforms, check brightness and contrast on your monitor. It may simply be too low to see. Or as already suggested, try other available sessions. Pat > > >
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| From | "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> |
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| Date | 2021-05-10 08:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Cd7K9-8bn-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #235035 |
Hi, (there is at least one answer which was not Cc'ed to you as follow-up under https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/05/msg00358.html ) Pat Pathmanathan wrote: > I finally managed to install the following image on my iMac G5 : > [...] debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso [...] > 'Starting Gnome manager' > (or something to that effect). It then hangs with a black screen and a small > blinking cursor on the top left corner. > [...] Any suggestions? Did you already try the "powerpc" architecture as alternative to "ppc64" ? https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-10.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso If this doesn't work either, then i propose again to ask at debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org Subscribe at https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/ Have a nice day :) Thomas
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