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Debian Sid Installation Guide (PowerPC)
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It reports an error that it can't create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new as it is a read-only file system. I would ask in the debian-powerpc email list what to do. I can't help you further.
Hi,
what i have done because of the read-only /boot/grub was:
used gparted to unmount the partition /boot/grub and than execute the commands.
Now all is upgraded....?
It looks like:
"linux-image-powerpc64 ist schon die neueste Version (5.6.7-1)" /...already the newest version (5.6.7-1).
what i have done because of the read-only /boot/grub was:
used gparted to unmount the partition /boot/grub and than execute the commands.
Now all is upgraded....?
It looks like:
"linux-image-powerpc64 ist schon die neueste Version (5.6.7-1)" /...already the newest version (5.6.7-1).
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Seems like a strange solution, looks more like you encountered a bug. Can you reboot and still run Debian ?
You might want to install MintPPC. It basically is Debian sid with some additional programs, a nicer Desktop, all automatically installed and you will benefit from automatic Arctic Fox updates via the MintPPC repository.
I have a G4 Mac mini 1.25 GHz that I have Debian Sid installed on. Try as I might, I can't get LXDE to run on it. It crashes on boot every time. I've install the Radeon firmware and LightDM. Any thoughts?
Yep, even after installing both firmware-amd-graphics and firmware-linux-nonfree (firmware-amd-graphics was already installed) the system crashes after flickering on and off about 6 times running the LightDM boot manager. Is there some way of manually configuring Xorg so this won't happen?
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I remember reading here that lightdm was the culprit. Try disabling lightdm, booting directly to a tty and starting X with "startx". It should work.
I think the command to disable lightdm is:
Code:
sudo systemctl disable lightdm.serviceMy G4 Mac mini sports a ATI Radeon 9200 with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM. I'm going to go back to a headless system until this problem is resolved. Thanks to all.
I have the same g4 mini w/the 9200. Works fine in sid (and ubuntu and void). Install lxdm. As mentioned lightdm is broken in sid. Worst case scenario, reinstall without installing the firmware manually. If a package requires it, let it install, otherwise its not needed. These machines are too slow for 3d gfx, and opengl is partially broken anyway. The default radeonfb driver works just fine.
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Does the Radeon driver work without loading the firmware blob? What do you lose if you do that, other than 3D acceleration?
Definitely need the firmware or the driver won’t work at all.
Nothing really. 2d still gets you 60fps on average in glxgears. The desktop still feels quite nimble too.
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I've never manually installed any firmware other than for wifi in debian. As i mentioned, if one installs because its a dep by another package let it.
Edit: Then again, maybe i did, but i dont recall doing so. I generally run ubuntu and void and i didnt have to manually install graphics firmware in either. Just wifi. Either way, the radeonfb driver does a good job.
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I've never manually installed any firmware other than for wifi in debian. As i mentioned, if one installs because its a dep by another package let it.
Edit: Then again, maybe i did, but i dont recall doing so. I generally run ubuntu and void and i didnt have to manually install graphics firmware in either. Just wifi. Either way, the radeonfb driver does a good job.
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OpenBSD also downloads the firmware on first boot if WiFi/Ethernet was setup in the installer.
This time, I installed xorg before installing lxde with the ATI firmware installed. Then, I disabled lightdm, rebooted into terminal and installed xdm. Now everything works fine. Thanks to all.