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[Walter Lapchynski <1363180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK, with today's daily 10/3 powerpc I was able to get passed the Yaboot
> boot screen, in both my iMac 800 and my iBook, so that's the good news.

that means this one's fixed.

> the iMac I just used the live video=ofonly??? the semi default boot
> parameter and eventually got to a black screen . . . I would need to be
> reminded on what the boot parameters for the iMac are . . . .

for fixing general issues with ppc, refer to this:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ
(there are many paragraphs of discussion about proper boot parameters
and different options for different graphics chips)

however, this may still be an issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1371651

> However, on the iBook, which I might actually try the install on, I used
> "live-nosplash-powerpc video=radeonfb: 1024x768-32@60" . . . .  And that
> got me to a clean resolution GUI desktop!!!

the fix that i have seen for the blank GUI is "quiet splash" but
perhaps the nosplash fixed it in this case?

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Title:
  utopic alternate install CD doesn't boot

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Utopic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  During testing for PPC 14.10 alternate install CD on iBook G4 the process got as far as the Yaboot window boot prompt . . . entering various commands resulted in response:  "claim error, can't allocate e00000 at 0 x c2000000; claim error, can't allocate kernel memory."  Built 20140826.1  No further testing could be done.
  --- 
  AcpiTables:
   
  AlsaDevices:
   total 0
   crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116,  1 Sep  1  2014 seq
   crw-rw---T+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Sep  1  2014 timer
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.7
  Architecture: powerpc
  ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
  AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   42.846793] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
   [   42.904664] input: Mouseemu virtual keyboard as /devices/virtual/input/input5
   [   42.915426] input: Mouseemu virtual mouse as /devices/virtual/input/input6
   [  101.468774] init: network-manager main process (963) killed by TRAP signal
   [  101.469044] init: network-manager main process ended, respawning
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=111ee215-f0ae-4fb1-ad99-30a4e7f280df
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:1006 Apple, Inc. Hub in Aluminum Keyboard
   Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:0220 Apple, Inc. Aluminum Keyboard (ANSI)
   Bus 002 Device 004: ID 047d:1029 Kensington Mouse*in*a*Box Optical Elite
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  PciMultimedia:
   
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 OFfb NVDA,NVMac
  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=98ab2c76-e668-4d8d-a684-d30381117f49 ro quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-68.102-powerpc-smp 3.2.62
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-68-powerpc-smp N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-68-powerpc-smp  N/A
   linux-firmware                                1.79.16
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  Tags:  precise
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-68-powerpc-smp ppc
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo tape video

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