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[Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll be filing a bug report, but the 20120301 Lubuntu precise-alternate-powerpc iso install complete but boots to command prompt on a 400 MHz G3 iMac. I was able to boot to the desktop and use the system after modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf like I've done so many times in the past with other Linux distributions. 
Here are my changes: (some borrowed and updated from http://agentoss.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin-on-imac-g3-powerpc/)

Section "Module"
Load "DRI"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "iMac"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
Option "DPMS"
Horizsync 58-62
VertRefresh 75-117
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "R128"
Option "NoInt10" "true"
Option "CCEusecTimeout" "100000"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
Option "SWcursor" "false"
Option "DMAForXv" "true"
Option "UseFBDev" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

 

 

Sincerely,
Paul Gorski
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lars.nooden <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>; lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 12:25 pm
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] The 20120301-powerpc image is ok


Hi Paul,

we are grateful of your time, do not feel pressurised into testing things, or a need to apologise!

For the G3 issue, can you please do the following...

(18:00:46) bdmurray: for the g3 rerun the install and at the end of the install run ubuntu-bug ubiquity to get the log files from the install
(18:01:09) bdmurray: then a picture of the boot failure and probably dmesg from the "command prompt"

Many thanks for your continued assistance,

Phill.




On 1 March 2012 18:17, Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sure, I'll file a bug report.

I think its an old problem that keeps cropping up with PPC Linux, ATI graphics on the all-in-one Macs.
There have been problems for years with getting the various distros to work on those older iMac G3s.

What I'd like to do is try another install, and watch the first boot after the install again.
I seem to remember the word "Powerbook" flashing across the screen before booting to the command prompt.

I won't be able to re-run the install for another 8 hours though.

 

 

Sincerely,
Paul Gorski
 

 


-----Original Message-----
From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>


To: Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lars.nooden <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>; lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 11:37 am
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] The 20120301-powerpc image is ok


Hi Paul,

I've just had a chat on testing area Can you raise a bug against ubiquity for the G3 problem, give as much information as you can and email me back the bug number.

Many thanks,

Phill.


On 1 March 2012 16:26, Paul Gorski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If its any help...

Lubuntu precise-alternate-powerpc.iso 20120301
G4 eMac - guided, entire disk - installs and runs
G3 iMac -  guided, entire disk - installs, but boots to command prompt following install

 

 

Sincerely,
Paul Gorski

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lubuntu-qa <lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 9:56 am
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] The 20120301-powerpc image is ok


Hi Lars,


could you update http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/208/builds for the type of installation you chose (I'm guessing guided) I'm just awaiting on whether to file the bug against ubiquity or gparted re: extra partitions.


Regards,


Phill.


On 1 March 2012 13:54, Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've installed the power pc image and it seems to work ok

        [   ] precise-alternate-powerpc.iso         01-Mar-2012 00:39
        653M  Alternate install CD for Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC
        (POWER5) computers (standard download)

I notice that in the partitioning if guided,resize is selected, then it
creates an extra swap partition in addition to any that might already be
there.  Also, an extra boot partition gets created.

/Lars

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