Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:19:20 -0600 From: Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange graphics issues on G5 with NVIDIA 6600 Message-ID: <fd93ca44-7e50-e994-3260-0a543a22b01d@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <B11866A7-82AC-43C7-813F-F1257AFCCB02@yahoo.com> References: <CADyfeQU7d_zJ539wBFJiKH3Pme1jFbUr1MkqszW1mbPa4yVBmw@mail.gmail.com> <bd68befb-cfbb-c7e3-c861-7cb0e115987a@gmail.com> <CADyfeQUAD5Kx8Q53yubptJnzA8La9a2Ry5m5fpb2erb33zcpZQ@mail.gmail.com> <9e7648ee-d0ef-eaf6-1d6b-ee06564dc843@gmail.com> <abc18c9e-01c4-5912-d306-31acaefc0be7@blastwave.org> <B11866A7-82AC-43C7-813F-F1257AFCCB02@yahoo.com>
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On 1/12/21 1:00 PM, Mark Millard via freebsd-ppc wrote: > > On 2021-Jan-12, at 08:22, Dennis Clarke via freebsd-ppc <freebsd-ppc at= freebsd.org> wrote: > >> <snip> >>> I didn't put any serious effort into resolving the resolution issues,= so >>> it might be possible to get it working beyond 640x480. Or maybe there= 's >>> another card that someone on this list can verify works well? >>> >> Off topic slightly but exactly what and how did you even do an install= >> on this box? I have four of these units laying around wherein one of >> them is a workable unit with the so-called "quad" PPC64 config. Not >> much runs on them these days and that includes Debian Linux wherein >> the installer is slightly broken. Slightly. There just is not much in >> the way of resources alive and workingout there that cares to debug >> the multitude of issues we face with this architecture. So I have to >> ask you, what did you use to install FreeBSD on this unit? I have not >> seen a workable installer in at least a year. > A possibility: > > Jason M. originally specified "iMac G5", so probably 1-socket/1-core-ea= ch. > A lot of the operational problems are likely associated with multi-sock= et > and/or multi-core, per the workarounds of making such systems only use = one > cpu (in FreeBSD terms). > > I've never had access to a 1-socket/multi-core PowerMac so I do not kno= w > how those behave. I've also never had access to a 1-socket-/1-core-each= > G5: always 2 sockets for the G5s. But I do have access to such a G4 and= > even a G3. > > =3D=3D=3D > Mark Millard > marklmi at yahoo.com > ( dsl-only.net went > away in early 2018-Mar) > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I have both an iMac G5 and a PowerMacG5. The iMac mostly works fine, though there is no DRI so the GUI is a=20 little sluggish. The PowerMac has the fan issue and only 640x480 res.=C2=A0 If I recall it= was=20 using the vesa driver and I didn't spend time trying to improve it since = I run this system headless anyway. --=20 Earth is a beta site.
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