Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:12:50 -0500 From: Joe Nosay <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Strange graphics issues on G5 with NVIDIA 6600 Message-ID: <CA%2BWntOuwuo0bk8HYbc-HBU9abqpo1MhJWf1CQQfFxdQZ9_phfQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fd93ca44-7e50-e994-3260-0a543a22b01d@gmail.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> <fd93ca44-7e50-e994-3260-0a543a22b01d@gmail.com>
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> wrote: > 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-eac= h. >> A lot of the operational problems are likely associated with multi-socke= t >> and/or multi-core, per the workarounds of making such systems only use o= ne >> cpu (in FreeBSD terms). >> >> I've never had access to a 1-socket/multi-core PowerMac so I do not know >> 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 little > sluggish. > > The PowerMac has the fan issue and only 640x480 res. If I recall it was > using the vesa driver and I didn't spend time trying to improve it since = I > run this system headless anyway. > > -- > Earth is a beta site. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hope that this gets through to all. You need to use the =E2=80=9Cretro=E2=80=9D option with =E2=80=9CXorg -con= figure=E2=80=9D to add other resolutions.
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