[Lubuntu-qa] Fwd: Success: PPC 14.04 with the desktop freeze/radeon driver

[Fritz Hudnut]

BR:

Added "radeon.agpmode=-1" to the append line . . . as "video=ofonly" was
***already there***??  But, that didn't seem to be "recognized" until I
added it in second window, i.e., "Linux video=ofonly radeon.agpmode=-1"???
The freezing problem remained when I just used "radeon.agpmode=-1" . . .

And, on reboot, I'm able to type this email . . . so, looks good.  GUI is
very clear, things just seem to be happening a tad slowly . . . .

Only other issue of minor concern . . . no "b43-legacy driver" is found in
software updates "additional drivers" . . . in the splash an http address
shows fast to where the b43 driver can be found . . . can't read it.
Forgive my ignorance, but would that show up where?  xorg.0.log???

Might come in handy to have wifi back in the iBook . . . .

F

On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Boris Reinhard <
reinhard.boris at googlemail.com> wrote:

> sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf
>
> add these to the append=”” lines and save changes to the file, after that
>
> sudo ybin -v
>
> and after a reboot it all should stick :)
> Am 01.11.2014 16:04 schrieb "Fritz Hudnut" <este.el.paz at gmail.com>:
>
>> Forwarding this: top posted comment: Boris R. has been giving me some
>> pointers towards getting 14.04 PPC into more use-able state on my G4 iBook
>> . . . seems to have made a difference using "Linux video=ofonly
>> radeon.agpmode=-1"  at the second Yaboot window . . . now I would wonder
>> how to make that param semi-permanent . . . .  Even seems to have brought
>> "suspend" somewhat back . . . this morning did not "revive" . . . but
>> posibly due to battery old age.
>>
>>
>>
>> "- don't! My understanding was using "radeonfb" conflicts with KMS which
>> we want to use nowadays, so try to leave it out and instead use only
>> "video=ofonly radeon.agpmode=-1""
>>
>> Boris:
>>
>> Good news!!!
>>
>> Alrighty, since I didn't combine those two items before I did it, and
>> right away the fan started blowing . . . and I have a number of windows
>> open, so this is much further than I've gotten before.  Seems like the
>> "agp" params were **not*** carried over from the LiveDVD installer?
>>
>> Anyway, thanks, I'll play around with it, see if "suspend" will work,
>> etc.  Then I guess I would need your instruction on how to make these
>> params "permanent"?????
>>
>> F
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