X1000 success with CruxPPC and MintPPC Linux Distros

[Fernecho]

Hi all,

I have a problem installing the MintPPC, the installation stops at a screen that says:

analyzing disks .... 52%, and does not follow. I downloaded the debian net install iso on the link that is in the guide. anyone knows why this happens.

[PatW]

Do you use software 3d driver or hardware 3d driver?

I'm using the hardware driver and loading the vmlinux39 kernel.

Running the following commands I get:

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$ dmesg | grep RV
[drm] initializing kernel modesetting (RV730 0x1002:0x9498).
[drm] Loading RV730 Microcode

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$ dmesg | grep radeon
[drm] radeon defaulting to kernel modesetting.
[drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
radeon 0000:01:00.0: VRAM: 1024M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000003FFFFFFF (1024M used)
radeon 0000:01:00.0: GTT: 512M 0x0000000040000000 - 0x000000005FFFFFFF
[drm] radeon: 1024M of VRAM memory ready
[drm] radeon: 512M of GTT memory ready.
[drm] radeon: irq initialized.
radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB enabled
[drm] radeon: ib pool ready.
[drm] radeon: power management initialized
[c00000017a0871e0] [c000000000346bd4] .radeon_dvi_detect+0x84/0x364
[c00000017a087490] [c00000000035602c] .radeon_fbdev_init+0xd4/0x100
[c00000017a087530] [c00000000034f3b4] .radeon_modeset_init+0x870/0x8c4
[c00000017a087600] [c000000000325f50] .radeon_driver_load_kms+0xfc/0x14c
[c00000017a087750] [c0000000005bc3b0] .radeon_pci_probe+0xb8/0xdc
[c00000017a087dd0] [c00000000077b3f0] .radeon_init+0xb4/0xd0
fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[drm] Initialized radeon 2.9.0 20080528 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0

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$ glxinfo | grep OpenGL
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
OpenGL vendor string: X.Org
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RV730
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:

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$ glxinfo | grep render
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RV730
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, 

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$ glxgears
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
7735 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1547.000 FPS
8718 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1743.458 FPS
8772 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1754.394 FPS
8657 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1731.254 FPS
8768 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1753.415 FPS
8637 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1727.381 FPS
8766 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1753.028 FPS
8637 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1727.295 FPS
8732 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1746.384 FPS

[PatW]

I have now created this files but cannot write something inside

Are you able to login as root?

You may need to create the xorg.conf.d directory (as root)

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mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

then

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nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-vsync.conf

make the changes and type Ctrl+X and Y

then

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nano /etc/profile.d/radeon.sh

make the changes and type Ctrl+X and Y

and reboot.

[PatW]

Hi all,

I have a problem installing the MintPPC, the installation stops at a screen that says:

analyzing disks .... 52%, and does not follow. I downloaded the debian net install iso on the link that is in the guide. anyone knows why this happens.

Hi

If you haven't done so it's probably worth verifying that the ISO you downloaded is good by checking the md5sum or sha1sum ...just in case


Pat

[tommysammy]

I have now created this files but cannot write something inside

Are you able to login as root?

You may need to create the xorg.conf.d directory (as root)

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mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

then

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nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-vsync.conf

make the changes and type Ctrl+X and Y

then

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nano /etc/profile.d/radeon.sh

make the changes and type Ctrl+X and Y

and reboot.

I have done it exactly like you but get a kernel panic with DebianSquezze/KDE
I will try it with MintPPC
Have you onboard sound and onboard ethernet with MintPPC ?

[Fernecho]

Hi all,

I have a problem installing the MintPPC, the installation stops at a screen that says:

analyzing disks .... 52%, and does not follow. I downloaded the debian net install iso on the link that is in the guide. anyone knows why this happens.

Hi

If you haven't done so it's probably worth verifying that the ISO you downloaded is good by checking the md5sum or sha1sum ...just in case


Pat

The sum is correct, no errors, the installation goes to begin of partitioning and then analyzing the discs, but not appears the partitioning screen to choose the partition for installation.

[mechanic]

The sum is correct, no errors, the installation goes to begin of partitioning and then analyzing the discs, but not appears the partitioning screen to choose the partition for installation.

Just questions.

1. Did you have Debian on this same disk before?
2. Are you installing on AmigaOS disk /dev/sda ?
3. If a seperate disk, does Media Toolbox see it?

[PatW]

I have done it exactly like you but get a kernel panic with DebianSquezze/KDE
I will try it with MintPPC
Have you onboard sound and onboard ethernet with MintPPC ?

I tried Debian Squeeze and get a kernel panic as well running glxgears so it looks like Wheezy is the way to go. The changes I made in Wheezy/MintPPC make no difference on Squeeze.

The onboard sound and onboard ethernet are working perfectly in Wheezy/MintPPC. I have a full gigabit ethernet connection


Pat

[PatW]

The sum is correct, no errors, the installation goes to begin of partitioning and then analyzing the discs, but not appears the partitioning screen to choose the partition for installation.

Just questions.

1. Did you have Debian on this same disk before?
2. Are you installing on AmigaOS disk /dev/sda ?
3. If a seperate disk, does Media Toolbox see it?

Another question to add to Mechanic's list ..

4. When the installation stalls if you press Alt + F4 keys are any errors displayed? (With the AmigaOne keyboard it will left Amiga key + F4)


Pat

[Fernecho]

The sum is correct, no errors, the installation goes to begin of partitioning and then analyzing the discs, but not appears the partitioning screen to choose the partition for installation.

Just questions.

1. Did you have Debian on this same disk before?
2. Are you installing on AmigaOS disk /dev/sda ?
3. If a seperate disk, does Media Toolbox see it?

I have installed AmigaOS on a 1 TB hard drive (which comes with the X1000 AmigaOne FC),/dev/sda1, sda2, sda3, sda4, sda5.
I have installed Debian Squeeze on another hard drive of 250 GB (SATA), /dev/sdb1, and I have a hard disk of 500 GB (IDE), /dev/sdc1 connected to the IDE.
The IDE drive is recognized without problems for the AmigaOS (Media ToolBox) and is also recognized by the Debian (Gparted), this is where I want to install the LinuxMint.