Debian 8 and iMac G4

kahlil88 · 06-07-2020, 09:09 PM

Just installed Debian 8.11 PPC on my iMac G4 800MHz and having trouble getting video working right. This model has the GeForce2 MX, which apparently doesn't work well with the nouveau driver. I managed to compile and install xserver-xorg-video-nv 2.1.20 (most recent is 2.1.21 but I get signature errors and unmet dependencies). Unfortunately it just boots to a black screen with cursor (not the mouse kind) and doesn't respond to keyboard input so I have to ssh.

John VV · 06-09-2020, 02:01 PM

that GeForce2 MX is going to be a problem

i have one a GeForce2 MX 400 on a old ( 2001) desktop

antix runs very well on it ( nouveau )

the main issue with the nvidia.run driver for that card is that X11 is TOO NEW for it to work

the last time i had the run driver running was with CentOS 5