iMac G3 Xorg Troubles

Aeuzent · 04-17-2009, 12:25 PM

Alright let me walk you through my problem, I installed Ubuntu for power pc on an old iMac G3. I've been using this guide to help me out. I ran right into the problem with xorg and reconfiguring the monitor settings to that it will run on the iMac's built-in monitor. So I did an alternate install of 8.04.1 for the powerpc and used apt-get to install xserver then reconfigured xorg.conf and got the system to display without any complaints. Over joyed I ran 'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' and the machine finishes it's boot by going to standby mode. What happened is that somewhere in the desktop install something re-configured xorg.conf and now unable to put a picture on the monitor the Mac bios just sends the machine to standby. Ctrl-option-F1 does not kill x and wake the machine up so I'm kind of stuck doing a hard reboot that just leaves me in the same place when it finishes.

What I need to do is load the main partition with the new variables and re-edit xorg.conf with the correct values. I've tried using live-cd's without GUIs like the Ubuntu rescue disc and Finnix but I have problems mounting anything from /dev. What I can do is tell yaboot (grub for x86 users) to boot to "old" which boots the machine using the corrected xorg.conf and works great. But on a reboot I get standby mode again.

Be glad for any help I can get on this, it's driving me crazy.

**wmorri** · 04-17-2009, 09:22 PM

Hi,

Can you tell me why you told the computer to run this:

Quote:

apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

I am confused. Did you not have this installed when you used the installed ubuntu using the livecd? Also can you tell me what the difference is between the "old" and what I will call the "new"? This might lead to some conclusions.

Cheers!

Aeuzent · 04-18-2009, 06:30 AM

Well I did a cli-alternate install meaning that I installed Ubuntu without a GUI. Running "apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" get's me a GUI. As for old and new, old would refer to the correctly edited xorg.conf file and new would be the new settings configured during the ubuntu-dekstop install. Basically the settings in the old file are correct and the new one is bad.

**wmorri** · 04-18-2009, 09:14 AM

Hi,

Can you just get rid of the "new" install and run with the "old" install. It seems as though the old one is working correctly for you. I don't understand why you installed it again.

Cheers!

04-17-2009, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	iMac G3 Xorg Troubles Alright let me walk you through my problem, I installed Ubuntu for power pc on an old iMac G3. I've been using this guide to help me out. I ran right into the problem with xorg and reconfiguring the monitor settings to that it will run on the iMac's built-in monitor. So I did an alternate install of 8.04.1 for the powerpc and used apt-get to install xserver then reconfigured xorg.conf and got the system to display without any complaints. Over joyed I ran 'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' and the machine finishes it's boot by going to standby mode. What happened is that somewhere in the desktop install something re-configured xorg.conf and now unable to put a picture on the monitor the Mac bios just sends the machine to standby. Ctrl-option-F1 does not kill x and wake the machine up so I'm kind of stuck doing a hard reboot that just leaves me in the same place when it finishes. What I need to do is load the main partition with the new variables and re-edit xorg.conf with the correct values. I've tried using live-cd's without GUIs like the Ubuntu rescue disc and Finnix but I have problems mounting anything from /dev. What I can do is tell yaboot (grub for x86 users) to boot to "old" which boots the machine using the corrected xorg.conf and works great. But on a reboot I get standby mode again. Be glad for any help I can get on this, it's driving me crazy.

04-18-2009, 06:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aeuzent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 370 OS: XP SP2	Re: iMac G3 Xorg Troubles Well I did a cli-alternate install meaning that I installed Ubuntu without a GUI. Running "apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" get's me a GUI. As for old and new, old would refer to the correctly edited xorg.conf file and new would be the new settings configured during the ubuntu-dekstop install. Basically the settings in the old file are correct and the new one is bad.

04-18-2009, 09:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,832 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: iMac G3 Xorg Troubles Hi, Can you just get rid of the "new" install and run with the "old" install. It seems as though the old one is working correctly for you. I don't understand why you installed it again. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!