Debian Lenny on PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1,25 GHz
I got a PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1,25 GHz. The Grafic Card is an ATI Radeon 9000 with 64 MB.
In the PowerMac is already Installed a Sonnet Aria Card for Wireless Connection.
Installing Debian Lenny from the Net-Installer takes not more than 30 min.
At the end I have four issues:
1. The Installer detects a Single Processor
I need just to install the SMP-Kernel
# uname -r 2.6.26-1-powerpc # aptitude search linux-image-2.6.26-1-powerpc-smp # aptitude install linux-image-2.6.26-1-powerpc-smp
After rebooting the computer, the second processor is working correctly
2. There is no sound
Also here the solution is easy
Loading the module for it
#modprobe snd-powermac
Test if it works: System > Sound
Set the module to be loaded during start up adding it to /etc/modules
nano /etc/modules
3. There is no Wireless Connection with Sonnet Aria
The Sonnet Aria is detected running 'lspci'
Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Ok, Broadcom... We need the Firmware for it.
I edited the /etc/apt/sources.list to add 'non-free' to my repositories, and then I downloaded the 'b43-fwcutter'
Why it is not installed by default? You get the answer when you install it. Aptitude asks you:
'The bcm43xx driver needs extracted firmware - which cannot be shipped - to be working. This firmware can be automatically fetched and extracted as part of installing this package.Fetch and extract firmware?'
Yes! I reboot and the module b43 is loaded.
4. My DVI Monitor shows altered colours
TO BE CONTINUE