{EDIT 12-AUG-2016} Added nouveau.ko for Debian Testing in attachment
{EDIT 09-AUG-2016} This is my conclusive update after 7 days of evaluating and installing .
My test-setup Powerbooks G4's all using the Nvidia FX5200 :
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.5 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, PATA SSD
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.5 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, IDE/PATA HDD
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.33 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, IDE/PATA HD
My criteria :
First , let me give big thank you to Tito910 .
Not only did he dive in to resolve the screen brightness issue on nouveau for the FX5200 based on
earlier discoveries here
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31122
He also supplied his patches to the bugzilla list so hopefully they will be incorporated in a next release
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31122
He has supplied the instructions on how to apply the patches and compile a nouveau.ko ( see post #28 ) which I've done succesfully on :
You will have to rename them to nouveau.ko and follow the instructions on this post #19
Now some initial setups :
If you cannot use sudo , you will need to :
su root
visudo
<look for the line with root: ALL=(ALL:ALL)>
<copy this line underneath but with <youruser> ALL=(ALL:ALL)
<CTRL-X>
For the Broadcom Wifi you need to :
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
If apt complains that it cannot find it , you will need to :
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
<add after the word main > contrib
<CTRL-X>
sudo apt-get update
On all OS'es you will need to add these configs for battery status and audio :
sudo nano /etc/modules
<add>
pmu_battery
snd-aoa-i2sbus
i2c-dev
<CTRL-X>
You might have to run alsamixer and unmute your Speakers, Master channel and/or raise the volume on your PCM channel.
On all OS'es :
Youtube HTML5 playback works on 360p if you let it buffer a bit in the beginning and this on
On Firefox ESR ( 45 ) or Firefox 47 it keeps loading but the video will never start .
Movie 480p video playback using MPV works fine with x265, x264 even on fullscreen playback.
Bluetooth worked out of the box for me .
Touchpad , I have the one with the right-click and scrolling feature which worked best in
Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS, you have a seperate Setting panel for touchpad.
The tested OS'ses in my personal preference :
Hope this post helps others , but now I'm going to reinstall OS X 10.5.8 to try the new TenFourFox
Also this inspired me to pick up on my C++ knowledge of 25 years ago, Tito910 I'm going to checkout your patches because I can surely learn from them.
The nouveau.ko for Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS turns out to be 64Mb so even as a ZIP of 23Mb it's too big thus here it is via Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/248whnf85706s1c/nouveau.ko.ubuntumate.160401.zip?dl=0
Just realized that the nouveau.ko for Debian Testing was an older version not including the switching on the backlight after hibernation.
I will compile it and add it again.
{EDIT 12-AUG-2016} Added nouveau.ko for Debian Testing in attachment
{EDIT 09-AUG-2016} This is my conclusive update after 7 days of evaluating and installing .
My test-setup Powerbooks G4's all using the Nvidia FX5200 :
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.5 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, PATA SSD
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.5 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, IDE/PATA HDD
1 x Powerbook G4 12" , 1.33 Ghz, 1.25 GB RAM, IDE/PATA HD
My criteria :
- minimal configuration altering during or after setup
Preferably no custom kernel image, driver downgrading, custom firmware installs
- resource friendly
( no fans blowing full speed at 95% CPU so I can't hear the sound of the speakers anymore ) - modern software
recent Firefox
Qupzilla
Midori
Mplayer , MPV if possible x265 support out of the box and 480p playback
- decent browsing experience
buffering allowed, 360p Youtube playback , fullscreen not necessarily
Javascript
- Bluetooth working, WiFi working, Touchpad working
- Screen Brightness working
First , let me give big thank you to Tito910 .
Not only did he dive in to resolve the screen brightness issue on nouveau for the FX5200 based on
earlier discoveries here
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31122
He also supplied his patches to the bugzilla list so hopefully they will be incorporated in a next release
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31122
He has supplied the instructions on how to apply the patches and compile a nouveau.ko ( see post #28 ) which I've done succesfully on :
- Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS
Found here : ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-powerpc.iso - Debian Testing Daily
Found here : debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
You will have to rename them to nouveau.ko and follow the instructions on this post #19
Now some initial setups :
If you cannot use sudo , you will need to :
su root
visudo
<look for the line with root: ALL=(ALL:ALL)>
<copy this line underneath but with <youruser> ALL=(ALL:ALL)
<CTRL-X>
For the Broadcom Wifi you need to :
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
If apt complains that it cannot find it , you will need to :
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
<add after the word main > contrib
<CTRL-X>
sudo apt-get update
On all OS'es you will need to add these configs for battery status and audio :
sudo nano /etc/modules
<add>
pmu_battery
snd-aoa-i2sbus
i2c-dev
<CTRL-X>
You might have to run alsamixer and unmute your Speakers, Master channel and/or raise the volume on your PCM channel.
On all OS'es :
Youtube HTML5 playback works on 360p if you let it buffer a bit in the beginning and this on
- Xombrero 1.6.4 (which I found the smoothest )
- Midori 0.5.11
- Qupzilla 1.8.9
On Firefox ESR ( 45 ) or Firefox 47 it keeps loading but the video will never start .
Movie 480p video playback using MPV works fine with x265, x264 even on fullscreen playback.
Bluetooth worked out of the box for me .
Touchpad , I have the one with the right-click and scrolling feature which worked best in
Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS, you have a seperate Setting panel for touchpad.
The tested OS'ses in my personal preference :
- Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS , best touchpad out of the box, and I really like Mate
- Debian Testing, lighter footprint than Mate , more lean and tweakable
- Lubuntu 16.04 LTS, very lightweight,super fast install but too sober for me
Hope this post helps others , but now I'm going to reinstall OS X 10.5.8 to try the new TenFourFox
Also this inspired me to pick up on my C++ knowledge of 25 years ago, Tito910 I'm going to checkout your patches because I can surely learn from them.
The nouveau.ko for Ubuntu Mate 16.04.1 LTS turns out to be 64Mb so even as a ZIP of 23Mb it's too big thus here it is via Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/248whnf85706s1c/nouveau.ko.ubuntumate.160401.zip?dl=0
Just realized that the nouveau.ko for Debian Testing was an older version not including the switching on the backlight after hibernation.
I will compile it and add it again.
{EDIT 12-AUG-2016} Added nouveau.ko for Debian Testing in attachment
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