Re: [tlug] Screen goes blank (i.e., black) when installing Open SuSE 10.0 on PowerBook G4 Titanium

[Mark Sargent <powderkeg@example.com>]

Joseph Essertier wrote:

> Anyone have any experience with installing SuSE on PowerBooks?
> I'm trying to install Open SuSE 10.0 on my PowerBook G4 Titanium using 
> this guide:
> http://www.opensuse.org/POWER@example.com??
>
> Actually i'm trying to set it up as a dual boot, with Mac OS 10.2 on 
> one partition, and SuSE on the other, the way explained in this guide.
>
> As you will see if you go to this guide page, there is a page entitled 
> "PPC Partitioning" with 5 sections:
> 1 Drive partitioning scheme: 
> <http://www.opensuse.org/PPC_Partitioning#Drive_partitioning_scheme:>
> 2 Creating your Linux partitions with pdisk: 
> <http://www.opensuse.org/PPC_Partitioning#Creating_your_Linux_partitions_with_pdisk:>
> 3 Installing with YaST: 
> <http://www.opensuse.org/PPC_Partitioning#Installing_with_YaST:>
> 4 Bootloader setup 
> <http://www.opensuse.org/PPC_Partitioning#Bootloader_setup>
> 5 Possible problems within YaST
>
> <http://www.opensuse.org/PPC_Partitioning#Possible_problems_within_YaST>I 
> did my partitioning the same way the writer of this page (wiki?) did, 
> and got as far as step 3.  The problem i have occurs while i'm trying 
> to do step 4, "Bootloader setup."  In that section, it says, "Check 
> PPC Installation Issues 
> <http://www.opensuse.org/index.php/PPC_Installation_Issues> for more 
> information on bootloader setup ," so i click on "PPC Installation 
> Issues."   Under "Bootloader Installation (lilo or yaboot)" it says:
>
> "There is currently no support to install the bootloader automatically 
> during installation, nor is there anything to repartition your hard 
> disk (within YaST). To workaround this, boot again into the YaST 
> installer and chose /Boot into the installed system/ instead of /New 
> Installation/. Continue with the package installation and system 
> configuration. Login to the system as root and create a new config 
> file for lilo."
>
> When i boot again into the YaST installer and choose "Boot into the 
> installed system" 2 pages of text informing me what is going on scroll 
> by.  I don't understand what most of it means, but it's not full of 
> error messages.  That lasts about 5 seconds, then the screen goes 
> blank (actually black), i hear it (hard disk or CD drive?) working 
> away and hear a bootup sound like the sound on the Mac when it is 
> first starting up, but the screen continues to stay black.  I can't 
> see anything.  After awhile the hard drive and CD drive become quiet 
> like it's waiting for me to do something.  Maybe log in?  But i can't 
> see anything, so i give up.  The video monitor i manually chose was 
> "PowerBook Titanium."  Is there a better  selection for my video 
> monitor or something?  The actual model number of my PowerBook is 
> M8407.  It's a 15 inch screen, and searching for specifications on 
> this computer, i find that "Onyx (VGA) 15"" is often appended to the 
> name of the computer, PowerBook G4 Titanium.  Is Onyx the maker of the 
> video monitor?
>
> Why did i attempt this?  I fairly successfully installed this latest 
> version of SuSE on my desktop at work, and i want to have it on a 
> computer at home, but this PowerBook is the only computer at home that 
> i'm willing to experiment on.  It's also kinda fun.  (Heh, heh).
>
> I was about to give up, but i thought i'd ask somebody here first 
> before doing that.
>
> Thank you.
> Joe
Hi All,

Joseph, mate, did you intend on attaching this post to the above 
thread.? Probably not a good thing if so. It's kinda like stealing 
someone elses thread, eh. No flame intended, just thought I'd point it 
out. If it was unintentional, just re-post, and ask all in this thread 
to ignore the post. If you feel my post is inappropriate, then my 
apologies in advance, and hit me up off-line to discuss further. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.