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On 3/3/2012 4:01 PM, Ronald Maas wrote:
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I tried to install Fedora 16
PPC64 on a Powermac G5, but it freezes after displaying
"returning from prom_init" when booting from the installation
DVD. Hope someone has some tips to work around this issue.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Output:<br>
Welcome to the 64-bit Fedora 16 installer!<br>
Hit <TAB> for boot options.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.17
(Red Hat 1.3.17-2.fc16)<br>
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information<br>
boot: linux</font></div>
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Try:<br>
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boot: linux video=ofonly<br>
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I have successfully done an F16 installation on a G5 multiple times,
although never with that particular display card.<br>
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