Power PC live CD not booting on PowerBook G4

[riban]

Booting from DVD, Ubuntu Mate 15.04 PPC stops at boot prompt. Selecting "live" or other boot options passes through white screen and gets to black screen with:

[19.792221] i2c i2c-3: i2c-powermac: modalias failure on /uni-n@f8000000/i2c@f8001000/cereal@1c0
[19.872156] /build/buildd/linux-3.19.0/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0)
starting version 219

DVD spins for several more minutes then stops. No further activity and screen remains as described above.

[Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)]

Please try the Ubuntu MATE 15.10 daily image and let me know if it works. A lot of bugs with the PowerPC port have been fixed in 15.10.

[riban (brian-riban)]

Booting from 15.10 20150825 via USB flash drive fails.
Boot loader shows - select live

White screen with text shows.
Screen goes black and shows:
  [20.239304] i2c i2c-3: i2c-powermac: modalias failure on /uni-n@f8000000/i2c@f8001000/cereal@1c0

Same result if boot with:
  live video=ofonly

So different behaviour but looks like similar failure.

[Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)]

I've just tested this on my iBook G4 using the Ubuntu MATE 15.10 PowerPC build from today. It boots from DVD using 'live' and I've successfully installed.

Sorry, but I can't reproduce your issue :-(

Perhaps try some of these boot options:

radeon.modeset=1 video=offb:off video=1024x768-32 video=radeonfb:off radeon.agpmode=-1

[Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)]

ISo testing for Ubuntu MATE 15.10 on PowerPC has passed. Please try Ubuntu MATE 15.10.

[dan williscroft (danwilliscroft)]

I have tried all of those boot options before I posted this on a previous thread you answered regarding a ibook. I have tried 15.10 it still wont boot. I can boot lubuntu and unbuntu power pc version but not MAT. You say its passed but that a G4 not G5???

[Brian Scott Carpenter (brianscottcarpenter)]

I am having the same problem, I just downloaded Mate last night. Today is 4-3-16 Why has it said it was fixed? it's not for me, How can I help fix this issue for Ubuntu Mate?

[Brian Scott Carpenter (brianscottcarpenter)]

Ok I did they Daily Xenial-Desktop and it looks like it is working. (The Daily Build)