Pat Pathmanathan composed on 2021-05-09 19:02 (UTC+0100):
> I finally managed to install the following image on my iMac G5 :
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/current/
> https://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/ports/current/debian-10.0.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso
> The installation went fine. When I start the system, the grub menu loads
> allowing me to select Debian Linux to boot. On selecting the option it goes
> through the startup process and the last thing was 'Starting Gnome manager'
> (or something to that effect). It then hangs with a black screen and a
> small blinking cursor on the top left corner.
>
> It took many attempts to get here. Still no luck. Any suggestions?
Is it truly hung, or can you reach a login prompt via Ctrl-Alt-F3 or remote?
Did you select autologin at installation time?
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