tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post8458681593913593207..comments2023-05-08T13:00:11.773+01:00Comments on Running Linux on my Asus X5DC Laptop: Great news on SIS672 X Driver!tpurchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-28768063680020063092010-05-05T14:20:08.929+01:002010-05-05T14:20:08.929+01:00hi Helio,
No only a 2D driver. Currently there i...hi Helio,<br /><br />No only a 2D driver. Currently there is no 3D Driver available for Linux.....SiS never released 3D Driver (well thats not quite true, it was available to one manufacturer who shipped a linux distro with there hardware - but the driver wasn't developed any further so doesn't work with later disto's).....<br /><br />Regardstpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-87175221456535252342010-05-02T21:43:56.749+01:002010-05-02T21:43:56.749+01:00hi, I'm from Brazil and i have a laptop with s...hi, I'm from Brazil and i have a laptop with sis 671/771, i would know if you have a drive working with compiz. i am looking for this a wile on google but no solution<br /><br />Best Regards <br /><br />Helio<br />uinbrazil@gmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444745843790157246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-14514684215068808622010-04-20T21:05:36.321+01:002010-04-20T21:05:36.321+01:00I would like a link to the driver you have configu...I would like a link to the driver you have configured for the X5DC, if possible. Cheers,dbroken1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07368504904233109506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-66332741030903532132010-03-21T02:54:55.672+00:002010-03-21T02:54:55.672+00:00Last post was incomplete: use "patch -p1 (pat...Last post was incomplete: use "patch -p1 (patchname)"Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-27047897837534501742010-03-21T01:09:41.806+00:002010-03-21T01:09:41.806+00:00Did you applied the patches? Copy them inside &quo...Did you applied the patches? Copy them inside "xf86-video-sis-0.9.1" and then use "patch -p1 "Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-80061803483522164922010-03-20T12:48:39.244+00:002010-03-20T12:48:39.244+00:00Daniel,
I downloaded the sisimedia src as you sug...Daniel,<br /><br />I downloaded the sisimedia src as you suggested, but I am unable to compile it! see errors below:<br /><br />sis_driver.c: In function 'SISProbe':<br />sis_driver.c:567: error: 'struct _ScrnInfoRec' has no member named 'HandleMessage'<br />sis_driver.c: In function 'SISErrorLog':<br />sis_driver.c:840: warning: format not a string literal and no format arguments<br />sis_driver.c:847: warning: format not a string literal and no format arguments<br />make[2]: *** [sis_driver.lo] Error 1<br />make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/purct/sisimedia/x11-driver-video-sisimedia/current/SOURCES/xf86-video-sis-0.9.1/src'<br />make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1<br />make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/purct/sisimedia/x11-driver-video-sisimedia/current/SOURCES/xf86-video-sis-0.9.1'<br />make: *** [all] Error 2<br /><br />Any idea's?tpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-47029208940482694082010-03-19T23:10:24.154+00:002010-03-19T23:10:24.154+00:00Nop... Special timing did not work. Neither other ...Nop... Special timing did not work. Neither other options i tried.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-6734893532842350042010-03-19T22:39:48.535+00:002010-03-19T22:39:48.535+00:00[QUOTE] So, even if you compile mandriva it fails ...[QUOTE] So, even if you compile mandriva it fails to detect your screen? [/QUOTE]<br />Yes... im going to try "SpecialTiming" option, thanks for the suggestion!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-59779633180183083642010-03-19T18:53:49.655+00:002010-03-19T18:53:49.655+00:00hi daniel,
have you tried setting Option "Sp...hi daniel,<br /><br />have you tried setting Option "SpecialTiming" "CLEVO_D4X0" in your xorg.conf file (under device options)?tpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-5058363952365542122010-03-19T18:34:36.229+00:002010-03-19T18:34:36.229+00:00[QUOTE]Im using binary mandriva drivers on ubuntu ...[QUOTE]Im using binary mandriva drivers on ubuntu 9.10 and it works ok. But any driver i compile fails detecting correctly my screen.[/QUOTE]<br /><br />So, even if you compile mandriva it fails to detect your screen?tpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-82029832645018663102010-03-19T15:09:39.729+00:002010-03-19T15:09:39.729+00:00I have a Clevo notebook, te screen resolution shou...I have a Clevo notebook, te screen resolution should be 1440x900. It fails to detect correct resolution and the screen looks like http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27107413/DSC00298.JPG.<br />Im using binary mandriva drivers on ubuntu 9.10 and it works ok. But any driver i compile fails detecting correctly my screen.<br />Here is a xorg.0.log where screen is detected Ok.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-65146098310419132152010-03-19T09:31:34.901+00:002010-03-19T09:31:34.901+00:00Daniel,
I had a quick look at your xorg.conf &...Daniel,<br /><br />I had a quick look at your xorg.conf & xorg.0.log. What resolution are you using? looking at the xorg.0.log is only 640x480....is that correct? and it causes your screen to look like this http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27107413/DSC00298.JPG? what hardware do you have and what resolutions are you wanting to support on it?tpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-58602065983891891062010-03-18T18:30:44.405+00:002010-03-18T18:30:44.405+00:00I have posted xorg.conf & xorg.0.log some time...I have posted xorg.conf & xorg.0.log some time ago here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-sis/+bug/301958/comments/31Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-87185957444683998232010-03-16T13:05:54.798+00:002010-03-16T13:05:54.798+00:00I agree...it really comes down to a lack of suppor...I agree...it really comes down to a lack of support from SiS. The distributions aren't that interested in getting the problem resolved because - they say its not worth the effort, when you look at the number of users if effects. Which is a bit backward in my opinion (because more people would use the hardware if it was supported) <br /><br />When I get time I will take a look at the sisimedia src code to see the differences and make a decision.....with regards to your problem, can you post a copy of your xorg.conf & xorg.0.log and I will take a look (but can't promise anything)<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Terrytpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-77387035393660239512010-03-15T23:45:30.242+00:002010-03-15T23:45:30.242+00:00The driver from Mandriva is the same, but is updat...The driver from Mandriva is the same, but is updated with much fixes (supports xorg 1.7 & Clevo patches for example) and somewhat cleaned code. Much people is working on Sis 671 drivers, but the work is not centralized and happens mostly in forums, i think that is quite messy, you never know where is the "last" version of the driver.<br />You see a lot of files called sis671.tar.gz and dont really know the differences between them, i think is necessary to merge versions and try to unify efforts. An "official" community supported driver would be just great...<br />Somewhat off topic, this problem: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27107413/DSC00298.JPG could be caused by EDID problems? i want to fix that and dont know how to...<br />If my text is hard to understand, please feel free to ask, is just that english is not my native language and im not very good with it.<br /><br />Daniel UrangaDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-15357715080925155232010-03-15T09:55:45.388+00:002010-03-15T09:55:45.388+00:00Hi Daniel,
thanks for your feedback..with regards...Hi Daniel,<br /><br />thanks for your feedback..with regards to your suggestion to use the Mandriva src as a base...I will if there is a compelling reason to, can you let me know why you feel its better to use? I got the impression that more people were using the sis671 driver?tpurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738839646659922885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-23720699928554025612010-03-12T17:41:50.075+00:002010-03-12T17:41:50.075+00:00Im very interested in your SIS671-driver-improving...Im very interested in your SIS671-driver-improving efforts.<br />I suggest doing "svn checkout http://svn.mandriva.com/svn/packages/cooker/x11-driver-video-sisimedia/ x11-driver-video-sisimedia" to get the latest driver from Mandriva, and work on top of that.<br />Im interested in contributing if you need any help, maybe posting source in a git repository could be useful.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Daniel UrangaDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512475154504133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-14474102445290341832010-03-11T01:15:45.702+00:002010-03-11T01:15:45.702+00:00Hello, I am Italian, sorry for any spelling mistak...Hello, I am Italian, sorry for any spelling mistakes ....<br />I would like a copy of your driver to my mail is: info1 at email.it<br />ThanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684790890951858641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483144171809458914.post-59876730772390614732010-03-10T17:29:46.755+00:002010-03-10T17:29:46.755+00:00Hi Terry,
Purchase in haste, repent at leisure: I...Hi Terry,<br /><br />Purchase in haste, repent at leisure: I bought a Proline W763S in South Africa, not realising that it has a SIS chipset. It has the standard widescreen lcd reaction to the sis671 driver: screen fades to white quite alarmingly from the corners a few times while X.org searches for a working mode, then bombs out.<br /><br />Please mail me your patched code, I'd like to try it out.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />DavidDavidrichfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836495199129220296noreply@blogger.com