[ubuntu] SiS 771/671 Mirage 3 Video Drivers!?!?

[zorglups]

Originally Posted by tnkflx Can anyone confirm whether this driver should also work on the Intel D201GLY2A board with Ubuntu 8.10? I can't get it to work...

The only I could run Ubuntu 8.10 on my D201GLY2, I did the following:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...98#post6661598

Here is how I solved my issue: I upgraded from Hardy to Intrepid to get a newer kernel and get rid of the kernel freeze. I then downgraded Xorg from 7.4 to 7.3 to have my sis driver working. The downgrade process is nicely explained here: http://dailyvim.blogspot.com/2008/12...ding-xorg.html

[majkelpl]

thanks @mhgsys
I also had to change the BIOS settings for my video card memory (I set 32 MB instead of 128 MB). Finally it works fine.

[ajoliveira]

Hi

I'm new here, was running xubuntu 8.10/64, coming from fc8, and I received the 2d 32-bit driver from Barros Lee, installed and suddenly my reading glasses are less needed

Thanks Barros Lee!

For those as me with more than 3GB of memory, don't cry...

click here to access the area of my site where I explain what to do

Meanwhile and since I believe this is a kernel issue I filed a bug here

Cheers

Antonio

[tnkflx]

Originally Posted by zorglups The only I could run Ubuntu 8.10 on my D201GLY2, I did the following: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...98#post6661598

Excellent, that worked! However, how do I make sure that my xorg and related packages are not automatically upgraded?

[zorglups]

The DailyVim page says:

The final step is to go into synaptic and lock the reinstalled packages to avoid the upgrade manager from nagging.

I can't tell you exactly what I did in Synaptic but that was rather intuitive (right click something).
Those packages won't be proposed for future updates.

Happy it helped.

[Vainone]

So im guessing With software rasterizer
And no replies to my previous post

Compiz on a 771/671 graphics chipset is a lost cause ?

[mhgsys]

Originally Posted by Vainone So im guessing With software rasterizer And no replies to my previous post Compiz on a 771/671 graphics chipset is a lost cause ?

Running compiz doesn't work because there are no 3d drivers for the sis mirage 771/671
You could say it's a lost cause.


And hope for a 3d driver,
I know I do.

[Vainone]

Can't everyone with a laptop / desktop with SIS components all file complaints all at once to the SIS website... Would be awesome, and might kick them in the *** to release it.

[bgerlich]

Hi

Took me long enough but I finally got around to it.

Below is a beta version of sis 771/671 driver package for Ubuntu Jaunty. Now with working 2D Acceleration (XAA).

As before - simply install the deb package and make sure that your xorg.conf is the one provided by the system (no modifications required).

[SteelRomano]

Originally Posted by bgerlich Hi Took me long enough but I finally got around to it. Below is a beta version of sis 771/671 driver package for Ubuntu Jaunty. Now with working 2D Acceleration (XAA). As before - simply install the deb package and make sure that your xorg.conf is the one provided by the system (no modifications required).

Thanks