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

[Midnightsun]

Did anyone ever get anywhere with this problem?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=615094

In hardy the best I managed to achieve was 1024x768 using the VESA driver and the result was mixed at best.

Did anyone manage to get 1200x800 in Hardy like people in the above thread appeared to do with early releases?

Frankly I just don't understand SiS's position. Their current attitude of witholding the drivers doesn't seem to be achieving anything except the alienation of Linux users. I know I will certainly never buy anything containing SiS hardware again if the situation doesn't change.

I've just upgraded to Intrepid and now I can't even get the bloody thing to go higher than 800x600 which is absolutely heartbreaking. Will soon be downgrading to Hardy again and (sadly) reverting back to Vesa 1024x768 which comes with funky horizontal bands across the screen.

The fact that I'm willing to put up with this should be testament to just how much I dread ever having to reinstall windows...

Anyone who finds a solution to this issue will have my eternal gratitude and possibly my first-born son...

[ardvark71]

Originally Posted by Midnightsun Anyone who finds a solution to this issue will have my eternal gratitude and possibly my first-born son...

Hi...

No, eternal gratitude should go to the Lord as your first born son would be a gift from Him.

You probably already explored your options but by any chance would your SiS chipset be onboard or on a card? Or is this a notebook?

Best Regards...

[Midnightsun]

Thanks for the reply,

Probably should have mentioned. It's part of a notebook computer. Advent 9315. Possibly the most linux-unfriendly computer you could possibly imagine. Wifi card is near impossible to get working, display I mentioned above, and I have to run linux in noapic and acpi=off mode just for the bloody system to boot.

Live and learn I suppose. If I ever buy another laptop, I will be going to a specific linux retailer like Dell.

[ardvark71]

Originally Posted by Midnightsun If I ever buy another laptop, I will be going to a specific linux retailer like Dell.

Or you can try System76...

http://system76.com/index.php?cPath=28

Best Regards...

[Somnus07]

Hi,

i have just got intrepid on my fujitsu siemens laptop (with SiS components)

ssam (on here) added the following to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf under the monitor section:
HorizSync 30-107
VertRefresh 50-185

i think these are some generic ranges, you might want to check which your monitor uses.

Then I managed to get the ol' 1280 x 768. I am still looking for more complete solutions - but not sure how successful I will be.

Hope this helps,
Somnus

[SammyBoy247]

Good to find a nice fresh SiS thread, hopefully this might be the thread to see an SiS graphics card fully working under Linux.

I've also got a laptop full of hardware that has no or little Linux support including the SiS 771/671 chipset.

I naively thought that if I upgraded to Intrepid rather than doing a fresh install I wouldn't have to struggle through all these hardware issues again.

I haven't really started trying to fix mine yet but when I do I'll post any progress here.

...Also I'm with you on avoiding any SiS hardware in the future. They've done nothing but annoy and frustrate me for the past year.

[bart1452]

Go to this webpage: http://www.sis.com/support/support_faqs_16.htm

[boli88]

Great, now I have 1280x800 resolution...fianly. But colour depth is only 16 bit. How can I get 24 or 32 bit?

[Roehrich]

Originally Posted by boli88 But colour depth is only 16 bit. How can I get 24 or 32 bit?

Reconfigure the x-server to 16 bit colour depth, this results in 24 bit colour depth (bug in SiS driver)

[boli88]

There is some linux driver available to download from sis.com. Please someone make them work with sis671.