Looking for SIS 661/741/760 PCI/AGP drivers

**clementeb** · July 7th, 2010

Hello,

I have just installed ubuntu 10.04 but I have some problems with scrolling and often the computer freezes although the mouse pointer can move.
Someone kindly suggested that it might be related to the graphic card drivers. The card is integrated in the motherboard.
Any suggestions?
Cheers

**MusicalAlchemy** · July 17th, 2010

I had the same problem. SIS graphics cards are made strictly for windows and they refuse to release a driver for them. Some guy created drivers for this very problem though, and you can download it at the following site.

http://www.winischhofer.eu/linuxsispart4.shtml#download

Just find the one that matches your card and download it. Then, since I'm not sure how familiar you are with Linux, press Alt and F2 simultaneously then type in gksudo nautilus. This will open a root browser. Be certain you don't delete or move something accidentally, being root can be potentially extremely dangerous to your system. Then go to file system, then usr, then lib, then xorg, then modules, then drivers, and copy and paste the downloaded driver into there. You may have to change the end extension of it to .so . I had to when I did this with my system.

This should fix your problem, but you will have to restart your system once you paste it in there.

**clementeb** · July 19th, 2010

Thank you very much for your message and the link. It's amazing how some people can work hard for the benefit of everyone!
I do have basic/intermediate knowledge of computers and ubuntu/debian, but the page you mention is a bit too complex for me yet and I am a bit at loss when having to choose what to download.
If I run the

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sudo lspci

command I get

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 760/M760 Host (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] RAID bus controller 180 SATA/PATA [SiS] (rev 01)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 08)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

So I suppose the video card is :

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[SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter

Which drivers should I download? I am using ubuntu 10.04, do I just need to add the repositories and install the whole Sisctrl package?
Or in case this is not the way, how do I find the drivers you mention in your reply to my first post?
Cheers,

Clemens

**MusicalAlchemy** · July 19th, 2010

Indeed, it's the way the world should be with everything. If you agree with that, you should check out The Zeitgeist Movement. Anyway, I've only been using Linux/Ubuntu for about 6 months myself. So I'm not totally sure on this, but I would try the one that says X.org 7.1 (gcc 4.x)
first. Just click on it, save the file, and then follow the instructions I have previously given with that file. Unless, you are using the 64bit version like I am. With the information you have given, your computer is capable of a 64 bit operation system. If you installed that version, you will want to download the one that says X.org 6.8.2 (gcc 3.?; 2005/06/24)
Let me know how that works.

**clementeb** · July 20th, 2010

Wow, thanks for the help.
Things seem to be working fine now.
By the way, the Zeitgeist movement seems quite interesting.
Cheers,

Clemens

**TheOverlord** · July 25th, 2010

Hello i have some problems with the same graphics card ... i tryed everithing that is written here or the site that you guy gave but when i insert the two sites

For binaries: deb http://www.winischhofer.net/sis/debian/unstable ./
For source: deb-src http://www.winischhofer.net/sis/debian/unstable .

and after registering the gpg i get the following error.

W: GPG error: http://www.winischhofer.net ./ Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2

what should i do?

**augustoschwartz** · July 29th, 2011

Originally Posted by clementeb

Hello,

I have just installed ubuntu 10.04 but I have some problems with scrolling and often the computer freezes although the mouse pointer can move.
Someone kindly suggested that it might be related to the graphic card drivers. The card is integrated in the motherboard.
Any suggestions?
Cheers

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Saudações caras!
Consegui resolver o problema com a instalação deste driver em formato [.deb].

Link para baixar: http://www.4shared.com/get/LdQ_IFSZ/...ubuntu810.html

Depois da instalação reiniciei a máquina e trabalhou bem.

Minha placa é esta:

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 usuario@usuario-desktop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 761/M761 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS965 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 48)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:08.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Device 0183 (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
00:1f.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 03)

Greetings guys!

I managed to solve the problem with the installation of this driver in format [. Deb].

Link to download: http://www.4shared.com/get/LdQ_IFSZ/...ubuntu810.html

After installation rebooted the machine and worked fine.

My card is this:

HTML Code:

 usuario@usuario-desktop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 761/M761 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS965 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 48)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:08.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Device 0183 (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
00:1f.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]  661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 03)