FS#12858 - SiS Driver is not working anymore: xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap framebuffer

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Monday, 19 January 2009, 17:28 GMT
Last edited by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Monday, 26 January 2009, 11:14 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: After time suffering for this bug: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12780 sis driver stoped to work anymore... Starting of xserver fails with sis related error. Vesa driver looks ugly on widescreen, so i have no vorking SiS driver. Sis driver (at least package) needs to be completely rebuilt...


Additional info:
* package version(s)
local/xorg-server 1.5.3-4 (xorg)
local/xorg-server-utils 7.4-2
local/libxxf86dga 1.0.2-1
local/libxxf86misc 1.0.1-1
local/libxxf86vm 1.0.2-1
local/xf86-input-evdev 2.1.0-1 (xorg-input-drivers)
local/xf86-input-keyboard 1.3.1-1 (xorg xorg-input-drivers)
local/xf86-input-mouse 1.3.0-1 (xorg xorg-input-drivers)
local/xf86-input-synaptics 0.99.3-1
local/xf86-video-sis 0.10.1-1 (xorg-video-drivers)
local/xf86-video-vesa 2.1.0-1 (xorg xorg-video-drivers)
local/xf86dgaproto 2.0.3-1
local/xf86miscproto 0.9.2-1
local/xf86vidmodeproto 2.2.2-1
local/xorg-xinit 1.1.0-1 (xorg)

* config and/or log files etc.
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libint10.so
(II) SIS(0): initializing int10
(II) SIS(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) SIS(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE OEM: SiS
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: 6330
(II) SIS(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 2.27.g8

Fatal server error:
xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap framebuffer (0x00000000,0x2000) (Invalid argument)


Steps to reproduce:
Try to use SiS driver...

xorg.log attached...
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Closed by  Roman Kyrylych (Romashka)
Monday, 26 January 2009, 11:14 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Monday, 19 January 2009, 20:01 GMT
and there is probably relation to the latest kernel (i tried arch fallback kernel with no succes, but i found this links:)
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10828
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/bugme-new/2009-January/020794.html
http://www.nabble.com/-Bug-46384--kernel,-NEW:-kernel-2.6.28-0.rc8.1mnb-prevents-X.org-from-starting-on-SiS-651-td21015380.html

my kernel: 2.6.28-ARCH
more info: Linux harvie-ntb 2.6.28-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 6 10:26:22 UTC 2009 i686 Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
Comment by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 13:42 GMT
SOLVED: wow today was released new kernel, wich fixed the problem...

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