FS#25467 - [xf86-video-sis] Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 doesn't work with last Xorg server

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Maxwell Draven (Ravenman) - Monday, 08 August 2011, 23:14 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 24 September 2011, 11:28 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

I have one laptop computer with one Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter and the Xorg server doesn't work.

Additional info:
* package version(s)

xorg-server 1.10.3.901-1

xf86-video-sis 0.10.3-4

* config and/or log files etc.

I'm attaching the Xorg server log file.

Steps to reproduce:

Install ArchLinux x86_64 in a laptop with one SiS 771/671 VGA display adapter.
   Xorg.0.log (7.4 KiB)
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 11:28 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  use xorg-server 1.11.1 and xf86-video-sisimedia from testing.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 25 August 2011, 08:19 GMT
Your chip isn't supported by the SiS driver. Though Xorg autoselects it because the vendor ID is SiS, the driver doesn't support your chip.
There seems to be a modified driver called xf86-video-sis-imedia or something, but changes from that driver were never merged upstream in the official xf86-video-sis driver.
Comment by Maxwell Draven (Ravenman) - Saturday, 27 August 2011, 17:51 GMT
I have installed Mandriva Linux and PCLinuxOS in that laptop and everything works fine. What could be the difference with ArchLinux?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 09:18 GMT
Mandriva includes the sisimedia driver for this.

I released xorg-server 1.11 to testing and also packaged the modified sisimedia driver. You'll need an xorg.conf to specify that driver, as X will load the sis driver anyways.

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