Hi,

I am using Debian (4.0) with kernel 2.6.23 with GNOME environment on a VIA CX700 M2 chipset.

For my Xorg graphic driver, I need a package called xserver-xorg-video-unichrome which is there in Ubuntu repository:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty-ba...deo-openchrome
since the debian repos does not have that package.

Now the problem is I am getting the following conflict when I try to install that package:
How can I install the package from Ubuntu?

Thanks

The package conflicts with xserver-xorg-video-via and needs to uninstall it first, but it can't because xserver-xorg-video-all is holding it back. But video-all is just a metapackage that installs all the video drivers at once. It's safe to remove it so that you can install or uninstall the various driver packages individually.

So just remove the video-all and video-via packages first and then try installing the unichrome package again.

Now whether that's the only problem, or whether the ubuntu package will actually work on your system is another question.

I had a few problems getting it to work but eventually i forced it in there only to have it draw 3d things incorrectly.

i.e. GLX Gears showing up as flat lines with color all the way across my screen, killing the program and dragging a window over the lines gets rid of em but yeah... weird.

And for whatever reason I cant seem to make OpenChrome drivers compile properly, not sure if I'm just too mentally retarded or what.

From where did you install the package? From Ubuntu repo?

Go to http://www.viaarena.com/ and you will find instructions how to compile.

already installed and tried it, before using the unbuntu .deb and after.

here is my glxinfo output as of right now (it seg. faults)

fuhrerds@NT-Debian1:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: VIA Technology
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI UniChrome 20060710 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 7.0.1
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_window_pos,
GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_histogram,
GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format,
GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod
Segmentation fault

and glxgears -info

fuhrerds@NT-Debian1:~$ glxgears -info
GL_RENDERER = Mesa DRI UniChrome 20060710 x86/MMX/SSE2
GL_VERSION = 1.2 Mesa 7.0.1
GL_VENDOR = VIA Technology
GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_convolution GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_histogram GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_OES_read_format GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGI_color_table GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod

and X -scanpci

fuhrerds@NT-Debian1:~$ sudo X :2 -scanpci
Probing for PCI devices (Busevice:Function)

(0:0:0) unknown card (0x1458/0x5000) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
(0:0:1) VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
(0:0:2) VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
(0:0:3) VIA Technologies, Inc. PT890 Host Bridge
(0:0:4) VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
(0:0:7) VIA Technologies, Inc. CN700/VN800/P4M800CE/Pro Host Bridge
(0:1:0) VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
(0:10:0) unknown card (0x11c1/0x0621) using an unknown chip (DeviceId 0x0620) from Agere Systems
(0:15:0) unknown card (0x1458/0xb003) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller
(0:15:1) unknown card (0x1458/0x5002) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
(0:16:0) unknown card (0x1458/0x5004) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
(0:16:1) unknown card (0x1458/0x5004) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
(0:16:2) unknown card (0x1458/0x5004) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
(0:16:3) unknown card (0x1458/0x5004) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
(0:16:4) unknown card (0x1458/0x5004) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
(0:17:0) unknown card (0x1458/0x5001) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
(0:17:5) unknown card (0x1458/0xa002) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller
(0:19:0) unknown card (0x1458/0xe000) using a Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
(1:0:0) unknown card (0x1458/0xd000) using a VIA Technologies, Inc. UniChrome Pro IGP

and ls pci -v

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UniChrome Pro IGP (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Unknown device d000
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 20
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f5000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

and here is a screenie of what my glxgears does.

http://ntdebian1.neonblu.com/unichromeviadebian.jpg

The box is just so cluttered, ima just nuke it and start from scratch.

This thing has gdm and kdm, xfree86 transitionals and xorg, drivers from xorg-video-via and openchrome and some of viaarena's all mashed together.

its just one big mess :P