X not working-SiS 5595

jbcolmena · 03-16-2004, 01:40 PM

Hi everyone:

I just installed woody (was using slack). Everything works fine, but X. I get lines where there weren't suposse to be any, buttons, dots, simbols and distorsion over my screen. I believe (could be mistaken) that the problem is video-card-related.

I have a pc100 sistemboard (M748lmrt). The chip on the card wich I believe it's the video one says: SIS 5595. Such chip does not appear on the xf86config list. MS Windows says it's a SIS 530 or 620 (not sure) but none work fine.

Has anyone had such trouble?

Thanks.

irish_rover · 03-16-2004, 06:02 PM

Did you try the generic SIS driver?

jbcolmena · 03-16-2004, 06:55 PM

That was the first try...

By the way, I've noticed that in the forum the only one (almost) with a hole in the middle of the evelope sign its me... does anybody knows what does that means?

thanks

irish_rover · 03-17-2004, 08:19 AM

I have an old machine with a similar chip, but the SIS driver seems to work for me? Maybe it has more to do with the color depth or resolution you are using?

jbcolmena · 03-17-2004, 10:20 AM

Tried that... nothing happens....
This is weird, I changed the depth and resolution, but when i startx kde looks the same... as if I had changed nothing... check the file, and the changes are there... ¿?

I'm able to work (I'm on my linux box right now) but if pretty uglhy... for example, i have mad faces on my side bar and green ones on the Konqueror tasks bar... pretty hard to do anything.

¿any ideas?