hi...... iam new linux user
i have asus motherboard with sis661gx graphic card
i installed ubuntu , the graphic card isnt working on it
i want to know what is the linux version that can install this card?
the motherboard cd have definition for redhat 9.......this file called sis_drv.o
is there any other linux version that use this definition?

I think that with a little bit more info, an experienced Ubuntu user might be able to help you out more than I can. I am not an expert by any means..

Most any Linux version will probably be able to install the necessary driver, though it may do you well to visit the SiS website and see if there are any other versions of the driver for any other Linuxes, OR see if there is a sourcecode version of the driver.

Perhaps it might be as simple as copying that .o file into your X11 folder where the drivers are stored (I am not sure of the exact path) and telling the X server to load that driver by changing the DRIVER line in your xorg.conf file to "sis_drv". This sounds pretty simplistic, so it may not work.. Then again, it may work.

How about giving us some of the information, or the "definition" you have on the CD for Redhat 9, and maybe we can work from that info to figure out what needs to be done.

Another option, atleast to get you some video to work with for the time being, would be to use the VESA driver in your xorg.conf file; I wqould think even a weird SiS card would be VESA compliant.

Perhaps this link will help

http://www.linux-drivers.org/display.html

With that card, it will pretty much work exactly the same with the actual sis driver and vesa. No direct rendering is possible with the current drivers.

Excellent point -- I had forgotten about that fact (the inherent uselessness of the SiS onboards).
Perhaps the OP would be better off spending 20 - 40 $ for (a PCI card) just about AnyThing other than that SiS device, and suddenly having no troubles at all