I'm using a sis 650 video card on a laptop.

I managed to get my Xserver working, but I'm using a generic sis driver. My graphics look pretty crappy, and if I try to change any values in my XFreeConfig file, I can't start XServer.

I was having trouble before, so I just ran 'XFree86 -Configure' for it to auto-detect my hardware.

I downloaded the SiS_Drv.o-410 driver from SIS. When I ran INSMOD, it told me that it was compiled gcc version 2, and I have gcc version 3 and it can't work.

Is there anyway I can install this?

you downloaded it from SiS?
what about http://www.winischhofer.net/?

yeah I did. However it's only a 'basic' driver.. it doesn't offer 3d acceleration.

I haven't heard anything good about the sis-written linux drivers for that chipset. Thomas Winischhofer (in the link the previous poster supplied) is the man who writes sis xfree drivers, and you should have much more luck with his stuff. I use it without problem. Only one thing - you won't get 3d acceleration to work, not until someone writes an xfree driver for the sis650 that supports DRI. Until then we must be content without!

Well, I did manage to solve the root problem here, which was XFree. I couldn't get it up and running with more than 8-bit graphics. I ran the XFree86 -Configure and let it detect everything. I then had to comment out the 8-bit portion and add a 'DefaultDepth' line of 16.

I thought I needed to install the driver (hence this thread), but it looks okay now.

BTW, I did look at Thomas' site before posting this thread. I copied his XFree config word for word and it didn't work for me.

and vasudevadas, you're right, we'll have to wait for a DRI option with SiS650. That's one reason I still keep my windows around.

If you took the example XF86Config-4 file from the Winischhofer site and copied it word for word, it doesn't surprise me that it doesn't work. You'll have to modify it a bit. If you like, when I get home from work I'll post my XFree config file here, I use an sis650 too and mine should take less tweaking in order to make it work - basically only the monitor settings should be different (unless you use a laptop at 1024x768, in which case they'll be the same). Would that be useful to you?

Sorry, only skim-read your post. You're sorted. Please ignore me!

Can you post it anyhow, just so's we can have a look. Mine's a 650 too.

Cheers
Amos

Hi Dave,

here you (linked). Use this with the sis_drv.o downloaded from the Winischhofer site.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard-wild/XF86Config-4

Hi vasudevadas,

Am hoping I could get the XF86Config-4 and the sis_drv.o downloaded from the Winischhofer site, being that both links are dead.
I have an Acer Aspire 3000 with SIS 760 video.
Hoping this may help my resolution issues being stuck in 800 x 600 with the latest Chomixium 1.5 install.
Waiting for your reply.

Thanks in Advance.
Geo

This thread is 12 years old and the poster you were questioning hasn't logged in since 2008...

Ahh ok was in a hurry and had to leave, so didn't scope out all the info. Thanks for replying.

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Thanks seasons, appreciate the link