Re: Linux and SiS671 graphics chipset?

Tom P wrote:
> I just bought an Esprimo 5535 on offer without any O/S, and after trying 
> a few Linux Live CDs, I finally managed to install Ubuntu 7.10 on it- it 
> seems it needs the 2.6.xxx kernel to handle the hard disk used on this 
> laptop. I now have the problem that there is no driver for the SiS671 
> chipset, so I'm stuck with 800x600 max, and pretty ugly at that.
>  Googling round the forums, I get an impression that there must be a 
> driver out there somewhere, can anyone help? It seems I should get the 
> driver from somewhere - where? and then edit xorg.conf, but that's all I 
> know. Alternatively, is there another distro with 2.6.xxx kernel and the 
> SiS driver built in?
> 
> 
> T.

Ubuntu should drive that chip. see 
http://barroslee.blogspot.com/2008/02/sis-linux-3d-driver-supported.html

There is support for Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Mandriva 2007
Mandriva 2008
Satux 1.4

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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:32:07 +0100, Tom wrote:

> Alternatively, is there another distro with 2.6.xxx kernel and the SiS
> driver built in?
[...]

have you tried

*Puppy Linux* ?
http://puppylover.netsons.org/dokupuppy/doku.php/puppy_releases

I dont't rememmber if It support this chipset but generally, Puppy boots 
successfully on these machines
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Puppy Linux wiki:  http://puppylover.netsons.org/dokupuppy

I just bought an Esprimo 5535 on offer without any O/S, and after trying 
a few Linux Live CDs, I finally managed to install Ubuntu 7.10 on it- it 
seems it needs the 2.6.xxx kernel to handle the hard disk used on this 
laptop. I now have the problem that there is no driver for the SiS671 
chipset, so I'm stuck with 800x600 max, and pretty ugly at that.
  Googling round the forums, I get an impression that there must be a 
driver out there somewhere, can anyone help? It seems I should get the 
driver from somewhere - where? and then edit xorg.conf, but that's all I 
know. Alternatively, is there another distro with 2.6.xxx kernel and the 
SiS driver built in?

Blattus Slafaly 0/00 ? ? ? schrieb:
> Tom P wrote:
>> I just bought an Esprimo 5535 on offer without any O/S, and after 
>> trying a few Linux Live CDs, I finally managed to install Ubuntu 7.10 
>> on it- it seems it needs the 2.6.xxx kernel to handle the hard disk 
>> used on this laptop. I now have the problem that there is no driver 
>> for the SiS671 chipset, so I'm stuck with 800x600 max, and pretty ugly

>> at that.
>>  Googling round the forums, I get an impression that there must be a 
>> driver out there somewhere, can anyone help? It seems I should get the

>> driver from somewhere - where? and then edit xorg.conf, but that's all

>> I know. Alternatively, is there another distro with 2.6.xxx kernel and

>> the SiS driver built in?
>>
>>
>> T.
> 
> Ubuntu should drive that chip. see 
> http://barroslee.blogspot.com/2008/02/sis-linux-3d-driver-supported.html
> 
> There is support for Ubuntu 7.04
> Ubuntu 7.10
> Mandriva 2007
> Mandriva 2008
> Satux 1.4
> 
Yes, I saw that post but he doesn't say where to find the drivers. I 
finally located this posting, which identifies where to find the drivers 
and how to install them:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=615094&highlight=M671

Pleased to say that after loading the files from badongo.com and running 
dpkg-reconfigure, the sis driver and options turned up in the 
preferences menu. I now have 1280x800 with perfect rendition.