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drivers for sis6215 in linux

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Name: dheeraj
Date: February 3, 2002 at 07:16:46 Pacific
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i need drivers for sis6215 for linux




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Name: sachin
Date: February 4, 2002 at 11:19:46 Pacific
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follow the follwoing steps............

Xconfigurator" which is the default tool for configuring X under RedHat Linux, does not have the provision for choosing drivers. So we handle the task in 2 steps:
Step1. Configure the SiS card as if it were supported by skipping all tests using Xconfigurator.

Step2. Manually changing the driver from "sis" to "vesa" in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

To configure SiS 6205/6215 under RedHat/PCQLinux:

Run "Xconfigurator"

Choose SiS SG86C205 or SiS SG86C215 depending on your setup.

Choose monitor if not auto detected.

In the "Screen Configuration" page, choose "Don't Probe".

Choose the correct amount of video memory from the list.

Choose "No Clockchip Setting" for the Clockchip Configuration.

Select the following Video Modes - "1024x768", "800x600" and "640x480" all at 16bits.

Skip "Xconfigurator will now start X to test your configuration". Do not try to "test" your X configuration. It will not work.

Once you are back at the shell prompt. Edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 using an editor. Scroll down to the following block:

Section "Device"
Identifier "SiS SG86C215"
Driver "sis"
BoardName "Unknown"
# This is a cheap version of 86c205. I am not sure if acceleration works
# Option "no_accel" # Use this if acceleration is causing problems
# Option "no_BitBlt" # Use this if acceleration is causing problems
# Option "fifo_moderate"
# Option "fifo_conserv"
# Option "fifo_aggresive"
EndSection

Change it to look like this:


Section "Device"
Identifier "SiS SG86C215"
# Change "sis" to "vesa"
Driver "vesa"
# Add the VideoRAM option - 1024 for 1MB and 2048 for 2MB.
VideoRAM 2048
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection



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