I managed to successfully run the original sisimedia driver (http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/xorg-drivers/) modified for Xorg 13, maintained now by Mandriva developers and Arch Linux developers. Here's the package page from Arch Linux: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=xf86-video-sisimedia If you need the initial source code, just look into PKGBUILD file, it has all the info including tarball, patch order and building. Maybe this can be adopted to Ubuntu?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 Title: no support for sis 671/771 video cards Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in Arch Linux: New Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: New Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Debian: New Bug description: sis 671/771 driver is not available for Ubuntu but there is a working driver in the newest Mandriva. The driver in Mandriva is based on http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/xorg-drivers/ ( I think) . Not having the driver makes the installation of Ubuntu a PITA on laptops with sis 671/771 based integrated graphics card. Making the laptop usable requires playing with xorg.conf and module compilation or switching to Vesa 1280x768 mode deformed to fit 1280x800 LCD. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/301958/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
