[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 291294] Re: after upgrade to 8.10 (new x.org) SiS driver is not working well (issue with color depth?)
Dear Marcos, please refer to bug #264769: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- sis/+bug/264769?comments=all There you will find an up-to-date version of this patch and a patched deb package for Karmic. Thanks to Tormod Volden you can also find a patched deb in the following PPAs: https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/drivers-only Hope this helps. Best regards, Matteo -- after upgrade to 8.10 (new x.org) SiS driver is not working well (issue with color depth?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello everybody, I submitted the patch for SIS_650 and SIS_760 to xorg-de...@lists.x.org and it has been applied upstream. Best regards, Matteo -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Wonderful! I'm glad it works. You're right about the package md5 sum, the one I posted belongs to sis_drv.so (the actual driver included in the package): fe62b45f152896b4e330bb5db2c2a98e usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/sis_drv.so Best regards, Matteo -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
This is the patch against xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1 sources (sis_driver.c) from which xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-24_i386.deb was created. Best regrds, Matteo ** Attachment added: sis_driver.c.patch http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34042468/sis_driver.c.patch -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello Michal, I've bumped up (a lot) the package version. Today I'll test my hardware (SIS_650) with karmic beta and see if the bug is still present. I'll report my results as soon as possible. INSTRUCTIONS 1) Install the package: gdebi-gtk seems to be broken in karmic so install the package using this command: sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb 2) Check sis_drv.so md5 sum: md5sum /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/sis_drv.so karmic version: c831d4b3e9bdf8269f1c9876eb5a0d46 patched version: dd939e0e7e2f42703f5afa10400b01df (--- You should expect this result) 3) Restart X11 / gdm: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart Best regards, Matteo ** Attachment added: xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33956433/xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello Michal, I've bumped up (a lot) the package version. Today I'll test my hardware (SIS_650) with karmic beta and see if the bug is still present. I'll report my results as soon as possible. INSTRUCTIONS 1) Install the package: gdebi-gtk seems to be broken in karmic so install the package using this command: sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb 2) Check sis_drv.so md5 sum: md5sum /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/sis_drv.so karmic version: c831d4b3e9bdf8269f1c9876eb5a0d46 patched version: dd939e0e7e2f42703f5afa10400b01df (--- You should expect this result) 3) Restart X11 / gdm: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart Best regards, Matteo ** Attachment added: xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33959209/xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-23_i386.deb -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello everybody, I confirm this bug is still present (al least for me, SIS_650) in karmic, my proposed fix still works (for me). Please excuse my previous double post. Best regards, Matteo -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello Michal and klogg, I do not know if this fix is can work for you as id does for me, anyway I just realized that maybe I've made the wrong assumption on you adapter's name (I mean the identifier used in the source code of sis_drv.so). This is my last guess, I've run out of ideas. Could you please test this last version of the fix? Same instructions as the previous one, md5 sum: fe62b45f152896b4e330bb5db2c2a98e Thanks in advance, Matteo ** Attachment added: xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-24_i386.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34002125/xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-24_i386.deb -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hello ePierre, here you are. You can re-install this package using gdebi or by executing: sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-2_i386.deb Let me ask you just a few questions: 1) Have you tried the previous fix in jaunty? Did it work? 2) I suppose this bug is still present in karmic (al least for you), does this last fix work? Best regards, Matteo ** Attachment added: xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-2_i386.deb http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33033885/xserver-xorg-video-sis_0.10.1-2_i386.deb -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 264769] Re: Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz
Hi everybody. Same problem here (see attached image): Asus laptop model L400L, VGA compatible controller: SiS 65x/M650/740. Unfortunately the proposed fix (adding sisfb to /etc/modules) doesn't help. However I think I found a working fix for my hardware so please read on. Comparing Xorg logs generated by Hardy (not affected by this bug) and the ones from Jaunty (see attachments) I found this important difference in the output: Hardy: (--) SIS(0): Video BIOS version 1.15.01 found (old SiS data layout) Jaunty (this line is also present in every log you posted): (WW) SIS(0): Could not find/read video BIOS Inspecting the driver source I discovered that in the transition from version 0.9.3 to 0.10.1 a substantial amount of code gets bypassed if Xorg 7.4 is detected. This is so because that piece of code is not compatible with Xorg 7.4 pci rework (http://www.x.org/wiki/PciReworkHowto). Let's get straight to point: that bypassed code is (guess what) part of the bios detection routine: it is the last attempt made by the driver to load the card bios and gets called if all previous standard attempts have failed. That was the problem. The solution: instead of rewriting the bypassed code I just forced the driver to read the card bios using one of the aforementioned standard attempts. Luck was on my side, It worked! You will find the logs, the patch and the patched i386 deb in a tar.gz attached to this message. The fix should work with SIS_650 (tested - see attached image) and SIS_660 (not tested). Could you please test it? Best regards, Matteo ** Attachment added: sis-bugfix.tar.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29518021/sis-bugfix.tar.gz -- Intrepid - SIS video snow/fuzz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264769 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 291294] Re: after upgrade to 8.10 (new x.org) SiS driver is not working well (issue with color depth?)
Hi everybody. Same problem here (see attached image): Asus laptop model L400L, VGA compatible controller: SiS 65x/M650/740. Unfortunately the proposed fix (adding sisfb to /etc/modules) doesn't help. However I think I found a working fix for my hardware so please read on. Comparing Xorg logs generated by Hardy (not affected by this bug) and the ones from Jaunty (see attachments) I found this important difference in the output: Hardy: (--) SIS(0): Video BIOS version 1.15.01 found (old SiS data layout) Jaunty (this line is also present in every log you posted): (WW) SIS(0): Could not find/read video BIOS Inspecting the driver source I discovered that in the transition from version 0.9.3 to 0.10.1 a substantial amount of code gets bypassed if Xorg 7.4 is detected. This is so because that piece of code is not compatible with Xorg 7.4 pci rework (http://www.x.org/wiki/PciReworkHowto). Let's get straight to point: that bypassed code is (guess what) part of the bios detection routine: it is the last attempt made by the driver to load the card bios and gets called if all previous standard attempts have failed. That was the problem. The solution: instead of rewriting the bypassed code I just forced the driver to read the card bios using one of the aforementioned standard attempts. Luck was on my side, It worked! You will find the logs, the patch and the patched i386 deb in a tar.gz attached to this message. The fix should work with SIS_650 (tested - see attached image) and SIS_660 (not tested). Could you please test it? Best regards, Matteo ** Attachment added: sis-bugfix.tar.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29518060/sis-bugfix.tar.gz -- after upgrade to 8.10 (new x.org) SiS driver is not working well (issue with color depth?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
