no support for sis 671/771 video cards

Description of problem:
Current sis driver doesn't support SIS671, only vesa driver works. Therefore all SIS671 users doesn't have accelerated support at all.

Possible solution: port/merge SIS671 driver support from iMedia's sis-drv source code, available here: http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/xorg-drivers/src/xf86-video-sis-imedia.tgz . Can anyone port/merge it, please?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ALL

How reproducible:
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Steps to Reproduce:
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Expected results:
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Additional info:
lspci shows:
"
...
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10)
..."

This doesn't work in Fedora 10 either.

What is missing is the actual driver. Without the driver is not possible (at least so far) to adjust the video correctly.

In other forums, only the distribution Satux has this driver originally authorized by the SIS.

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Doesn't work in Fedora 11 either.

Besides accelerated support, vesa doesn't support native resolution 1280x800 of some notebooks with SiS 771/671.

There's driver that support 771/671, the source code can be downloaded from:
http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net/~linux-sis/downloads/xorg-driver-sis671_0.9.tar.gz

Here's the story on that driver .........
1. I took the original driver that supports 671/771 from: http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/xorg-drivers/
2. I modified it to get it compiled on new xorg server, namely the new pci_struct format. I took the modification from xorg's SIS source code: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-sis/
3. The result is somewhat working driver (more importantly compilable), but has many bugs. As I don't have the required expertise, so I uploaded it to rapidshare and posted in fedoraforum: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=195483
4. Bartlomiej Gerlich (Ubuntu forums) fixed the bugs and get the 2D acceleration working. http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=958967&page=12

Question is, can we included this as temporary solution in rawhide or Fedora 12 until we get proper solution? (By proper I mean the support code is integrated into xorg's SIS driver.)

Not really.

The correct method is to fix the upstream X.org driver with patches taken from the tarball you have.

Then everyone benefits and Fedora doesn't have to carry a crappy solution for ever.

If we let in a temporary hack, it probably won't ever happen as there is no X.org SIS maintainer anymore.

*** Bug 516417 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

(In reply to comment #6)
> Not really.
>
> The correct method is to fix the upstream X.org driver with patches taken from
> the tarball you have.
>
> Then everyone benefits and Fedora doesn't have to carry a crappy solution for
> ever.
>
> If we let in a temporary hack, it probably won't ever happen as there is no
> X.org SIS maintainer anymore.

If that within Fedora or Upstream?

(In reply to comment #8)
> If that within Fedora or Upstream?

Sorry, I don't understand the question.

(In reply to comment #9)
> (In reply to comment #8)
> > If that within Fedora or Upstream?
>
> Sorry, I don't understand the question.

No Maintainer in Fedora or up at Xorg?

http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net/~linux-sis/index.php?page=Downloads

Will this top note, work as temporary solution in Fedora?

Have quick working *fix* no codeing skills required.

I use F11 64 bit Gnome
su\sudo yum install system-config-display

su\sudo firefox http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
sis671_drv.so save to

/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/

then go to:
System > Administration > Display
and sis617 is there under hardware

apply, and it sets up a correct xorg.conf
oh reboot, it may flicker slightly on bootup.

(In reply to comment #12)
> Have quick working *fix* no codeing skills required.
>
> I use F11 64 bit Gnome
> su\sudo yum install system-config-display
>
> su\sudo firefox http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
>
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
> sis671_drv.so save to
>
> /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/
>
> then go to:
> System > Administration > Display
> and sis617 is there under hardware
>
> apply, and it sets up a correct xorg.conf
> oh reboot, it may flicker slightly on bootup.

The above solution did not work for me. I am running a completed updated version of Fedora 10 i386 and this is my lspci output

VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

I get a blank screen after restarting X after using the sis671_drv.so file . Had to return back to vesa.

I would say if you brought your problem back into the main fedora-list.
There may be many using F10, you might direct you to a cause for this.
Listing the bug url

As there is no official maintainer for the sis

(In reply to comment #12)
> Have quick working *fix* no codeing skills required.
>
> I use F11 64 bit Gnome
> su\sudo yum install system-config-display
>
> su\sudo firefox http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
>
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
> sis671_drv.so save to
>
> /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/
>
> then go to:
> System > Administration > Display
> and sis617 is there under hardware
>
> apply, and it sets up a correct xorg.conf
> oh reboot, it may flicker slightly on bootup.

Would you please give some instructions to those willing to compile it? Did you get the sources from the link you mentioned in comment #11 (http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net/~linux-sis/index.php?page=Downloads) ? Which file did you use? Did you apply any additional patch?

Thanks

(In reply to comment #15)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > Have quick working *fix* no codeing skills required.
> >
> > I use F11 64 bit Gnome
> > su\sudo yum install system-config-display
> >
> > su\sudo firefox http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
> >
> > http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgj1/SiS/
> > sis671_drv.so save to
> >
> > /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/
> >
> > then go to:
> > System > Administration > Display
> > and sis617 is there under hardware
> >
> > apply, and it sets up a correct xorg.conf
> > oh reboot, it may flicker slightly on bootup.
>
> Would you please give some instructions to those willing to compile it? Did you
> get the sources from the link you mentioned in comment #11
> (http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net/~linux-sis/index.php?page=Downloads) ? Which
> file did you use? Did you apply any additional patch?
>
> Thanks

All, I did wan mention a url, and asked a Q? Comment 11, has nothing to do with comment 12. Both are just the result of Google.

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Since there was many other unrelated packages in '*-updates-testing', I did:

yum update xorg-x11-* --enablerepo=updates-testing

and got:

Updated:
  xorg-x11-drv-evdev.x86_64 0:2.2.6-1.fc11
  xorg-x11-drv-intel.x86_64 0:2.7.0-8.fc11
  xorg-x11-drv-nouveau.x86_64 1:0.0.12-41.20090528git0c17b87.fc11
  xorg-x11-drv-openchrome.x86_64 0:0.2.904-1.fc11.1
  xorg-x11-server-Xnest.x86_64 0:1.6.4-0.3.fc11
  xorg-x11-server-Xorg.x86_64 0:1.6.4-0.3.fc11
  xorg-x11-server-common.x86_64 0:1.6.4-0.3.fc11

The only improvement is that now X will fall back automatically to vesa driver. If I remember, before I got no graphics mode at all and had to set vesa driver manually in xorg.conf.

There was no update to xorg-x11-drv-sis, so I wasn't expecting too much.

Created attachment 367761
Xorg.log with xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.4-0.3.fc11.x86_64

This log was generated with no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

I downloaded the FC12 Beta live CD and just started it - and The only resolution that it takes is 800x600 - same case in the past versions of Fedora - as it does not had a /etc/X11/Xorg.conf file - I could not see if this is what driver is it using - but for sure it does not accept more than 800x600 - I will try a Xorg -configure to see if manually canfiguring can do something - but for now - no improvements on the situation.

I can confirm that this bug is still prevalent as observed while testing using the FC12 Beta Live CD. Symptoms are similar to the ones mentioned in the comment above. The default resolution is 800x600 which is also the maximum resolution allowed. I hope that sis releases the source of some of their drivers, so that we can atleast get a 2D working driver in the future. I hope the manufacture releases us from our suffering.

Sorry I don't have access to the VGA now as the unit has been used on work place.

The driver for 'SiS 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter' is not working on Fedora 12. Only works in VESA mode.

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The problem still exists in Fedora 13.

I'm having lots of trouble finding a driver that works with Fedora 13 and SIS 771/661 laptop (it's a Casper W765S VTT4400D).. Currently is uses the VESA driver after its install.

There is a driver for recents versions of Xorg server on http://estebanordano.com.ar/sis-m671m672-driver-for-xorg-xserver-7-5-on-debian-sidux/

The driver has only 2D capabilities but it is good.

This driver follows the same code design that Xorg sis driver follows, but it was not merget to the mainstream driver until now.

A 3D version is obtained through SiS distributors, but the distributed version is old and doesn't support recent versions of Xorg.

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Please restore support for this driver. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/xserver-xorg-video-sis/+bug/301958 It was working (somewhat) up to Ubuntu 12.04 but on 12.10 and on 13.04 it does not work anymore.

the work of Antonio J. de Oliveira (ajoliveira) can be used but someone of Xorg should help out on this.

Fixing this would again enable using Xorg on many laptops with Sis 771/671 graphic cards.

I would be more than happy to provide financial support or compensation for whoever fixes this bug. We could create feature request funding at https://www.catincan.com/

Good news, here is a workable driver but without acceleration at the moment:
  http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2013-May/036222.html

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14848 seems dup of this bug (even though older)

(In reply to comment #7)
> Good news, here is a workable driver but without acceleration at the moment:
> http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2013-May/036222.html

This is just great!
But could anyone please point to the source code with all appropriate patches applied? Is gitorious repo most current?

Bug is still exist in F19 and probably should be reopened.

I am facing the same problem in F19. It must be reopened.

(In reply to Ildar Muyukov from comment #9)
> This is just great!
> But could anyone please point to the source code with all appropriate
> patches applied? Is gitorious repo most current?

https://github.com/gununu/xf86-video-sis-stable

I'm not sure if this supersede or complement Arch patches though https://github.com/rkrell/xf86-video-sisimedia

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