Hi
how did u go with this ( why i'm i asking ? i have a tagra notebook that
has a sis 630 video card and i' get black srceen )
now from what i can pick up from the http://www.xfree86.org/
i'm getting " this
4. Troubleshooting
Some video modes with high dot-clocks don't work at all, resulting on black
screen. Lowering dotclock in that case could solve the problem. "
but i'n not to sure what this is all about ( going to read more about it )
Michael Falzon
Last Of The BBs Sysop
Mozy's Swamp BBs & Red Dwarf BBs
http://mozysswamp.yi.org
Registered Linux user #204397
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navin Daryanani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] SiS 630 chipset
> yes. I have tried the driver from www.sis.com -
> editing of /etc/X11/XFree86-xxxx manually or with xconfigurator with
various
> combinations on parameters, etc. nothing.
>
> the only thing I have not tried is recompiling the kernel.
>
> navin
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek
> Jennings
> Sent: Friday, 31 August 2001 12:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 630 chipset
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 735 chipset/ecs k7s5a
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:17:07 -0400
> From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> On Thursday 30 August 2001 3:24 am, you wrote:
> > Talking about SiS -- please tell me if anyone can solve my problem....
> >
> > I have a laptop with the display SiS630. I installed Mdk 8.0, freq1,
freq2
> > and freq3. None of them could recognize the display device. Whenever I
> used
> > to start X the screen would come divided in two where the bottom part of
> > the screen would somehow wrap around the top of the screen. I tried
> > everything I knew or could find on the web but to no success. Ultimately
I
> > used the code vga=791 in the lilo.conf. That gave me a framebuffer mode
(I
> > think). BUT the problem does not stop here. I could do everything once I
> > log in X. But once I log out of the X session - the text mode does not
> come
> > back - no matter what I try to do. I have tried switching with the
virtual
> > screens keys, etc. but to no success. If I restart the X session by
typing
> > startx I do get the X session back.
>
> You can edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config (if you are using Xfree 3.x.x)
> or /etx/X11/XF86Config-4 (for XFree 4.x.x) and set up any monitor
> parameters you please.
>
> > Moreover my soundcard is never detected too - thus I can never play
sound
> > on my linux box.
> >
> > Can anyone can please suggest something.
>
> Did you try the Sis Driver?
> Available at http://www.sis.com/support/driver/linux.htm
>
> There are video and audio drivers there.
>
> > Regards
> > Navin
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Derek
>
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