Hi Network card works ok ( sis 900 pci) USB works ok ( sis 7001 ) sound works ok (sis 7018) it just not the display (sis 630 ) if it was not a notebook i wound have just remove it .... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur H. Johnson II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 630 chipset > > I just bought a SiS motherboard. Does SiS stand for SiS(ie), cause this > motherboard is a pain! > > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Michael Falzon wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ---- > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Arthur H. Johnson II > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Linux Box > http://www.linuxbox.nu > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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