>> On 06/05/13 11:22 PM, Pander wrote: >>> >>> Alan Coopersmith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 05/ 6/13 06:22 PM, Connor Behan wrote: >>>>> Maybe you'll find someone who >>>>> has a SiS card lying around and say "I'll pay you $100 to put that >>>> card >>>>> in your computer, write an xorg.conf file for it, figure out why it >>>>> won't start and then change 2 or 3 lines to make it start again" but >>>> it >>>>> won't be worth it. >>>> Especially when you can buy 2 or 3 new ATI or Nvidia cards for that >>>> $100 >>>> and get much better performance & support than trying to make an old >>>> card >>>> limp along forever. >>>> >>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204025&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20 >>>> >>> Well, it is an integrated card in my laptop. Because Linux is so >>> resource friendly it is still working fine for its age and I rather >>> donate a small amount than to start selecting and purchasing a new one >>> yet. >>> >> You won't even have to donate a small amount if you post the logs >> already. I really should wait to read them but I will hazard a guess >> about what the bug is anyway: EXA callbacks that use the devPrivate.ptr >> of a pixmap. Try disabling EXA. > > This is the log file, search for [Ss][Ii][Ss]
http://pastebin.com/GMhwZXde > > Could you tell me what to test with specific commands? > >>>> The lack of maintainers for many old cards is in large part because >>>> the >>>> cost of a new card with a well-maintained driver is less than people >>>> think >>>> their time is worth for the many hours it takes to bring the old >>>> drivers up >>>> to snuff and test on all the different models. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected]: X.Org development >> Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel >> Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected]: X.Org development > Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel > Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel > _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
