Hi Nick, Thanks for the help, I've finally solved the problem. I checked the suse update today and they had an updated xf86_glx and kernel DRM available. I downloaded these and they all load just fine. Looks like the packages with suse80 are duff. I still can't get acceleration working as I'm reliably told that you have to use the new SiS-framebuffer driver, which is part of the 2.4.18-ac4 kernels and 2.4.19-pre2 kernels but NOT in the 2.4.18 kernel, that contains the OLD driver featuring the LCD-bug!. The LCD-bug gives you a white melting screen, kinda like a lava lamp. I'll wait for suse to release an updated kernel as I'm lazy and never seem to get around to rolling my own. Thanks Luke --- Nicholas Baxter-Jones <n.smith@insight.telinco.co.uk> wrote: > On Monday 3 June 2002 5:43 pm, luke biddell wrote: > > Hi Nick > > > > Here's the address for Thomas' site > > http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsis630.shtml > > Thanks > > > > I had a look for a site for Alan but didn't find > > anything apart from mailing list archives. > > > > Do you have any ideas regarding my problem???? > > Only that I think dri uses glx (evidenced by > unresolved symbols) and that lack > of glxModuleData data object seems to be the cause. > Don't know how to solve > as my setup loads glx without error. > > NB file:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.DRI (might be > elsewhere) doesn't mention > SiS 630, so maybe you can't get direct rendering. > You do have (lots) XFree86 > Acceleration Architecture (XAA) though. > > > > Cheers > > Luke > > > > <n.smith@insight.telinco.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > Thanks for mentioning Thomas Winischhofer's site > in > > > your reply. Do you have an address? > > > > > > Does Alan Hourihane also have a site? > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > On Friday 31 May 2002 10:12 pm, luke biddell > wrote: > > > > I have been unable to get acceleration working > for > > > > > > my > > > > > > > sis630 card using the sis driver, I wonder if > any > > > > > > of > > > > > > > you can help. > > > > > > > > I have a suse8 install and have read on > various > > > > > > web > > > > > > > sites that when you install it, it will > configure > > > > > > X > > > > > > > for 3d. I upgraded my higrade A1300 laptop > from > > > > > > suse > > > > > > > 7.3 and it only enabled stock frame buffer > > > > > > support. > > > > > > > The man page for sis says that acceleration is > > > > supported. > > > > > > > > I've had a look a Thomas Winischhofer's site > for > > > > > > the > > > > > > > sis card and i have all the required > > > > > > components(sis, > > > > > > > sisfb, sis_dri, sis_drv) although they are not > the > > > > latest versions. I load the glx and dri > modules in > > > > XF86Config as instructed. > > > > > > > > I don't think I have the correct glx modules > as if > > > > > > I > > > > > > > look at the XFree log I see this > > > > > > > > (II) LoadModule: "glx" > > > > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/glx.so > > > > (EE) LoadModule: Module glx does not have a > > > > glxModuleData data object. > > > > (II) UnloadModule: "glx" > > > > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/glx.so > > > > (EE) Failed to load module "glx" (invalid > module, > > > > > > 0) > > > > > > > and subsequently when dri tries to load I get > this > > > > > > > > (II) SIS(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration > > > > > > Architecture > > > > > > > (XAA) > > > > Screen to screen bit blits > > > > Solid filled rectangles > > > > 8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles > > > > Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion > > > > Solid Lines > > > > Dashed Lines > > > > Offscreen Pixmaps > > > > Setting up tile and stipple cache: > > > > 32 128x128 slots > > > > 32 256x256 slots > > > > 16 512x512 slots > > > > (==) SIS(0): Backing store disabled > > > > (==) SIS(0): Silken mouse enabled > > > > (II) SIS(0): Using SiS630 HW Xv > > > > (II) SIS(0): direct rendering disabled > > > > (WW) SIS(0): Option "CalcAlgorithm" is not > used > > > > Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module > > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is > > > > unresolved! > > > > Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module > > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is > > > > unresolved! > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone any experience of this or know > anything > > > > that might help > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > --- Nicholas Baxter-Jones > > > > <n.smith@insight.telinco.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > > > > > Just wanted to share my experiences of > upgrading > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > 4.2.0. > > > > > > > > > > I installed SuSe Linux 7.2 (X 4.0.3) and > > > > > > upgraded it > > > > > > > > to 4.1.0 a few months ago. This was fairly > > > > > traumatic as I was new to Linux and (I > think) I > > > > > compiled from source. Nevertheless, it > resulted > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > a stable platform that (with KDE 3.0) is > fast > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > responsive. I was particulally impressed > that > > > > > > my > > > > > > > > monitor can now display 1024×768 (after a > lot of > > > > > tweaking), whereas Windows can only manage > > > > > > 800×600. > > > > > > > > I have now installed Mandrake 8.2 (X 4.2.0) > and > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > can boot into either distribution, with the > same > > > > > kernel (or their pre-compiled kernels). > > > > > > > > > > I was a little dissappointed to find the > screen > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > noticably _less_ responsive with X 4.2.0 -- > more > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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