Comment 185 for bug 301958

Lolz, thanks to compiled driver ;) will always bugging all sis m671 owner
everytime ubuntu have a new release. Wish the patch that timo submit to FD
will be approved.
On May 3, 2011 10:11 PM, "Antonio J. de Oliveira" <email address hidden>
wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I just placed 32 and 64-bit versions of a driver made in a hurry because
> I am in lack of time referenced at the usual place:
>
> http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/uk/software/xorg.php
>
> and
>
> http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/pt/software/xorg.php
>
> Hope it helps, with a little more time i will get back to it.
>
> Thanks Martin and Frans for bugging me with this... :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Antonio
>
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> Title:
> [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards
>
> Status in X.Org X server:
> Confirmed
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
> New
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Debian:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> sis 671/771 driver is not available for Ubuntu but there is a working
> driver in the newest Mandriva. The driver in Mandriva is based on
> http://www.linuxconsulting.ro/xorg-drivers/ ( I think) .
>
> Not having the driver makes the installation of Ubuntu a PITA on
> laptops with sis 671/771 based integrated graphics card. Making the
> laptop usable requires playing with xorg.conf and module compilation
> or switching to Vesa 1280x768 mode deformed to fit 1280x800 LCD.
>
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