try http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsis630.shtml
John On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 08:35, Charles Roberts wrote: > David Goodenough wrote: > > On Wednesday 18 June 2003 18:59, Charles Roberts wrote: > > > >>Hello all: > >>I am trying to get Debian running. The sequence of events: > >>1. installed 'woody' from floppy disks with the bf2.4 (what ever that > >>stands for) images (I wanted to use reiserfs). The install when OK. Got > >>a basic 'cli' Debian system. > >>2. Did an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' to 'sarge'. All when OK. > >>3. Used aptitude to install X11. I configured XFree86 OK. > >>4. This same machine is also running Mandrake, so I know the video works. > >>5. Issued a 'startx' command. X came up but with the wrong resolution. I > >>looked in /var/log/XFree86 log and found that the driver 'sis' failed to > >>load. > >>6. From a cli I issued 'modprobe sis'. Got an error saying 'could not > >>find kernel the module was compiled for'. > >>7. Upgraded the kernel 'with dselect' to 2.4.20-1-k6. > >>8. Did another 'modprobe sis'. Got error > >>"/lib/modules/2.4.20-1-k6/kernel drivers/video/sis/sisfb.o: init_module: > >>no such device". Also got 'insmod sis failed'. > >> > >>I am out of ideas of what to do next. Any help would be appricated. > >> > >>Thanks > >>Charles > > > > > > Are you using Thomas Winishoffer's current drivers, or are you using > > the ones that come with XFree. Unless it is 4.3 the XFree drivers are > > seriously out of date, and his work so much better. > > > > Regards > > > > David > > > Thanks for the reply David. I am willing to try Thomas Winishoffer's > drivers, but a search in google on his name didnot show any hits. Where > does one get his drivers? > > Charles > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
