[ubuntu-in] Gutsy 64 bit troubles.

[nan budh]

Prateek Sharma <prateek3.14 at gmail.com> wrote: I guess these are the relevant parts of my xorg.xconf.
So far, i have not had any graphics related problems - have tried
ubuntu, suse, knoppix.

---
Section "Device"
 Identifier "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or
662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
 Boardname "SiS Real256E"
 Busid  "PCI:1:0:0"
 Driver  "sis"
 Screen 0
 Vendorname "SiS"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device  "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or
662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
 Monitor  "Generic Monitor"
 Defaultdepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
  Virtual 1400 1050
  Modes  "1280x800 at 60"
 EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "Module"
 Load  "glx"
 Load  "GLcore"
 Load  "v4l"
EndSection
Section "device" #
 Identifier "device1"
 Boardname "SiS Real256E"
 Busid  "PCI:1:0:0"
 Driver  "sis"
 Screen 1
 Vendorname "SiS"
EndSection
Section "screen" #
 Identifier "screen1"
 Device  "device1"
 Defaultdepth 24
 Monitor  "monitor1"
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
 Identifier "monitor1"
 Gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

On 11/26/07, nan budh  wrote:
>
>
> Prateek Sharma 
 wrote: On Nov 25, 2007 8:27 PM, nan
> budh  wrote:
> > In my further attempt to fix Graphics corruption plus freezeups (both may
> be
> > unrelated problems for all i know) on my Gutsy installation i just visited
> > the #linux channel at irc and the guys over there helped me out for over
> an
> > hour(i am indebted to them for this) and i learnt a lot today.
> >
> > I modified the  xorg.conf file changing "SiS" entry in Device>Driver to
> > "svga" and then to "vesa". And it did not work.
> > it did not find the svga module while vesa did run but there were four
> > columns with unreadable resolution on the Gnome login screen.
> >
> > I was wondering how can it be possible that there is no generic driver for
> > my integrated graphics card? there has to be some solution, no?
> > Any input appreciated.
> >
> > My machine: AMD Athlon 64, ASUS K8S-MX motherboard with SiS 760GX / 965L
> > Chipset.  Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or
> 662/761Gx
> > PCIE VGA Display Adapter. Samsung 80 GB SATA  HDD and LG 700E Monitor.
> >
> > regards
> > nanbudh
> >
>
> I think i have a similar configuration. No asus motherboard though. It
> works OK for me - except theres no hardware acceleration, ofcourse.
> should i try vga instead of svga in xorg.conf?

Thats strange. Its almost similar to my xorg.conf and i am so much problem! except  a bit of difference here and there, but unimportant i think. Like in Device section instead of 
 Boardname "SiS Real256E"
mine is 
 Boardname "sis"
But that shoudl not make any difference.
Prateek could u please send full details of your hardware? May be your system has larger RAM?
regards
nanbudh
ps: people are suggesting i simply go and buy an nvidia card. I shall have to buy one eventually (i know) but i would have never heard of and would have never tinkered with xorg.conf had it not been the desire to unravel this mystery. I am learning quite a bit. Its wonderful actually.

       
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