Bug#627585: Only depth 8bpp works with XGI Volari Z9s
Package: linux-image-3.0.0-rc4-amd64
Version: 3.0.0~rc4-1~experimental.1
Architecture: i386
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
Version: 2.6.32-31
Architecture: i386
PCA-5612 XGI Volari Z9s works fine on x86 with above and Xorg sis
driver shipped by Debian. Is it endian?
/etc/modules: --
sisfb mode=1600x1200x16 rate=60
sis
/etc/X11/xorg.conf: --
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen"
Device "Video Card"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1600 1200
EndSubSection
EndSection
Old (5 V vintage) C326PSv2.0 SiS 6326 card also required
video=sisfb:mode:1280x1024x8,rate:60,mem:12288 to work on
CHRP Pegasos2. Colour was muddled for other modes too.
Also DVI output on PCA-5612 not working. Only CRT output works.
/usr/share/doc/linux-doc-3.0.0/Documentation/fb/sisfb.txt.gz
Looks like CRT2 type to LCD only selects mode not output.
8bpp is fine for console. Xorg, however needs at least 16bpp.
Though xserver-xorg-video-sis and xserver-xorg-video-trident cover
older cards there is also an XGI card driver upstream.
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-xgi/
http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/XSFTODO
> Ship missing drivers?
> xserver-xorg-video-xgi
Some diversity with drivers may help Xorg.
See also bug #610710
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