frame buffer WAS: XFree *working* on Laptop with SiS630 (: !!!!!!

["Ivan Rodriguez" <ivan.rodriguez@tiendared.net>]

Sorry, but how do you compile or get a kernel with frame buffer support. I
can t view the option while configuring the options to compile a new kernel.
Thanks



----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Märkl" <twylyte@web.de>
To: "Federico Montesino Pouzols" <p5087@quintero.fie.us.es>;
<debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: XFree *working* on Laptop with SiS630 (: !!!!!!


> >
> > 30. Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS)
> >
> >    3.3.6:
> >           Support (accelerated) for the SiS 86C201, 86C202, 86C205,
> >           86C215, 86C225, 5597, 5598, 6326, 530, 620, 300, 630 and 540
is
> >           provided by the XF86_SVGA server with the sis driver.
> >
> >    4.1.0:
> >           Support (accelerated) for the SiS 530, 620, 6326 is provided
by
> >           the "sis" driver. The 630, 300, and 540 are also supported,
but
> >           this code is new and there are some problems with it in this
> >           version.
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >    Summary:
> >           Support for the 86C201, 86C202, 86C205, 86C215, 86C225, 5597
> >           and 5598 is currently only available in 3.3.6.
> >      _________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Well, it seems that they have merged some new code for sis
> > 630. I have not tested it, but you can try... :)
> >
>
> I'm using the framebuffer device on my IPC Highnote which also has an
> SiS 630, and it's working fine. (1024x768)
> I haven't tried other resolutions, though.
>
> (xserver-common 3.3.6-11potato, xserver-fbsev 3.3.6-11potato)
>
> Good luck
>
> Stefan
>
>
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