Re: To all sis630 laptop users---Xfree with dri and fb
I love this guy... I'm just about to make it all run. Thanx for your hint!
> I read a lot of times debian users asking for the x support for sis630
> Laptops...I hope now they can use mplayer well :)
> Yes one man did it,(this is not a mail referencing to the breacking news
> about xfree86 4.2 support for sis630 laptop).
> I'm talking about Thomas Winischhofer that mades his own sisfb source and
> his drm patch to support sis630 LCD.
> Caracteristics of the driver:
> DRI support
> XV support (for Mplayer yes!!!!!)
> Sisfb support and more....
>
> For more information:http://www.webit.com/tw/linuxsis630.shtml
> Thanks thomas!
>
> Note: the kernel patches are for 2.4.x where x>=16
> I tested the intructions on my laptop and now I can use xv extension
> and play quake3 for meditation state...
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