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Bug#594684: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion: exactly how the sarea patch worked for me



Jason Woofenden wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
> Version: 1:1.7.3-2
> Severity: normal
<snip>
> Then I googled around for how to get the siliconmotion driver
> working, and tried the following procedure:
> 
> 
> 	apt-get build-dep xorg-server
> 	mkdir xorg-server
> 	cd xorg-server
> 	apt-get source xorg-server
> 	dpkg-source -x xorg-server*.dsc
> 	cd xorg-server*/debian/patches/
> 	wget http://jasonwoof.com/downloads/01_mips-sarea.diff
> 	echo "01_mips-sarea.diff" >> series
> 	cd ../../
> 	dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc
> 	cd ../
> 	rm xserver-xorg-core-dbg*
> 	sudo dpkg -i *.deb
> 
> Except I didn't install all the .debs, just the ones that were
> already installed.
> 
> Then from aptitude, I installed the siliconmotion driver again, and
> rebooted.

After following this procedure, including having the correct xorg.conf,
I have working X. However, the VGA output under X does not work for me.
If I switch to a virtual console then I do get the virtual console
outputted to VGA. Do you have working VGA output under X?

Regards,
Mike.

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