SIS-Driver

SIS-Driver

[Tobias Reinhard]

Maybe I am doing something wrong but I dicovered a problem with the Linux
2.4.17,XFree 4.1.0 and the SIS-DRM-Driver.

If I choose the SIS to compile as module the Linux-Menuconfig UNDEF
CONFIG_DRM_SIS - this result in a compile-error when compiling XFree. I have
to comfigure the SIS to be included in the kernel. But this is not what I
want because I use the same kernel on differend computer - but at least
XFree compiles. But now Linux does not compile because it wants that I
include the SIS-FB driver in the kernel. Another thing that i dont want! :-)

What am I doing wrong, or is that a bug? I solved it by setting up a Kernel
with all SIS-DRM included, compile X and then removed them. ATM I am unable
to test if the SIS-DRM really runs with that configuration...

Tobias

Re: SIS-Driver

[Alan Cox]

> What am I doing wrong, or is that a bug? I solved it by setting up a Kernel
> with all SIS-DRM included, compile X and then removed them. ATM I am unable
> to test if the SIS-DRM really runs with that configuration...

If X is poking around in the kernel configuration and requires it built in
then report the problem to the XFree86 people.

For the SiS DRM you do need SiS framebuffer currently

Re: SIS-Driver

[Thomas Winischhofer]

Alan Cox wrote:
> > What am I doing wrong, or is that a bug? I solved it by setting up a 
> > Kernel with all SIS-DRM included, compile X and then removed them. ATM 
> > I am unable to test if the SIS-DRM really runs with that 
> > configuration... 
>
> If X is poking around in the kernel configuration and 
> requires it built in then report the problem to the XFree86 people. For 
> the SiS DRM you do need SiS framebuffer currently

Yeah... currently. But the sisfb code won't mess up the console any
longer if you use my new driver available at
http://linux-sis630.decode.info (eventually with "mode=none").

Together with my patch for the SiS-DRM module (available at the same
place) DRI runs perfectly.

I proposed the driver and the patch to be included in the kernel - yet
unsuccessfully...

Thomas

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