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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Topic started by: fuegos on January 23, 2013, 11:07:10 AM

Title: TC v4.7.3 SIS video driver
Post by: fuegos on January 23, 2013, 11:07:10 AM

Hi,

I'm using Xorg 7.6 and experiencing typical "SiSMapMem () failed" problem loading Curaga's SIS video driver (xf86-video-sis). Description of the package says that it has been "Patched for unmapmem". My question is how to launch it without mapping the memory which prevents X from loading. Funny thing is that it starts occasionally without any errors... Once started is rock stable  and performs well. Usually starts 3 times out of 16 attempts.  Please help. Thanks.

Title: Re: TC v4.7.3 SIS video driver
Post by: SamK on January 24, 2013, 11:37:04 AM

Don't have an answer or suggestion but am reporting a similar problem just experienced here.  Xorg-7.6+xf86-video-sis (also tried with xf86-video-all as an experiment).  Consistently, in both cases X fails to start.

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lspci
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0018

Title: Re: TC v4.7.3 SIS video driver
Post by: fuegos on January 28, 2013, 10:21:38 AM

The problem with the video driver was apparently solved by the following patch:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=65629&action=edit

Does anyone could help adding it to the driver?

I wouldn't mind losing GUI functionality but i can't start rdesktop without running X first. The video driver is essential for smooth RDC experience. It works terribly slow on both fbdev and vesa. Is there a way of running rdesktop without X?