anyone using SiS graphics?

[Steve]

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:45 -0000, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Nils Kassube wrote:
>> O. Sinclair wrote:
>>> Got a desktop with SiS chip built-in graphics (more than one I am
>>> afraid). Worked OK on 8.04, decided to put 9.10 Karmic.
>>
>>> Anyone has SiS and got any clues? I have scouted around on the net a
>>> bit but not found much else but frustration.
>>
>> I have an old laptop with SiS 630/730 graphics - that one works with the
>> built-in 1024x768 display out of the box. But I know someone else with a
>> SiS 671/771 chipset and 1280x800 display which has no current driver. It
>> really depends on you graphics chipset if it works. What is your
>> chipset? You can find it out with the command
>>
>> lspci
>>
>> in a terminal. At [1] I found the driver for SiS 671/771 and Ubuntu
>> 9.04. Maybe there will come a driver for 9.10 also?
>>
>> Anyway, if you have a choice, avoid SiS - they don't seem to support
>> Linux.
> Am not in the office at the moment but suspect it is a "bad chip".
> However, avoiding SiS on these desktops is a bit late - they are at
> least 4 years old and the organisation is not the "so throw in a new
> graphics card then"-type. Money is TIGHT.
>
> However, thanks for the advice, will work on it more tomorrow back in
> office.
>
I have solved, made matters worse or just got very confused, some SiS  
graphics problems with these couple of useful/useless threads,
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=886463&highlight=sis+graphics
http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net/~linux-sis/

-- 
Steve