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Kenetixx

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From: /unvrs/mlkywy/earth/aust/home

Registered: 2006-09-09

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SiS Chipset based Laptops?

I just won one on ebay for cheap and wana chuck arch on it when i get it.
It has a SiS chipset and SiS GPU onboard these work ok for x and if so what drivers are you using for x?

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tom5760

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From: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Registered: 2006-02-05

Posts: 283

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Re: SiS Chipset based Laptops?

I had a SiS laptop (Acer Aspire 3000) a while ago.  I don't recall any particular issues running Arch.  The X driver is just 'sis'.  It should work fine.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,074

Re: SiS Chipset based Laptops?

I had one also, the driver is stable, but slow.
It ran KDE and office applications fine, but expect low performance if you want to play dvds and such.

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Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

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Re: SiS Chipset based Laptops?

I had SiS lappy. It had no 3d acceleration

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Registered: 2006-10-09

Posts: 322

Re: SiS Chipset based Laptops?

SiS sucks, stay away at all costs.

What a pain. However, it is not impossible. If you need any specific help just ask!