Graphic card driver modification

hellnest · 2010-11-11 16:20:53

Hello,

I'm new here and planning to move and start using arch because quite bored on Ubuntu right now. I have a common questions and maybe some people already discuss about it before.

I'm running maverick right now Linux unix-slave 2.6.35-23-generic using that kernel and have a working driver for SIS M671 ( 1366x768 Resolution) with 2D acceleration. Since i know that arch is always ahead in package and kernel. I just wondering how to make my driver is work in arch environment? If i use in Debian family all my driver is work so this is my first time to step out from Debian.

This driver i've got from my friend in portugal. I didn't compile it by my self. I will try to attach the link for the working driver in 32bit edition of maverick.

I hope someone will help me to re-compile it or at least teach me how to make it works ...

hee's the link for the driver

http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/gen/bi … .10.tar.gz

cirkit · 2010-11-11 16:30:24

There is a wiki page dedicated to sis: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xf86-video-sis

hellnest · 2010-11-11 16:36:51

cirkit wrote:

There is a wiki page dedicated to sis: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xf86-video-sis

Yeah i read that already and i quite understand with all the meanings. I just wondering that will it worked or must do a modification to .so file?? The xorg.conf have a quite similiar setting with mine

cirkit · 2010-11-11 17:05:23

You wouldn't directly modify .so files since they are dynamically linked shared object files. You would need to compile the main program and link with the shared object.

Trying to link .so files from a Debian system on Arch would certainly not work. Perhaps others can explain better or provide ideas to what you're asking.

Gusar · 2010-11-11 18:00:52

This is the driver you need: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34256

hellnest · 2010-11-12 04:04:43

Gusar wrote:

This is the driver you need: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34256

Thanks for the reply i will try it soon

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Graphic card driver modification

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