source: archive/x7driver-sis.xml

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-version "0.10.7">

  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-sis-&xorg-sis-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-download-ftp  "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-sis-&xorg-sis-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-md5sum        "f01e5e20e37342acf1983d269886171b">
  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-size          "684 KB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-buildsize     "16 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-sis-driver-time          "0.2 SBU">
]>

   <!-- Begin Xorg SiS Driver -->
  <sect2 id="xorg-sis-driver" xreflabel="Xorg SiS Driver-&xorg-sis-driver-version;">

    <title>Xorg SiS Driver-&xorg-sis-driver-version;</title>

    <indexterm zone="xorg-sis-driver">
      <primary sortas="a-xorg-sis-driver">xorg-sis-driver</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <sect3 role="package">
      <title>Introduction to Xorg SiS Driver</title>

      <para>
        The <application>Xorg SiS Driver</application> package contains the X.Org
        Video Driver for SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems) and XGI video cards
        including SiS5597/5598, SiS530/620, SiS6326/AGP/DVD, SiS300/305, SiS540,
        SiS630/730, SiS315/E/H/PRO, SiS550/551/552, SiS650/651/661/741, SiS330
        (Xabre), SiS760/761, XGI Volari V3/V5/V8 and XGI Volari Z7 chipsets.
      </para>

      &lfs76_built;

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-sis-driver-download-http;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-sis-driver-download-ftp;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download MD5 sum: &xorg-sis-driver-md5sum;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download size: &xorg-sis-driver-size;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated disk space required: &xorg-sis-driver-buildsize;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated build time: &xorg-sis-driver-time;
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Required patch:
            <ulink url="&patch-root;/xf86-video-sis-&xorg-sis-driver-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg SiS Driver Dependencies</bridgehead>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
      <para role="required">
        <xref linkend="xorg-server"/>
      </para>

      <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
        User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-sis-driver"/>
      </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-sis-driver-kernel">
      <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
      kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    SiS video cards: Y or M</literal></screen>

      <indexterm zone="xorg-sis-driver xorg-sis-driver-kernel">
        <primary sortas="d-xorg-sis-driver">xorg-sis-driver</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="installation">
      <title>Installation of Xorg SiS Driver</title>

      <para>
        Install <application>Xorg SiS Driver</application> by running the following
        commands:
      </para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../xf86-video-sis-&xorg-sis-driver-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        This package does not come with a test suite.
      </para>

      <para>
        Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="content">
      <title>Contents</title>

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>

        <seglistitem>
          <seg>
            sis_drv.so
          </seg>
        </seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>

      <variablelist>
        <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
        <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
        <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

        <varlistentry id="sis_drv">
          <term><filename class="libraryfile">sis_drv.so</filename></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              is an Xorg video driver for SiS and XGI video cards.
            </para>
            <indexterm zone="xorg-sis-driver sis_drv">
              <primary sortas="c-sis_drv">sis_drv.so</primary>
            </indexterm>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      </variablelist>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>
  <!-- End Xorg SiS Driver -->