[TMG1961]

thankyou and I hope your solution helps others.

I forgot to ask, and its low priority as you already have shown links and configs but if you have time can you now show the new result for

Code:

inxi -Gxx

thanks ....I suspect inxi won't detect 671 so is likely to still show 2 chipsets but your driver should show up different.

Code:

Graphics:  Card: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter           bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1039:6351           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 driver: N/A           Resolution: [email protected]           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.8, 128 bits)           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes

[aus9]

OOPS thats not a good sign from inxi I am now sorry I asked as I was expecting a driver result etc.

:-[

the main thing is you still solved it so thanks for your patience and feedback

[TMG1961]

The screen resolution is ok, but scrolling websites isnt that good, its stuttering like mad.
but it has to do for now, no idea how to get that fixed and a new or second hand laptop is an illusion for the next year.


Laptop has only 2gb memory, i tried the 4gb of old laptop..same memory but bios only sees 2gb

[aus9]

hmmm. Lets go back a step?
can you link to the page you found your video card specifications please?

Can you show your full output to the lsmod command and just your VGA section for the lspci -vvv as well please?

Code:

lsmod lspci -vvv [/lsmod]

[TMG1961]

hmmm. Lets go back a step?
can you link to the page you found your video card specifications please?

Can you show your full output to the lsmod command and just your VGA section for the lspci -vvv as well please?

Code:

lsmod lspci -vvv [/lsmod]

sorry about the late reaction. MIssed your post.

lsmod outcome

Code:

theo@laptop:~$ lsmod Module                  Size  Used by drbg                  28672  1 ansi_cprng            16384  0 ctr                    16384  2 ccm                    20480  2 sis                    16384  1 sisfb                249856  1 sis drm                  311296  3 sis arc4                  16384  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek    73728  1 snd_hda_codec_generic    69632  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel          32768  3 snd_hda_codec        118784  3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel snd_hda_core          69632  4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep              16384  1 snd_hda_codec ath5k                139264  0 snd_pcm                98304  3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core ath                    24576  1 ath5k snd_seq_midi          16384  0 mac80211              659456  1 ath5k snd_seq_midi_event    16384  1 snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi            28672  1 snd_seq_midi snd_seq                57344  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi snd_seq_device        16384  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi cfg80211              512000  3 ath,ath5k,mac80211 snd_timer              28672  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq coretemp              16384  0 snd                    69632  16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device input_leds            16384  0 soundcore              16384  1 snd serio_raw              16384  0 asus_laptop            24576  0 shpchp                32768  0 sparse_keymap          16384  1 asus_laptop input_polldev          16384  1 asus_laptop mac_hid                16384  0 tpm_infineon          20480  0 ip6t_REJECT            16384  1 nf_reject_ipv6        16384  1 ip6t_REJECT nf_log_ipv6            16384  5 xt_hl                  16384  22 ip6t_rt                16384  3 nf_conntrack_ipv6      20480  8 nf_defrag_ipv6        24576  1 nf_conntrack_ipv6 ipt_REJECT            16384  1 nf_reject_ipv4        16384  1 ipt_REJECT nf_log_ipv4            16384  5 nf_log_common          16384  2 nf_log_ipv4,nf_log_ipv6 xt_LOG                16384  10 xt_limit              16384  13 xt_tcpudp              16384  18 xt_addrtype            16384  4 nf_conntrack_ipv4      16384  8 nf_defrag_ipv4        16384  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_conntrack          16384  16 ip6table_filter        16384  1 ip6_tables            20480  1 ip6table_filter nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    16384  0 nf_conntrack_broadcast    16384  1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_nat_ftp            16384  0 nf_nat                24576  1 nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_ftp      16384  1 nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack          98304  8 nf_nat_ftp,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_nat,xt_conntrack,nf_conntrack_broadcast,nf_conntrack_ftp,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6 parport_pc            32768  0 iptable_filter        16384  1 ppdev                  20480  0 lp                    20480  0 ip_tables              20480  1 iptable_filter parport                45056  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc x_tables              24576  13 ip6table_filter,xt_hl,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,xt_limit,xt_conntrack,xt_LOG,iptable_filter,ip6t_rt,ipt_REJECT,ip6_tables,xt_addrtype,ip6t_REJECT autofs4                40960  2 btrfs                1032192  0 xor                    28672  1 btrfs raid6_pq              102400  1 btrfs dm_mirror              24576  0 dm_region_hash        20480  1 dm_mirror dm_log                20480  2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror hid_generic            16384  0 usbhid                49152  0 hid                    98304  2 hid_generic,usbhid sis190                24576  0 mii                    16384  1 sis190 sata_sis              16384  2 pata_acpi              16384  0 sis_agp                16384  1 video                  36864  1 asus_laptop fjes                  28672  0

lspci -vvv outcome

Code:

theo@laptop:~$ lspci -vvv 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16   BIST result: 00   Region 0: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]   Region 1: Memory at fdee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]   Region 2: I/O ports at dc00 [size=128]   [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]   Capabilities: <access denied>

Not sure if you mean this site: http://axebase.net/blog/2014/08/23/sis-6...xorg-1-15/

[aus9]

Hi

The lspci -vvv is not showing what kernel module you are using....did you forget to show it?

Leaping ahead...your xorg is using sismedia but I don't see that in your lsmod output. I am still not a sis expert but maybe you can try each in turn of the sis ones to see if they fix your stutter etc

Code:

lsmod | grep sis*

the other page that gave you originally the sismedia as the string to choose....
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/sis

did you actually move the module into the driver folder ?

I will show mine and then make some comments

Code:

ls /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers

# aus9 results
fbdev_drv.so  intel_drv.so  modesetting_drv.so  vesa_drv.so

so it appears I won't be able to use sismedia as no driver is there.  Got it?

[TMG1961]

Not sure what happened there with lspci outcome. But here it is again.

Code:

theo@laptop:~$ lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. 671MX   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 64   Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128M]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: agpgart-sis   Kernel modules: sis_agp 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0   I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff   Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: c0000000-cfffffff   Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-   BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-       PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-   Kernel modules: shpchp 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 01)   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO]   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. 5513 IDE Controller   Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 128   Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]   Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4   Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]   Region 3: I/O ports at 0374   Region 4: I/O ports at ffe0 [size=16]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: pata_sis   Kernel modules: pata_acpi 00:03.0 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. USB 1.1 Controller   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 64 (20000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20   Region 0: Memory at fddff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]   Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci 00:03.1 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. USB 1.1 Controller   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 64 (20000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21   Region 0: Memory at fddfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]   Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci 00:03.3 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. USB 2.0 Controller   Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 64 (20000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 22   Region 0: Memory at fddfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 02)   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19   Region 0: Memory at fddfcc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]   Region 1: I/O ports at cc00 [size=128]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: sis190   Kernel modules: sis190 00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA Controller / IDE mode (rev 03) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. SATA Controller / IDE mode   Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 64   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17   Region 0: I/O ports at c800 [size=8]   Region 1: I/O ports at c400 [size=4]   Region 2: I/O ports at c000 [size=8]   Region 3: I/O ports at bc00 [size=4]   Region 4: I/O ports at b800 [size=16]   Region 5: I/O ports at b400 [size=128]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: sata_sis   Kernel modules: sata_sis, pata_acpi 00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])   Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0   I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff   Memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff   Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-   BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-       PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: pcieport   Kernel modules: shpchp 00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0   I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff   Memory behind bridge: fe000000-febfffff   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000de000000-00000000dfffffff   Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-   BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-       PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: pcieport   Kernel modules: shpchp 00:0f.0 Audio device: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Azalia Audio Controller   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. Azalia Audio Controller   Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18   Region 0: Memory at fddf4000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel   Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])   Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16   BIST result: 00   Region 0: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]   Region 1: Memory at fdee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]   Region 2: I/O ports at dc00 [size=128]   [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]   Capabilities: <access denied> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)   Subsystem: AzureWave AW-GE780 802.11bg Wireless Mini PCIe Card   Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-   Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-   Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes   Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16   Region 0: Memory at fdff0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: ath5k   Kernel modules: ath5k

lsmod | grep sis* outcome

Code:

theo@laptop:~$ lsmod | grep sis* ansi_cprng            16384  0 sis                    16384  1 sisfb                249856  1 sis drm                  311296  3 sis sis190                24576  0 sata_sis              16384  2 mii                    16384  1 sis190 sis_agp                16384  1

Code:

theo@laptop:~$ ls /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers amdgpu_drv.so    mach64_drv.so      r128_drv.so          tdfx_drv.so ati_drv.so        mga_drv.so          radeon_drv.so        trident_drv.so cirrus_alpine.so  modesetting_drv.so  savage_drv.so        vboxvideo_drv.so cirrus_drv.so    neomagic_drv.so    siliconmotion_drv.so  vesa_drv.so cirrus_laguna.so  nouveau_drv.so      sisimedia_drv.la      vmware_drv.so fbdev_drv.so      openchrome_drv.so  sisimedia_drv.so intel_drv.so      qxl_drv.so          sisusb_drv.so

[aus9]

Hi

sisimedia is not loading so can't be used in your xorg IMHO

try each of these in turn and good luck...full reboot for each try pls

sis                 
sis190               
sis_agp

[TMG1961]

Hi

sisimedia is not loading so can't be used in your xorg IMHO

try each of these in turn and good luck...full reboot for each try pls

sis                 
sis190               
sis_agp

I have absolutely no idea what i need to do with the 3 you mentioned.
Thanks for your time to help me. I will try the first driver i used to see if that is any better, if not then i am out of my knowlegde about this.

[TMG1961]

I installed LL2.8 64 bits and I used the answer Misko gave and now have the resolution set to 1280x768 in this topic

https://mityer.khdlhfjijfrupr.tk/forums/video...pcie-vga)/

Looks like all is just working a bit smoother now, scrolling webpages is smoother now. Going to leave it for now and start saving for a new laptop.