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Questions tagged [sis-graphics]

Questions related to the sis (Silicon Integrated Systems) graphics chipsets and the related drivers.

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) is a company that manufactures, among other things, motherboard chipsets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Integrated_Systems

SiS graphics chipsets have been a source of difficulty for many Linux users. SiS graphics chipsets are better supported from *buntu 14.04 onwards, but some configuration may still be required.

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Ubuntu 14.04 screen resolution too low (SiS 671 graphics card)

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 but my screen resolution is set too low: I tried to add a new one but i keep getting xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default I tried : $ xrandr -q xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output…
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Low resolution on Lubuntu 14.04 (Sis)

The resolution of my lubuntu is 640x480 and I can not change it. There's no more options in the screen definitions. This is my (horrible) graphic card: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display…
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Which ubuntu version works fine with sis driver 671 771

I unfortunately have notebook ASUS K50C which uses a sis graphics driver. I tried many different options from different forums but I am still having screen resolution problems. Its screen resolution is still really low. Despite that, I cannot watch…
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Low resolution after installing Xubuntu 18.04

During the installation and with a liveCD, I have 1024x768 resolution. After first boot it will only give me 640x480. Old laptop with the dreaded SIS graphics chip.
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How to enable 3D acceleration with Sis Vga 771/671 on Ubuntu 12.04

It's been a while since I configured a good resolution with my sis vga 771/671. How can I enable the 3D acceleration with this video card?
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Cannot get resolution of 1280x800 on my "SiS M760GX" video card

This is a near-perfect solution for me to get a better resolution than 640x480, but is still not quite right! I have a an Acer Aspire 5000 with "SiS M760GX" video card (lspci -v returns Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or…
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sis671 video driver

I am in a desperate situation. I have a laptop with SIS 771/671 graphics. I migrated to Ubuntu from Arch Linux recently. When I started using Arch Linux, I had trouble getting my video card to work, but I solved it by installing xf86-video-sis671…
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Xubuntu 18.04 LiveDVD AOK at native screen res 1024x768; when boots from HDD, resolution drops to 640x480

I am new to Linux, and installed Xubuntu onto an old (Vista-vintage) laptop with SIS 771/671 graphics. The LiveDVD seemed OK at the native screen resolution of 1024x788; after install completed and it boots from the HDD, the resolution defaults to…
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Can't change my screen resolution on Esprimo Mobile v5535

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04.5 in my old Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile v5535, but i think the graphics card driver is not installed with, because whenever i open a window, I can't see the whole thing. For example, when I google something, I can't…
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Can I fix my corrupted Lubuntu splash screen, having disabled the graphical terminal in order to load the sisfb driver?

I have Lubuntu 14.04 installed on my desktop pc. The desktop pc has a SiS 651 graphics chipset. As apparently commonly occurs with SiS graphics users, the resolution needed to be fixed by configuring Xorg to read in the sis drivers instead of the…
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Despite configuring modprobe and un-blacklisting, why does sisfb module not load?

Lubuntu 14.04 installed on an old XP desktop, which has an Intel Celeron 2.00GHz, SiS 651 graphics chipset, and 2GB DDR RAM. Why does the sisfb module not load on my computer? I have added the line sisfb to /etc/modules. I have changed the line…
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How to install SiS 771/671 video drivers on 13.10?

I've been trying for sometime to install SiS 771/671 PCIE drivers and couldn't find any info. Sis web page doesn't have a specific driver for this board, I has drivers only for Sis 650/740 and 630/730 boards and Redhat only. Anyone has any idea on…
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How to install SiS 671/771 Video Drivers in ubuntu?

Does sis have any drivers available for their 671/771 "video card" ? how can i install it and set it to 1280x800 resolution?
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