video problems
the video was working with last release of ubuntu but since i updated it does not function correctly. Wether it be treaming or watching saved .avi files the video shows up for half a second then goes black all while audio is still playing in backround. Please help im way up north and need to watch movies on laptop!!
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- 2012-04-17
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Can you give the output of;
sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a; uname -a
Thanks
Please give more details in future :)
chris@chris-
[sudo] password for chris:
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
resources: memory:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Sorry still trying to get to know linux been a windows person for too long!
Linux chris-laptop 3.0.0-19-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 5 18:21:13 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
sorry for breaking that message up my little not was suppose to be after all the terminal text.
Oh jeez these things are always hell. You will not get 3D acceleration with this chip but you will get ok 2D performance.
Run:
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and add the below lines:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "sis"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
HorizSync 30-80
VertRefresh 56-75
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndEubSection
EndSection
Save the new file, close gedit and reboot. Prey to the great penguin in the sky.
If you get no desktop, reboot and hold SHIFT, select recovery mode, select root and run:
mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/
Note: the X in X1 is capitalized. this MUST be adhered to in all cases.
mike (kc7noa) said : | #6 |
This is not working for me ....
Any other ideas ...
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
resources: memory:
kc7noa@
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
kc7noa@
Linux kc7noaavera 4.4.0-71-generic #92-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 24 12:58:08 UTC 2017 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux
kc7noa@
Add:
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
under the line:
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Reboot to test
Sorry, under:
Driver "sis"
mike (kc7noa) said : | #9 |
ok, still made no difference ...
Does it make a difference if its Lubuntu rather than Ubuntu?
Doesn't make a difference. Xorg is Xorg.
mike (kc7noa) said : | #11 |
This did work ...
https:/
sudo apt-get install build-essential xorg-dev
cd ~/ #or whatever directory you want to use for this build
wget http://
tar xjf xf86-video-
cd xf86-video-
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
Not sure if there is anything better ...
Can you help with this problem?
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