Install Windows driver in ubuntu
When i installed ubuntu it installed sound & network adapters but my video driver was not install and i am not able to get screen resolution of 1024 x 768 and not able to use visual effect.
Is it possible to forge ubuntu to use windows driver ?
My video driver is SIS Xabre.
suggestions will be appreciated.
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Pritush (metallicpri2sh) said : | #1 |
I am using Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope
Can you give the output of:
sudo lshw -C display
Thanks
Pritush (metallicpri2sh) said : | #3 |
the out put is
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 330 [Xabre] PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
pritush@ubuntu:~$
http://
use the xorg.conf
run:
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
paste the xorg.conf text in the link:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "sis"
VendorName "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]"
BoardName "330 [Xabre] PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
Option "ForceCRT1VGAAs
Option "ForceCRT1Type" "VGA"
Option "ForceCRT2Type" "COMPOSITE"
Option "UseSSE" "on"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC"
Option "MergedFB" "on"
Option "CRT2Position" "Clone"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768"
Option "CRT2HSync" "30.0 - 50.0"
Option "CRT2VRefresh" "59.9 - 59.9"
Option "XvOnCRT2" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 30 - 95
VertRefresh 75
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Primary Screen"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Device "Card0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Screen 0 "Primary Screen"
EndSection
Save the file, close gedit, reboot
harsh (harsh-chess) said : | #5 |
I have the same problem but my default resollution is 1280x800 but it shows 1024x768 and my output is
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 10
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
resources: memory:
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