(Crowd funded) fix for SiS 671/771 video cards

[Pander]

>> On 06/05/13 11:22 PM, Pander wrote:
>>>
>>> Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 05/ 6/13 06:22 PM, Connor Behan wrote:
>>>>> Maybe you'll find someone who
>>>>> has a SiS card lying around and say "I'll pay you $100 to put that
>>>> card
>>>>> in your computer, write an xorg.conf file for it, figure out why it
>>>>> won't start and then change 2 or 3 lines to make it start again" but
>>>> it
>>>>> won't be worth it.
>>>> Especially when you can buy 2 or 3 new ATI or Nvidia cards for that
>>>> $100
>>>> and get much better performance & support than trying to make an old
>>>> card
>>>> limp along forever.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204025&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20
>>>>
>>> Well, it is an integrated card in my laptop. Because Linux is so
>>> resource friendly it is still working fine for its age and I rather
>>> donate a small amount than to start selecting and purchasing a new one
>>> yet.
>>>
>> You won't even have to donate a small amount if you post the logs
>> already. I really should wait to read them but I will hazard a guess
>> about what the bug is anyway: EXA callbacks that use the devPrivate.ptr
>> of a pixmap. Try disabling EXA.
>
> This is the log file, search for [Ss][Ii][Ss]

http://pastebin.com/GMhwZXde

>
> Could you tell me what to test with specific commands?
>
>>>> The lack of maintainers for many old cards is in large part because
>>>> the
>>>> cost of a new card with a well-maintained driver is less than people
>>>> think
>>>> their time is worth for the many hours it takes to bring the old
>>>> drivers up
>>>> to snuff and test on all the different models.
>>
>>
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