[SOLVED] AMD Sempron, video problems.

[metalguy639]

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You'll need to install a package called 915resolution. You might want to hold off on that until you get your internet working though. It's easier to install that way.

Please please tell me that there is one for a AMD chipset. I have the exact same problem and I really want to keep my 1280X768 screen resolution. Can you tell me the name of it for an AMD Sempron chipset?

[techieMoe]

Please please tell me that there is one for a AMD chipset. I have the exact same problem and I really want to keep my 1280X768 screen resolution. Can you tell me the name of it for an AMD Sempron chipset?

AMD Sempron is your processor, not your chipset. If you have an onboard graphics card it will show up in the output of the lspci command. I'm breaking this thread off on its own.

[metalguy639]

Thanks! I tried to install the package from the other thread and after install it said that it only works with intel. Here's the info from the output you asked about.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 761/M761 Host (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS965 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 4
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 190 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:08.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Unknown device 0183 (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
00:1f.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 03)

just in case you need it, this is my motherboard. I just got it two weeks ago.

Newegg.com - ECS GOAL3+ AMD Sempron 3000+ 754 SiS 761 GX Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo - Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Thanks I've been struggling with this crazy problem for a couple of weeks its horrible

[techieMoe]

Ok. That was very helpful. You have onboard graphics, but they're not Intel; they're SiS. I'm not familiar with any magical tweaks to get onboard SiS graphics working, however I did some Googling.

One person recommended downloading Linux display drivers from SiS themselves:
SiS - Welcom to Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.

Looking at your board you have one PCIexpress x16 port. With that you can get a pretty cheap stand-alone graphics card that will run circles around your onboard chip. Just a thought. I would recommend something with an Nvidia chip in it.

[metalguy639]

Ok. That was very helpful. You have onboard graphics, but they're not Intel; they're SiS. I'm not familiar with any magical tweaks to get onboard SiS graphics working, however I did some Googling.

One person recommended downloading Linux display drivers from SiS themselves:
SiS - Welcom to Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation.

Looking at your board you have one PCIexpress x16 port. With that you can get a pretty cheap stand-alone graphics card that will run circles around your onboard chip. Just a thought. I would recommend something with an Nvidia chip in it.

I took a look at the drivers on that page and nothing resembles my mobo. They are really old. The one that would be great for my mobo is a windows driver.

I was kinda hoping to avoid having to buy a new graphics card.

[techieMoe]

I took a look at the drivers on that page and nothing resembles my mobo. They are really old. The one that would be great for my mobo is a windows driver.

I was kinda hoping to avoid having to buy a new graphics card.

What specific issues are you having? Just that you can't get your monitor's native resolution working, or was there more?

[metalguy639]

I'm having the exact same issue as the other guy in the other thread. I have lines on the left & right side of my screen, and my display is all messed up. When I switched to 1024X768 the lines were gone, so I'm guessing that it is the same problem. I have to use 1280X1024 though for my business I'm a web designer and this is driving me nuts.

[techieMoe]

I'm having the exact same issue as the other guy in the other thread. I have lines on the left & right side of my screen, and my display is all messed up. When I switched to 1024X768 the lines were gone, so I'm guessing that it is the same problem. I have to use 1280X1024 though for my business I'm a web designer and this is driving me nuts.

I'm curious what driver your X Windows is using. Can you post the contents of this file:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Specifically the section that talks about your display card?

[metalguy639]

Thanks. I appreciate the help.

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
Driver "sis"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "WDE LCM-17v2"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-82
VertRefresh 50-75
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
Monitor "WDE LCM-17v2"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "on"
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

[techieMoe]

Ok. Indulge me for a second here. Do you see the line where your graphics card is listed and the driver says "sis"? We're going to try changing that to "vesa". First however we need to make sure and back this file up.

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorgconf.bkup

That copies the contents to a backup called "xorgconf.bkup". We can restore it from there if something goes wonky. Now open up the file in a text editor using sudo and change the line Driver "sis" to "vesa".

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

The code for that section should now look like this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Reboot and see if your resolutions issues are still there.