[gentoo-user] SiS & xorg 7.1

[gentoo-user] SiS & xorg 7.1

[James]

Hello,

I have this AGP chip in a clevo portable:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740
PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter


I have my make.conf settins as such:

VIDEO_CARDS="sis vesa"
INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"

The xorg.x11 files has these entries:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "silicongraphic"
        VendorName      "Silicon Integrated Systems"
        Driver          "sis"
        #VideoRam

Section "Screen"

        Identifier  "Laptopscreen"
        Device      "silicongraphic"
        Monitor     "flatscreen"
        DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1024x768"
        ViewPort    0 0
EndSubsection

I'm not sure 'sis' is a legitimate option?
While googling I came across a document that suggested adding
'vesa' to any VIDEO_CARD setting if doubt exist. Is this the
correct setting for this video card? Where can I read up on
the various cards, xorg-x11 setting options for various video
cards and the corresponding settings in make.conf and else where?

I've some docs, such as the gentoo docs and xorg modular migration,
but these docs seem trite or a little too skinny on details and
lack a robust discussion of the options and other possible options.

It seems to work, but, I'm not sure it's optimized for the best
possbible use of this sis/vesa video chip?


thoughts and comments are most welcome.


James

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