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luvit · 12-03-2008, 05:36 PM

get it here: http://linux.via.com.tw

then install compiz: link

luvit · 12-03-2008, 05:36 PM

get it here: http://linux.via.com.tw

then install compiz: link

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:03 PM

No luck with the driver here, tried both the install script and the manual configuration as per the instructions, but keeps dropping back to failsafe graphics.

Does anyone have a working xorg.conf for Ubuntu 8.10 for this driver version?

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:03 PM

No luck with the driver here, tried both the install script and the manual configuration as per the instructions, but keeps dropping back to failsafe graphics.

Does anyone have a working xorg.conf for Ubuntu 8.10 for this driver version?

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:34 PM

Right, got the xorg.conf in the other thread working, although it surely needs a lot of tidying up?

I don't know if the graphics are hardware accelerated - if I try to enable compiz effects it says it can't enable them (I added 'via' to the WHITELIST in /usr/bin/compiz).

The Xorg log file (in /var/log/) does say:

(II) LoadModule: "via"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//via_drv.so
(II) Module via: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 5.74.255
Module class: X.Org Video Driver

which looks good. The DPI is wrong again (it should be 168)

(**) via(0): Virtual size is 1280x768 (pitch 1280)
(**) via(0): *Default mode "1280x768": 80.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) via(0): Modeline "1280x768"x60.0 80.10 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -hsync +vsync (47.7 kHz)
(==) via(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
(**) via(0): disable DVI Display SW scaling, It isn't HDMI
(II) via(0): VIASetDisplayPath is DuoView

then it starts to look bad:

(II) via(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
(EE) via(0): Couldn't open "/dev/video2"
(II) via(0): VIAScreenInit : V4L Disabled : fd2 = -1
(II) via(0): [drm] Detect H5s1 chipset: 0005 chipid: 3371
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "via_chrome9"
(EE) via(0): DRM open error

but I think I still have accelerated 2D at least right now.

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:34 PM

Right, got the xorg.conf in the other thread working, although it surely needs a lot of tidying up?

I don't know if the graphics are hardware accelerated - if I try to enable compiz effects it says it can't enable them (I added 'via' to the WHITELIST in /usr/bin/compiz).

The Xorg log file (in /var/log/) does say:

(II) LoadModule: "via"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//via_drv.so
(II) Module via: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 5.74.255
Module class: X.Org Video Driver

which looks good. The DPI is wrong again (it should be 168)

(**) via(0): Virtual size is 1280x768 (pitch 1280)
(**) via(0): *Default mode "1280x768": 80.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) via(0): Modeline "1280x768"x60.0 80.10 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -hsync +vsync (47.7 kHz)
(==) via(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
(**) via(0): disable DVI Display SW scaling, It isn't HDMI
(II) via(0): VIASetDisplayPath is DuoView

then it starts to look bad:

(II) via(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
(EE) via(0): Couldn't open "/dev/video2"
(II) via(0): VIAScreenInit : V4L Disabled : fd2 = -1
(II) via(0): [drm] Detect H5s1 chipset: 0005 chipid: 3371
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "via_chrome9"
(EE) via(0): DRM open error

but I think I still have accelerated 2D at least right now.

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:57 PM

Okay, I enabled compiz.

I had tried running the vinstall script. DO NOT RUN THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT HASSLE.

If you have run it, you need to switch your via_chrome9.ko file back to the one that the VIA install replaced - luckily it created a backup of the old file, so you just rename the new one to via_chrome9.ko.failed, and the old one to via_chrome9.ko.

113 locate via_chrome9
114 cd /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/ubuntu/via_chrome9/
117 ls -l
118 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko via_chrome9.ko.fails
119 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko.viabak via_chrome9.ko
120 ls -l

Reboot. Enable Compiz. Works!

Oddly enough, the 2D seems slower now however...

Now to find the configuration for Compiz to enable some of the effects... apart from drop shadows on windows.

JeeBee · 12-05-2008, 11:57 PM

Okay, I enabled compiz.

I had tried running the vinstall script. DO NOT RUN THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT HASSLE.

If you have run it, you need to switch your via_chrome9.ko file back to the one that the VIA install replaced - luckily it created a backup of the old file, so you just rename the new one to via_chrome9.ko.failed, and the old one to via_chrome9.ko.

113 locate via_chrome9
114 cd /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/ubuntu/via_chrome9/
117 ls -l
118 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko via_chrome9.ko.fails
119 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko.viabak via_chrome9.ko
120 ls -l

Reboot. Enable Compiz. Works!

Oddly enough, the 2D seems slower now however...

Now to find the configuration for Compiz to enable some of the effects... apart from drop shadows on windows.

mikez · 12-06-2008, 12:02 AM

What is the version of the running kernel? (uname -a)
What is the version string of the modules you are trying to load?
(use: /sbin/modinfo /full/path/to/module/<whatever>.ko - to read a non-loaded module)
Are you using the 'force' (-f) option to load the modules?

mikez · 12-06-2008, 12:02 AM

What is the version of the running kernel? (uname -a)
What is the version string of the modules you are trying to load?
(use: /sbin/modinfo /full/path/to/module/<whatever>.ko - to read a non-loaded module)
Are you using the 'force' (-f) option to load the modules?

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12-05-2008, 11:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	No luck with the driver here, tried both the install script and the manual configuration as per the instructions, but keeps dropping back to failsafe graphics. Does anyone have a working xorg.conf for Ubuntu 8.10 for this driver version?

12-05-2008, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	No luck with the driver here, tried both the install script and the manual configuration as per the instructions, but keeps dropping back to failsafe graphics. Does anyone have a working xorg.conf for Ubuntu 8.10 for this driver version?

12-05-2008, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	Right, got the xorg.conf in the other thread working, although it surely needs a lot of tidying up? I don't know if the graphics are hardware accelerated - if I try to enable compiz effects it says it can't enable them (I added 'via' to the WHITELIST in /usr/bin/compiz). The Xorg log file (in /var/log/) does say: (II) LoadModule: "via" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//via_drv.so (II) Module via: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 5.74.255 Module class: X.Org Video Driver which looks good. The DPI is wrong again (it should be 168) () via(0): Virtual size is 1280x768 (pitch 1280) () via(0): Default mode "1280x768": 80.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) via(0): Modeline "1280x768"x60.0 80.10 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -hsync +vsync (47.7 kHz) (==) via(0): DPI set to (96, 96) (*) via(0): disable DVI Display SW scaling, It isn't HDMI (II) via(0): VIASetDisplayPath is DuoView then it starts to look bad: (II) via(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 (EE) via(0): Couldn't open "/dev/video2" (II) via(0): VIAScreenInit : V4L Disabled : fd2 = -1 (II) via(0): [drm] Detect H5s1 chipset: 0005 chipid: 3371 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: Open failed [drm] failed to load kernel module "via_chrome9" (EE) via(0): DRM open error but I think I still have accelerated 2D at least right now.

12-05-2008, 11:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	Right, got the xorg.conf in the other thread working, although it surely needs a lot of tidying up? I don't know if the graphics are hardware accelerated - if I try to enable compiz effects it says it can't enable them (I added 'via' to the WHITELIST in /usr/bin/compiz). The Xorg log file (in /var/log/) does say: (II) LoadModule: "via" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//via_drv.so (II) Module via: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 5.74.255 Module class: X.Org Video Driver which looks good. The DPI is wrong again (it should be 168) () via(0): Virtual size is 1280x768 (pitch 1280) () via(0): Default mode "1280x768": 80.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz (II) via(0): Modeline "1280x768"x60.0 80.10 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -hsync +vsync (47.7 kHz) (==) via(0): DPI set to (96, 96) (*) via(0): disable DVI Display SW scaling, It isn't HDMI (II) via(0): VIASetDisplayPath is DuoView then it starts to look bad: (II) via(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000 (EE) via(0): Couldn't open "/dev/video2" (II) via(0): VIAScreenInit : V4L Disabled : fd2 = -1 (II) via(0): [drm] Detect H5s1 chipset: 0005 chipid: 3371 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device) drmOpenDevice: Open failed [drm] failed to load kernel module "via_chrome9" (EE) via(0): DRM open error but I think I still have accelerated 2D at least right now.

12-05-2008, 11:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	Okay, I enabled compiz. I had tried running the vinstall script. DO NOT RUN THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT HASSLE. If you have run it, you need to switch your via_chrome9.ko file back to the one that the VIA install replaced - luckily it created a backup of the old file, so you just rename the new one to via_chrome9.ko.failed, and the old one to via_chrome9.ko. 113 locate via_chrome9 114 cd /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/ubuntu/via_chrome9/ 117 ls -l 118 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko via_chrome9.ko.fails 119 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko.viabak via_chrome9.ko 120 ls -l Reboot. Enable Compiz. Works! Oddly enough, the 2D seems slower now however... Now to find the configuration for Compiz to enable some of the effects... apart from drop shadows on windows.

12-05-2008, 11:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
JeeBee Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 42	Okay, I enabled compiz. I had tried running the vinstall script. DO NOT RUN THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT HASSLE. If you have run it, you need to switch your via_chrome9.ko file back to the one that the VIA install replaced - luckily it created a backup of the old file, so you just rename the new one to via_chrome9.ko.failed, and the old one to via_chrome9.ko. 113 locate via_chrome9 114 cd /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/ubuntu/via_chrome9/ 117 ls -l 118 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko via_chrome9.ko.fails 119 sudo mv via_chrome9.ko.viabak via_chrome9.ko 120 ls -l Reboot. Enable Compiz. Works! Oddly enough, the 2D seems slower now however... Now to find the configuration for Compiz to enable some of the effects... apart from drop shadows on windows.

12-06-2008, 12:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
mikez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,484	What is the version of the running kernel? (uname -a) What is the version string of the modules you are trying to load? (use: /sbin/modinfo /full/path/to/module/<whatever>.ko - to read a non-loaded module) Are you using the 'force' (-f) option to load the modules?

12-06-2008, 12:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
mikez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,484	What is the version of the running kernel? (uname -a) What is the version string of the modules you are trying to load? (use: /sbin/modinfo /full/path/to/module/<whatever>.ko - to read a non-loaded module) Are you using the 'force' (-f) option to load the modules?