[debian-yeeloong-project] New Siliconmotion display driver: Workaround in Wheezy

[Samy Boutayeb]

Hi,

THis is a short review of the steps executed in order to get X working
in a Debian wheezy/sid system:

1/ wget
http://www.anheng.com.cn/loongson2f/wheezy/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
/xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion_1.7.6-1loongson_mipsel.deb

2/  sudo dpkg -i
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion_1.7.6-1loongson_mipsel.deb 

3/ /etc/X/xorg.conf (see [1]):

4/ sudo apt-get install slim
5/ sudo apt-get install xfce4


[1] /etc/X/xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool,
using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades
*only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically
updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Card0"
        Driver          "siliconmotion"
        Option          "pci_burst" "true"
        Option          "HWCursor" "true"
        Option          "VideoKey" "45000"
        Option          "UseBIOS" "false"
        Option          "PanelSize" "1024x600"
        Option          "CSCVideo" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Screen0"
        Device          "Card0"
        Monitor         "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth    16
EndSection