S3 Savage/IX drivers? - Hardware & Software

Does anyone know where I could find the linux drivers for the S3 Savage/IX laptop graphics chip? I am using Ubuntu if that helps.

Run this in terminal: [code] sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-savage [/code]

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;16446463]Run this in terminal: [code] sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-savage [/code][/QUOTE] Sorry for not knowing a thing about this, but would I need to download the Windows drivers for that? Also, would I need a motherboard driver?

[QUOTE=mgear;16448170]Sorry for not knowing a thing about this, but would I need to download the Windows drivers for that? Also, would I need a motherboard driver?[/QUOTE] No, you don't want the Windows driver. You shouldn't need a motherboard driver either. Click on Applications, and go to Accessories, and open [b]Terminal[/b], and type what I posted before. That'll download and install the driver you need.

Does "Ubuntu" have default sound drivers?

Ubuntu is based off of the Linux kernel. Read the [url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=756857]Beginner's Guide[/url] sticky if you do not know what that is. Because it is a Linux distribution, and thus has Linux as the system kernel, there are many drivers installed as default. It attempts to select the best fit, but sometimes your hardware is simply too different. In that case, you need to download seperate drivers from the repositories. That is what PvtCupcakes had you do.

Does anyone know of a temperature monitoring program? Also, when I am trying to do the terminal command, it asks for a password, and my normal pass isn't working.

Should be either your password, or the root password depending on configuration. Temp monitoring - lm-sensors.

[QUOTE=birkett;16451309]Should be either your password, or the root password depending on configuration. Temp monitoring - lm-sensors.[/QUOTE] The password worked for installing lm-sensors, and its the same one it was asking for when trying to install the video drivers.

Now when I try to install the drivers, it is saying they are already installed, but then it says "0" are installed. Also, my sound only works on youtube.

Look up "hardware X" with Ubuntu on google. We can't help you fix audio for a soundcard or system you gave no info about. also 0 installed means nothing was installed when you ran the command. And its only working in youtube seems pretty weird. Does anyone know if youtube doesn't use alsa or something? I've had problems with no audio when they fight, but audio on only flash is a bit odd.

[QUOTE=Bonzai11;16501752]Look up "hardware X" with Ubuntu on google. We can't help you fix audio for a soundcard or system you gave no info about. also 0 installed means nothing was installed when you ran the command. And its only working in youtube seems pretty weird. Does anyone know if youtube doesn't use alsa or something? I've had problems with no audio when they fight, but audio on only flash is a bit odd.[/QUOTE] Nothing comes up when I search for "Hardware X". The sound card is a "CrystalWave Synthesizer", at least that's what it says on the IBM website.

What is the output of [code]cat /proc/asound/cards[/code]

[QUOTE=Bionic Apple;16506035]What is the output of [code]cat /proc/asound/cards[/code][/QUOTE] Do you want me to put that in the terminal?

[QUOTE=mgear;16506590]Do you want me to put that in the terminal?[/QUOTE] Seems like a terminal command to me.

[QUOTE=mgear;16506590]Do you want me to put that in the terminal?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[QUOTE=Bionic Apple;16511423]Yes.[/QUOTE] Sorry about the late reply, but would I need the internet enabled?

No. Oh, and by the way, entering commands into a terminal won't make your computer collapse into a black hole. Unless someone is a complete asshole, you will be warned about potentially malicious commands. And even if you [i]do[/i] execute an evil command, there will be no black hole to be found. Now, if you divide by a certain number...

[QUOTE=Bionic Apple;16557197]No. Oh, and by the way, entering commands into a terminal won't make your computer collapse into a black hole. Unless someone is a complete asshole, you will be warned about potentially malicious commands. And even if you [i]do[/i] execute an evil command, there will be no black hole to be found. Now, if you divide by a certain number...[/QUOTE] Ok, I did the terminal code and it says: "CS46xx - Sound Fusion CS46xx" "Sound Fusion CS64xx at 0xe8122000/0xe8000000"

Enter this into terminal: [code]alsamixer[/code] and tell me what it says for Card and Chip. Mess with some of the settings using the arrow keys and unmute channels that are muted (MM) by pressing the [b]m[/b] key. See if the sound works. Also, give me the output of these two commands: [code]lsmod | grep snd-cs46xx[/code] [code]cat ~/.asoundrc[/code]

I got the sound to work. I just needed the proper "codecs" which came with VLC media player. Thanks for the sound problem. Now... If I could just get the video drivers to install. This is what happens when I try to use the video driver command in the terminal. [img]http://i32.tinypic.com/2hxxfrs.png[/img]

They're already installed. Set the device driver to "savage" in xorg.conf.

[QUOTE=birkett;16663608]They're already installed. Set the device driver to "savage" in xorg.conf.[/QUOTE] The xorg.conf is empty.

Is is supposed to be?

[QUOTE=mgear;16785164]Is is supposed to be?[/QUOTE] Yes. Newer versions of Xorg can autodetect your hardware and generate a xorg.conf by themselves. You can still use xorg.conf to override what Xorg detects. This is what you need to put in there: [code] Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "savage" EndSection [/code] I don't think you need anything else. [editline]09:05PM[/editline] You can check and see what driver Xorg is using by using this command: cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep savage I have a radeon driver, so instead of savage I used radeon, but here is my output: [code] cupcakes@gentoobox ~ $ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep radeon (II) LoadModule: "radeon" (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [/code]

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;16785642]Yes. Newer versions of Xorg can autodetect your hardware and generate a xorg.conf by themselves. You can still use xorg.conf to override what Xorg detects. This is what you need to put in there: [code] Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "savage" EndSection [/code] I don't think you need anything else. [editline]09:05PM[/editline] You can check and see what driver Xorg is using by using this command: cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep savage I have a radeon driver, so instead of savage I used radeon, but here is my output: [code] cupcakes@gentoobox ~ $ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep radeon (II) LoadModule: "radeon" (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [/code][/QUOTE] I forgot how to open the xorg.conf, and also, when I input the code about seeing what driver it is using in the terminal, it says "No such file or directory".

What is the correct way to open xorg.conf?

With any text editor. If you feel like using the terminal, try [b]nano[/b]. Or just [b]gedit[/b]. Your choice. Just remember that it is on root level, so you will need to logged on as root or simply use [b]sudo[/b].