X11/SiliconMotion/Video Issues
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This is the X.org server given by lemote, wich is necessary for running a desktop such as gnome or lxde:
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion_2.2.8-lemote.r04_mipsel.deb
- You can install it doing:
- dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion_2.2.8-lemote.r04_mipsel.deb
If you want to change the default configuration, you can modify your xorg.conf according to the model in the gNewSense wiki
Source: Install debian lenny on yeeloong 8089/8101
Links searching for interpreter
- Parabola GNU/Linux is the distro with currently better (experimental) support for a improved driver [needs citation].
A nice info is located in the FAQ of linux-loongson/comunity (near the bottom of the page, X windows section)
This page says that the driver 1.7.3 of silicon motion increase three times the speed of video according to this article from Godson & debian users Beijing club (you can read it in google-translated English) .
gNS developers talking about a related bug in X