Problem 2.5.59:SiS framebuffer failed to compile while Intel810 is OK.

I tested Intel810fb in kernel 2.5.59 with a success result. MPlayer can use fb to play vcd on my Intel Mainboard now.

Then, I want to test the DVD playback in my SiS mainboard that has a DVD drive installed. So I modify the .config to include SiS Framebuffer support and failed to compile with errors below:
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make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=drivers/video/sis
gcc -Wp,-MD,drivers/video/sis/.sis_main.o.d -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude

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-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing
-fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=pentium3
-Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -nostdinc -iwithprefix include
-DKBUILD_BASENAME=sis_main -DKBUILD_MODNAME=sisfb   -c -o

drivers/video/sis/sis_main.o drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:49:25: video/fbcon.h: No such file or directory
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:50:30: video/fbcon-cfb8.h: No such file or directory
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:51:31: video/fbcon-cfb16.h: No such file or directory
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:52:31: video/fbcon-cfb24.h: No such file or directory
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:53:31: video/fbcon-cfb32.h: No such file or directory
In file included from drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:57:
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:251: warning: excess elements in array initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:251: warning: (near initialization for `default_var.reserved')
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:281: redeclaration of enum _VGA_ENGINE' drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:282: conflicting types for UNKNOWN_VGA' include/linux/sisfb.h:47: previous declaration of UNKNOWN_VGA' drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:283: conflicting types for SIS_300_VGA' include/linux/sisfb.h:48: previous declaration of SIS_300_VGA' drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:284: conflicting types for SIS_315_VGA' include/linux/sisfb.h:49: previous declaration of SIS_315_VGA' drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function sis_get_glyph':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:250: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:250: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:250: for each function it appears in.) drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:259: warning: implicit declaration of function `fontheight'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:260: warning: implicit declaration of function `fontwidth'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:263: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:265: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:267: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_set_disp':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:657: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:666: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:667: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:668: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:669: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:670: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:671: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:672: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:673: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:674: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:675: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:677: warning: implicit declaration of function `save_flags'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:704: `fbcon_dummy' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:707: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:707: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:707: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:708: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:709: warning: implicit declaration of function `restore_flags'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:711: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:711: `SCROLL_YREDRAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:712: invalid use of undefined type `struct display_switch'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:712: `fbcon_redraw_bmove' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_do_install_cmap':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:721: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_get_fix':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2313: structure has no member named `modename'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_get_var':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2354: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_set_var':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2370: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2384: structure has no member named `changevar'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2385: structure has no member named `changevar'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2394: warning: implicit declaration of function `vc_resize_con'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_get_cmap':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2407: warning: implicit declaration of function `fb_get_cmap'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2408: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_set_cmap':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2421: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: At top level:
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2563: unknown field `fb_get_fix' specified in initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2563: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2564: unknown field `fb_get_var' specified in initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2564: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2565: unknown field `fb_set_var' specified in initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2565: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2566: unknown field `fb_get_cmap' specified in initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2566: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2567: unknown field `fb_set_cmap' specified in initializer
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2567: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2570: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2572: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_switch':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2588: `fb_display' undeclared (first use in this function)
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_setup':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2650: structure has no member named `fontname'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2664: structure has no member named `fontname'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: In function `sisfb_init':
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2742: structure has no member named `modename'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:2774: structure has no member named `modename'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:3346: structure has no member named `changevar'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:3357: structure has no member named disp' drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:3358: structure has no member named switch_con'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:3359: structure has no member named `updatevar'
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c:3394: structure has no member named `modename'
include/linux/pci.h: At top level:
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:219: storage size of disp' isn't known drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:223: storage size of sisfb_sw' isn't known drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:267: warning: `fbcon_cmap' defined but not used
drivers/video/sis/sis_main.h:275: warning: `currcon' defined but not used
make[3]: *** [drivers/video/sis/sis_main.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/sis] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2

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What is the status of SiS fb support in 2.5? Where can I find patches?

Thanks in advance!

Sampson Fung
A New Comer to Kernel Testing.

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I tested Intel810fb in kernel 2.5.59 with a success result. MPlayer can use fb to play vcd on my Intel Mainboard now.

Then, I want to test the DVD playback in my SiS mainboard that has a DVD drive installed. So I modify the .config to include SiS Framebuffer support and failed to compile with errors below:
=================

Quoted 9 lines

I tested Intel810fb in kernel 2.5.59 with a success result. MPlayer can use fb to play vcd on my Intel Mainboard now.

Then, I want to test the DVD playback in my SiS mainboard that has a DVD drive installed. So I modify the .config to include SiS Framebuffer support and failed to compile with errors below:
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[sniped the build output]

The problem is, that the driver yet not been ported to the new framebuffer layer of 2.5.

The maintainer of the driver writes on his site
(http://www.webit.at/~twinny/linuxsis630.shtml):
"Kernel 2.5 support will have to wait a few weeks, it seems the fb API is still under development."