Issued:
2011-11-02
Updated:
2011-11-02

RHBA-2011:1420 - xorg-x11-drv-sis bug fix update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-drv-sis bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated xorg-x11-drv-sis package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-sis package provides a video driver for SiS and XGI graphics chips for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to a missing XGIPowerSaving() function call in the xgi video driver's source code, a server using XGI Z9-series graphics chipset was not able to recover from power-saving mode. With this update, the XGIPowerSaving() function call has been added and the server now recovers properly. (BZ#730649)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-sis are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7.3.el5_7.1.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7.3.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7.3.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7.3.el5_7.1.i386.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information