I have the same issue, the sis driver doesn't work on this board (Intel D201GLY2).

lspci -vvnn:
laurens@ilvius:~$ lspci -vvnn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 662 Host [1039:0662] (rev 01)
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32
        Region 0: Memory at 88000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-sis
        Kernel modules: sis-agp

00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) [1039:0003]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
        Memory behind bridge: 8a000000-8a0fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 80000000-87ffffff
        Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
                PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
        Kernel modules: shpchp

00:02.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] [1039:0964] (rev 36)
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0

00:02.5 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] [1039:5513] (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32
        Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
        Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 2320 [size=16]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pata_sis
        Kernel modules: pata_sis

00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller [1039:7012] (rev a0)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
        Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
        Region 0: I/O ports at 2100 [size=256]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 2280 [size=128]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
        Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0

00:03.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) (prog-if 10)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
        Region 0: Memory at 8a108000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
        Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:03.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) (prog-if 10)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
        Region 0: Memory at 8a107000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
        Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:03.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) (prog-if 10)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
        Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 22
        Region 0: Memory at 8a106000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
        Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:03.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller [1039:7002] (prog-if 20)
        Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller [1039:7002]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32 (20000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
        Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 23
        Region 0: Memory at 8a105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
        Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet [1039:0900] (rev 91)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
        Region 1: Memory at 8a104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at 8a120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: sis900
        Kernel modules: sis900

00:05.0 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA [1039:0181] (rev 01) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
        Region 0: I/O ports at 2348 [size=8]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 235c [size=4]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 2340 [size=8]
        Region 3: I/O ports at 2358 [size=4]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 2310 [size=16]
        Region 5: I/O ports at 2200 [size=128]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: sata_sis
        Kernel modules: sata_sis

00:06.0 Mass storage controller [0180]: Promise Technology, Inc. 20269 [105a:4d69] (rev 02) (prog-if 85)
        Subsystem: Promise Technology, Inc. Device [105a:4d68]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 32 (1000ns min, 4500ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
        Region 0: I/O ports at 2338 [size=8]
        Region 1: I/O ports at 2354 [size=4]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 2330 [size=8]
        Region 3: I/O ports at 2350 [size=4]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 2300 [size=16]
        Region 5: Memory at 8a100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Expansion ROM at 8a10c000 [disabled] [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pata_pdc2027x
        Kernel modules: pata_pdc2027x

00:1f.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge [1039:0004]
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
        Memory behind bridge: 7c000000-7c0fffff
        Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
                PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
        Kernel modules: shpchp

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter [1039:6330] (rev 04)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:d61f]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        BIST result: 00
        Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Region 1: Memory at 8a000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at 1000 [size=128]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel modules: sisfb

The issue is that the Intel provided driver (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2873&DwnldID=15443&strOSs=39&OSFullName=Linux*&lang=eng) does not compile anymore on Ubuntu 8.10 and I have to fall back to the vesa driver...