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| The purpose of this page is to give you streamlined steps for setting up your video hardware for X, and desktop environments such as GNOME. | | == Known Working Media == |
| | The following live media distributions are known to work for installing on several systems |
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| {{Note|Editors: Keep this page relatively simple, and link to dedicated pages for more exhaustive coverage of a particular video driver. These instructions are intended to get users set up as quickly and simply as possible, without having to wade through lots of minute details.}} | | {|class="wikitable" |
| | | ! style="text-align:left;"|distro |
| == Video Drivers ==
| | ! gui |
| | | ! uefi support |
| first determine which video card you have and which driver it requires.
| | ! unetbootin live usb support |
| | | ! architecture specific |
| <console>###i## lspci -k</console>
| | ! notes |
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| === Intel ===
| | |Sysrescuecd |
| Add or Edit the VIDEO_CARDS global variable in /etc/portage/make.conf to the value in the following table appropriate for the Intel graphics hardware.
| | |yes |
| * '''NEED TABLE''': available drivers, hardware gen, VIDEO_CARDS variable
| | |?? |
| gen 1&2:
| | |no |
| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
| | |no |
| VIDEO_CARDS="intel"
| | |not compatible with unetbootin |
| }}
| | |- |
| gen 3
| | |LFS live cd |
| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
| | |startx must be run |
| VIDEO_CARDS="intel i915"
| | |?? |
| }}
| | |probably |
| gen 4+
| | |yes |
| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
| | |probably |
| VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965"
| | |- |
| }}
| | |Ubuntu |
| * custom kernel menuconfig settings
| | |yes |
| | | |?? |
| === AMD/ATI ===
| | |yes |
| Users can choose between Open (radeon) and Closed-Source (fglrx) video drivers. Add or Edit the VIDEO_CARDS global variable in /etc/portage/make.conf to the value in the following table appropriate for the AMD/ATI graphics hardware.
| | |yes |
| * '''NEED TABLE''': available drivers, hardware gen, required VIDEO_CARDS variable
| | |must download specific architecture |
| Open source drivers:
| | |- |
| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
| | |Xubuntu |
| VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
| | |yes |
| }}
| | |?? |
| | | |yes |
| Closed source drivers:
| | |yes |
| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
| | |must download specific architecture |
| VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"
| | |- |
| }}
| | |Gentoo minimal install |
| | | |no |
| * custom kernel menuconfig settings
| | |?? |
| | | |probably |
| === Nvidia ===
| | |yes |
| Users can choose between Open (nouveau) and Closed-Source (nvidia) video drivers. Add or Edit the VIDEO_CARDS global variable in /etc/portage/make.conf to the value in the following table appropriate for the Nvidia graphics hardware.
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| * '''NEED TABLE''': nouveau + nvidia-drivers versions, hardware gen, required VIDEO_CARDS variable
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| Open source drivers:
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| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
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| VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"
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| }}
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| Closed source [[Package:NVIDIA_Linux_Display_Drivers | drivers]]:
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| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
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| VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
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| }}
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| * custom kernel menuconfig settings
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| different settings for nouveau and nvidia
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| === Other ===
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| ==== Multiple Cards (Hybrid Graphics) ====
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| recommended make.conf VIDEO_CARDS
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| Hybrid intel/ati:
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| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
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| VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx intel"
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| }}
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| ==== Virtual Machine Guests ====
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| (details?)
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| These settings are used by Parallels VM's and presumably others
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| {{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
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| VIDEO_CARDS="vesa vga"
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| }}
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| ==== Raspberry Pi ====
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| (details?)
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| == Install ==
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| once your video cards variable is set in make.conf merge changes into your system
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| <console>###i## emerge -avuND world</console>
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| eselect profile?
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| ==Configure X.org==
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| ===Intel===
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| ?
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| ===Nvidia===
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| nvidia-xconfig, etc.
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| ===AMD/ATI===
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| aticonfig, etc.
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| <console># ##i##aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf</console>
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| ==Configure framebuffer==
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| What to put in boot.conf etc. Assumes that the kernel is correctly configured.
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| ===Intel===
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| ===Nvidia===
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| * settings for nouveau
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| * settings for nvidia-drivers
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| * How to use sys-apps/v86d
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| ===AMD/ATI===
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| * settings for fglxr
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| * settings for radeon, etc.
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| ==Finalise and test==
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| * eselect opengl
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| {{note|change the number of card eselected to match the card of your system}}
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| <console>###i## eselect opengl list
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| ###i## eselect opengl set 1</console>
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| * eselect opencl
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| {{note|some setups can make use of opencl}}
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| <console>###i##eselect opencl list
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| ###i##eselect opencl set 1</console>
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| * reboot/test process
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| ==Tips and Tricks==
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| ===compressed video playback===
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| * VDPAU, VA-API
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| * how to set up mplayer, etc.
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| ==Troubleshooting==
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| * what to do if only a blank screen
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| * nvidia-drivers users updating media-libs/mesa
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