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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="configureX_card_list">
+ <!-- Initiated by Marja 2012-08-08 -->
+
+ <!-- Further text JohnR 2012-08-29 -->
+
+ <!-- tproof -->
+
+ <!-- lproof -->
+ <!-- Done corrections accordind to tmb remarks. Papoteur -->
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="configureX_card_list-ti1">Choose an X Server (Configure
+ your Graphic Card)</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata revision="1" align="center" xml:id="configureX_card_list-im1" fileref="dx2-configureX_card_list.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+
+ <para>DrakX has a very comprehensive database of video cards and will
+ usually correctly identify your video device.</para>
+
+ <para>If the installer has not correctly detected your graphic card and you
+ know which one you have, you can select it from the tree by: <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>vendor</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>then the name of your card</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>and the type of card</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
+
+ <para>If you cannot find your card in the vendor lists (because it's not yet
+ in the database or it's an older card) you may find a suitable driver in the
+ Xorg category</para>
+
+ <para>The Xorg listing provides more than 40 generic and open source video
+ card drivers. If you still can't find a named driver for your card there is
+ the option of using the vesa driver which provides basic
+ capabilities.</para>
+
+ <para>Be aware that if you select an incompatible driver you may only have
+ access to the Commandline Interface.</para>
+
+ <para>Some video card manufacturers provide proprietary drivers for Linux
+ which may only be available in the Nonfree repository and in some cases only
+ from the card manufacturers' websites.</para>
+
+ <para>The Nonfree repository needs to be explicitly enabled to access them.
+ If you didn't select it previously, you should do this after your first
+ reboot.</para>
+</section> \ No newline at end of file