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diff --git a/configureX_card_list.html b/configureX_card_list.html index 8bf3714..c6d3675 100644 --- a/configureX_card_list.html +++ b/configureX_card_list.html @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="prev" href="configureX_chooser.html" title="Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration"> - <link rel="next" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="Choose a Monitor"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <link rel="next" href="configureX_monitor.html" title="Choosing your Monitor"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } @@ -23,12 +23,23 @@ </div> </div> </div> + + + + + + + + <p>DrakX has a very comprehensive database of video cards and will usually correctly identify your video device.</p> + - <p>You can choose your graphic card from the list, by selecting + <p>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: + </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> @@ -40,22 +51,45 @@ </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>the name of the vendor of your card</p> + <p>then the name of your card</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>the type of your card</p> + <p>and the type of card</p> </li> </ul> </div> - <p>What to write about the Xorg list???</p> + <p>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 + </p> + + + <p>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. + </p> + + + <p>Be aware that if you select an incompatable driver you may only have access + to the Commandline Interface. + </p> + - <p>And what about proprietary drivers???</p> + <p>Some video card manufacturers provide proprietary drivers for Linux which may only + be available in the Non-free or Tainted repositories and in some cases only from the + card manufacturers' websites + </p> + + + <p>The Non-free and Tainted repositories need to be explicitly enabled to access them, + You should do this after your first reboot. + </p> + </div> </body> |