[gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
On 06/10/2009 09:50 AM, James Homuth wrote: Hello all, First off I'll admit to not knowing as much as I should about my system, and am hoping to correct that as I go (that's part of the reason I'm actually doing it this way). I'm trying to set up X on my system, and am not entirely sure which video card I have. You open the case of the PC, remove the graphics card and take a good look at it :P
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
-Original Message- From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Nikos Chantziaras Sent: June 10, 2009 2:55 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have? On 06/10/2009 09:50 AM, James Homuth wrote: Hello all, First off I'll admit to not knowing as much as I should about my system, and am hoping to correct that as I go (that's part of the reason I'm actually doing it this way). I'm trying to set up X on my system, and am not entirely sure which video card I have. You open the case of the PC, remove the graphics card and take a good look at it :P And if you can't see the card, nevermind well enough to open the case? :P
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
On Jun 10, 2009, at 2:20 AM, James Homuth wrote: On 06/10/2009 09:50 AM, James Homuth wrote: Hello all, First off I'll admit to not knowing as much as I should about my system, and am hoping to correct that as I go (that's part of the reason I'm actually doing it this way). I'm trying to set up X on my system, and am not entirely sure which video card I have. You open the case of the PC, remove the graphics card and take a good look at it :P And if you can't see the card, nevermind well enough to open the case? :P I can testify that this method does not always work. I had bought a name brand video card, but it turned out to be a generic card that did not have a manufacturers name, logo or even model number on it, not even a sticker. lshw usually works. If needed, emerge lshw
[gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
On 06/10/2009 10:20 AM, James Homuth wrote: On 06/10/2009 09:50 AM, James Homuth wrote: Hello all, First off I'll admit to not knowing as much as I should about my system, and am hoping to correct that as I go (that's part of the reason I'm actually doing it this way). I'm trying to set up X on my system, and am not entirely sure which video card I have. You open the case of the PC, remove the graphics card and take a good look at it :P And if you can't see the card, nevermind well enough to open the case? :P Then you must be on a laptop but you didn't say so ;)
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
-Original Message- From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Nikos Chantziaras Sent: June 10, 2009 4:05 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have? On 06/10/2009 10:20 AM, James Homuth wrote: On 06/10/2009 09:50 AM, James Homuth wrote: Hello all, First off I'll admit to not knowing as much as I should about my system, and am hoping to correct that as I go (that's part of the reason I'm actually doing it this way). I'm trying to set up X on my system, and am not entirely sure which video card I have. You open the case of the PC, remove the graphics card and take a good look at it :P And if you can't see the card, nevermind well enough to open the case? :P Then you must be on a laptop but you didn't say so ;) Well, I am. But I also can't see, as in can't see. So that wouldn't really be relevant anyway.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
James Homuth schrieb: Then you must be on a laptop but you didn't say so ;) Well, I am. But I also can't see, as in can't see. So that wouldn't really be relevant anyway. Hi, what laptop do you have? Did you search http://www.linux-laptop.net/ (it was helpful for me) and (in German) http://tuxmobil.de/mylaptops_de.html ? Also it might be helpful to post the output of lspci | grep VGA so someone might just know what to use instead of being forced to guess ;-) Also I just did a quick search at larry showing there are three different xf86 intel video drivers: http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-i740 http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-intel http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-vermilion kh
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to determine what video card I have?
KH wrote: Hi, what laptop do you have? Did you search http://www.linux-laptop.net/ (it was helpful for me) and (in German) http://tuxmobil.de/mylaptops_de.html ? Also it might be helpful to post the output of lspci | grep VGA so someone might just know what to use instead of being forced to guess ;-) Also I just did a quick search at larry showing there are three different xf86 intel video drivers: http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-i740 http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-intel http://packages.larrythecow.org/?v=pkgc=x11-driverss=xf86-video-vermilion kh This may help. http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ I used it a while back when checking on something and it was helpful. Dale :-) :-)
