Author: alexander
Date: 2006-07-15 02:47:27 -0600 (Sat, 15 Jul 2006)
New Revision: 1658
Modified:
trunk/doc/README
Log:
Reworded documentation about proprietary drivers
Modified: trunk/doc/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/README 2006-07-15 08:36:12 UTC (rev 1657)
+++ trunk/doc/README 2006-07-15 08:47:27 UTC (rev 1658)
@@ -71,18 +71,15 @@
process may fail if you have more than one video card, if your video card
doesn't support 24-bit color depth, or if your monitor is not Plug-n-Play
compatible (in other words, doesn't tell its characteristics to Xorg via DDC).
-In such cases, you have to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually, using
-vim, joe or nano.
-
Also, in the following cases, the autodetection process is known to suggest
a non-working driver even for 2D graphics:
- * ATI Radeon X1000 or higher
- * Any NVIDIA card with the monitor connected to the DVI output.
+ * ATI Radeon X1000 or higher (needs "vesa" or proprietary "fglrx" driver)
+ * Any NVIDIA card with the monitor connected to the DVI output (needs
+ "vesa" or proprietary "nvidia" driver).
-Then, you should either install the proprietary driver (available as a *.run
-file in /lfs-sources) or use the "vesa" driver. In both cases, you should edit
-the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually.
+In such cases, you have to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually, using
+vim, joe or nano.
1) In Section "Device", specify the driver for your video card, e.g.:
@@ -90,7 +87,11 @@
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "ati"
EndSection
-
+
+Installers of proprietary video drivers are available in /lfs-sources as *.run
+files. IMPORTANT: in order to avoid wasting RAM by the device mapper,
+change the current directory to /dev/shm before installing these drivers.
+
2) In Section "Monitor", specify the allowed frequency ranges for your
monitor. If unsure, consult the manual that came with your monitor. If
such information is not there, but you know a working resolution and refresh
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