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VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"
VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"
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Closed source drivers:
Closed source [[Package:NVIDIA_Linux_Display_Drivers | drivers]]:
{{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
{{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|lang=|desc=set video global variable|body=
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
}}
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== Install ==
== Install ==
once your video cards variable is set in make.conf merge changes into your system
once your video cards variable is set in make.conf merge changes into your system


<console>###i## emerge -avuND world</console>
<console>###i## emerge -avuND world</console>

Revision as of 07:51, September 30, 2014

Video is set up by setting global variables in make.conf & portage takes care of the rest.

Determine Hardware

first determine which video card you have and which driver it requires.

root # lspci -k

Intel

gen 1&2:

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="intel"

gen 3

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="intel i915"

gen 4+

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965"

Ati

Open source drivers:

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"

Closed source drivers:

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"

Nvidia

Open source drivers:

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"

Closed source drivers:

   /etc/portage/make.conf - set video global variable
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"

Install

once your video cards variable is set in make.conf merge changes into your system

root # emerge -avuND world