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The purpose of this page is to give you streamlined steps for setting up your video hardware for X, and desktop environments such as GNOME.
{{tip|see [[Funtoo_Profiles]] for more info.}}


{{Important|Editors: OK, I've decided to change the plans for this page. This is going to be a page similar to [[Subarches]]. The idea is to help people to identify their hardware and guide them toward the correct driver for their chipset. The focus will be primarily on defining the types of hardware that are supported, what products they appear in, and how to know if you have this hardware, and also give people good general overview of options available to them (free vs. proprietary, etc.) Other important topics that apply to all drivers, like {{c|eselect opengl}} should be covered as well. This will then serve as the meta-page for Video support, with individual ebuild pages holding the details for each driver.}}
== Video Driver Selection ==


== Video Driver Installation and Setup ==
Individual driver pages cover specific setup steps for each driver. The general process is as follows:


Individual driver pages cover specific setup steps for each driver. The general process is as follows:
Run {{c|ego profile mix-ins}} get see what profiles are currently selected, and {{c|ego profile mix-ins +NEW-DRIVER -OLD-DRIVER}} to add and remove your VIDEO-CARDS as you like.  You'll need to {{c|emerge}} @world and --depclean for your changes to reflect


# Define {{c|VIDEO_CARDS}} variable in {{c|/etc/make.conf}} to refer to the name of the driver that you wish to use. Special names, rather than ebuild package names are used. For example, {{c|fglrx}} is used to refer to {{package|x11-drivers/ati-drivers}}.
# Update your system using <code>emerge</code>, if X is already installed, or <code>emerge xorg-x11</code>. Your <code>VIDEO_CARDS</code> settings will result in your selected drivers being installed.
# Configure X to use these drivers. This often involves running {{c|X -configure}} or using a supplied tool to produce an initial X configuration like {{c|aticonfig --initial}}.
# If necessary (this is typically done automatically for you,) run {{c|eselect opengl}} and {{c|eselect opencl}} to set the working OpenGL and OpenCL implementation.


== Selecting a Video Driver ==
== Selecting a Video Driver ==
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Once hardware is determined use the following sections to add or edit the {{c|VIDEO_CARDS}} global variable in {{c|/etc/[[make.conf]]}}.  See the specific driver pages for more granular details including kernel configurations, frame buffer settings, and X configuration.


{{TableStart}}
{{TableStart}}
<tr class="warn"><th>Package Name</th><th>License</th><th>Developed by</th><th><code>VIDEO_CARDS</code> setting</th></tr>
<tr class="warn"><th>Package Name</th><th>License</th><th>Developed by</th><th><code>mix-ins</code> setting</th></tr>
<tr><td>{{Package|x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati}}</td><td>'''Open Source'''</td><td>Community</td><td><code>radeon, radeonsi</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Package|x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati}}</td><td>'''Open Source'''</td><td>Community</td><td><code>radeon, radeonsi</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Package|x11-drivers/ati-drivers}}</td><td>Proprietary</td><td>AMD</td><td><code>fglrx</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>{{Package|x11-drivers/ati-drivers}}</td><td>Proprietary</td><td>AMD</td><td><code>fglrx</code></td></tr>
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Users can choose between {{Package|x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau}} and proprietary {{package|x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers}} video drivers released by NVIDIA. The proprietary drivers have a reputation for quality, although they are often not updated to work with the latest versions of X or the Linux kernel.
Users can choose between {{Package|x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau}} and proprietary {{package|x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers}} video drivers released by NVIDIA. The proprietary drivers have a reputation for quality, although they are often not updated to work with the latest versions of X or the Linux kernel.
== Managing Installed Drivers ==
=== Xorg Resolution ===
{{file|name=/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/45-lowres.conf|lang=|desc=To lower resolution and set dpi edit this file|body=
Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
    HorizSync      30.0-62.0
    VertRefresh    50.0-70.0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
    DefaultDepth    16
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth    16
        Modes    "1280x720" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
EndSection}}
=== OpenGL/OpenCL ===

Latest revision as of 11:26, May 12, 2022

   Tip

see Funtoo_Profiles for more info.

Video Driver Selection

Individual driver pages cover specific setup steps for each driver. The general process is as follows:

Run ego profile mix-ins get see what profiles are currently selected, and ego profile mix-ins +NEW-DRIVER -OLD-DRIVER to add and remove your VIDEO-CARDS as you like. You'll need to emerge @world and --depclean for your changes to reflect


Selecting a Video Driver

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

root # lspci -nn


Package NameLicenseDeveloped bymix-ins setting
x11-drivers/xf86-video-atiOpen SourceCommunityradeon, radeonsi
x11-drivers/ati-driversProprietaryAMDfglrx
No resultsOpen SourceIntelintel, intel i915, intel i965
x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveauOpen SourceCommunitynouveau
x11-drivers/nvidia-driversProprietaryNVIDIAnvidia
No resultsOpen SourceCommunityvesa
No resultsOpen SourceCommunityvga

An overview of each driver follows:

AMD/ATI

Users can choose between free (x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati) and proprietary (x11-drivers/ati-drivers) video drivers. x11-drivers/ati-drivers supports a variety AMD products, including Radeon R9, R7, R5 and HD 5000 Series through HD 8000 Series. Also supported are AMD A-Series APUs and Mobile Radeon HD chipsets. The free x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati has an official hardware and feature compatibility matrix. The free drivers are recommended as the proprietary drivers are not currently maintained very well by AMD. Users of AMD Southern & Sea Islands (HD7750 and above) should enable radeonsi for better performance and functionality.

Intel

The Intel video driver (No results supports Intel GMA and Intel HD graphics processors, which are found in laptops and desktop systems.

NVIDIA

Users can choose between x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau and proprietary x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers video drivers released by NVIDIA. The proprietary drivers have a reputation for quality, although they are often not updated to work with the latest versions of X or the Linux kernel.

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