Difference between revisions of "Make.conf/VIDEO CARDS"

Revision as of 18:27, July 27, 2019

The VIDEO_CARDS make.conf setting is used to define what graphics support is enabled on your system. It is generally used only by packages that directly implement graphics support, such as media-libs/mesa and a few others. To set VIDEO_CARDS, set it in /etc/make.conf, separating each value with a space, as follows:

/etc/make.conf (bash source code)

VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965 i915"

Starting with Funtoo Linux 1.4, VIDEO_CARDS settings work a bit differently than in Gentoo and are documented here. Also note that it is possible to have VIDEO_CARDS set for you via use of a Funtoo profile mix-in.

VIDEO_CARDS Settings

The following VIDEO_CARDS settings are available for enabling graphics support:

Intel Graphics

intel: Enables general support for Intel integrated graphics.
i915: Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i915 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled.
i965: Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i965 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled.
vulkan-i965: Enables Mesa's Vulkan driver for i965 and more recent chipset.

NVIDIA Graphics

nvidia: Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i965 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled. This driver includes support for traditional X-based accelerated rendering, Gallium and Vulkan.

Radeon/AMD Graphics

radeon: General support for Radeon-based cards. If you have one, enable this setting.
radeonsi: Support for nearly all Radeon HD 7xxx series as well as Radeon R9+ cards. If you have a relatively modern Radeon card, you'll want to enable this setting.
r600: Support for slightly older Radeon HD 7350, Radeon HD 6xxx series, HD 5xxx, HD 4xxxx, HD 2xxx (600 series thru 700 series, plus Evergreen and Northern Islands)
r300: Support for Radeon R500, R400 and R300 series cards.
r100: Support for Radeon R100 series cards.

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 === VIDEO_CARDS Settings ===
+The following {{c|VIDEO_CARDS}} settings are available for enabling graphics support:
+==== Intel Graphics ====
 ;{{c|intel}}:Enables general support for Intel integrated graphics.
 ;{{c|i915}}:Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i915 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled.
 ;{{c|i965}}:Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i965 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled.
+;{{c|vulkan-i965}}:Enables Mesa's [[Vulkan]] driver for i965 and more recent chipset.
+==== NVIDIA Graphics ====
+;{{c|nvidia}}:Enables support for Intel integrated graphics, i965 and more recent chipset. Most modern laptops with Intel integrated graphics will want this enabled. This driver includes support for traditional X-based accelerated rendering, [[Gallium]] and [[Vulkan]].
+==== Radeon/AMD Graphics ====
+;{{c|radeon}}:General support for Radeon-based cards. If you have one, enable this setting.
+;{{c|radeonsi}}:Support for nearly all Radeon HD 7xxx series as well as Radeon R9+ cards. If you have a relatively modern Radeon card, you'll want to enable this setting.
+;{{c|r600}}:Support for slightly older Radeon HD 7350, Radeon HD 6xxx series, HD 5xxx, HD 4xxxx, HD 2xxx (600 series thru 700 series, plus Evergreen and Northern Islands)
+;{{c|r300}}:Support for Radeon R500, R400 and R300 series cards.
+;{{c|r100}}:Support for Radeon R100 series cards.