Make.conf/VIDEO CARDS

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 chipsets.

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.