Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Debian Lenny install monitor resolution glitch

See where it say UNCLAIMED. It means that you are using a plain vanilla
driver and need an Intel specific graphics card driver to get full potential
from your card. I am not a Debian user. Ubuntu which is what I use does this
fairly well and drivers are easy to install. In Ubuntu with GNOME you go to
System, Administration, Hardware Drivers, I am not sure if Debian GNOME has
the same feature, but it is worth a try.

One of the ongoing problems with Debian is its insistence on no proprietary
bits and I am not sure how far they are taking this vis a vis graphics
drivers. Good luck!

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 2 February 2011 07:29, Tony Mitchell <greenstar@care4free.net> wrote:

>
>
> lshw is installed in many distributions by default. Debian does things
> differently. Get used to it. :)
>
> You will have to install lshw then you can list your hardware.
>
> Roy
>
> Roy, that's great mate, and your truly altruistic help is appreciated,
> believe me. It is, however, not just a question of 'getting used to it' the
> issue rather is obtaining information. I am fairly persistent, but have my
> limits. For example, I didn't know lshw needed install, nor was I put off
> when using system/admin/add/remove apps lshw was not found. A simple google
> found I could install lshw with 'aptitude install lshw', and I have done so.
> I am inclined to try debian as it seems well supported, and had issues with
> other distributions I was unable to resolve. Maybe I should have utilised
> this forum!
>
> thus we have:
> display UNCLAIMED
> description:VGA compatible controller
> product: 82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC)
> vendor: Intel Corporation
> physical id: 2
> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
> version: 11
> width: 32 bits
> clock: 66Mhz
> capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list
>
> I've retyped this as am emailing on my main machine, so there may be small
> errors with spaces etc.
> BTW, it would be a great help to be able to save/print the terminal
> window-can this be done?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
>
>

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