Replacing my on-board graphics card.

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 8/22/06, Richard Kimber <rkimber at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:27:35 +0100
> SteVe Cook <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Eamonn Sullivan wrote:
> > > On 8/22/06, Andy Jones <shadowfirebird at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> The graphics card built into my motherboard (VIA K8M800) doesn't
> > >> seem to be very Linux-friendly.
> > >>
> > >> If I buy a seperate graphics card, how do I install it?  Do I have
> > >> to reinstall Ubuntu?
> > >
> > > I haven't personally done this (but am thinking of it). I would
> > > expect you'll just need to reconfigure the software:
> > >
> > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> > >
> > > That should work.
> > >
> > Along with installing the appropriate graphics drivers.
>
> Can't you just edit xorg.conf and change the
> Driver          "nv" (or whatever)
> line? Or is there more to it than that?

I'm assuming the OP would want to make some other changes, like
resolution or enabling some modules. Dpkg-reconfigure steps you
through all the options quite nicely, in a newbie-friendly way, and
presents reasonable defaults. Well, usually.

-Eamonn