Replacing my on-board graphics card.

[azz]

Eamonn Sullivan;1408390 Wrote: 
> On 8/22/06, Andy Jones <shadowfirebird (AT) gmail (DOT) 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.

> 

> -Eamonn

> 

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You will need to be sure that your BIOS is set to use the video card
instead of the onboard one.



Also use



dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg



from recovery mode.  Adding the -phigh switch just does the
autodetection again without any interaction from you.



Then run



init 2



to get back to the desktop.


-- 
azz