How do I determine which graphics card is being used?

[Karl F. Larsen]

Scott Beamer wrote, On 03/02/2010 03:40 PM:
> Fred Roller spake thusly:
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>> Nvidia typically uses a proprietary driver and would have prompted you
>> after install.  Your system may be using default settings (generic
>> driver).  Go to:
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>>      System -->  Administration -->  Hardware Drivers
>>
>> if it shows active there you go; if not you can activate the driver
>> there.  Once activated you should have:
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>>      System -->  Administration -->  NVIDIA X Server Settings
>>
>> to help control your card.
>>
>> This is all based on my experience with my Nvidia card so hope it helps.
>
> I took your advice and now I can't get past the usplash screen at startup.
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> I was running Lucid, so I figured I'd go back to the more stable Karmic
> and try again.
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> No go, I codun't even get to the uslapsh at all.
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> Hmmmmm.
>
> I guess I'll try Fedora and see what happens....
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	Fedora will not solve your problem. The way to tell what your 
video card is to in a terminal type lspci and that will list 
what it is.

	Perhaps even back to windows if Ubuntu seems too hard to work 
with...

73 Karl


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