Difference between revisions of "Configure Graphics Cards"

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  sudo mhwd -a [pci or usb] [free or nonfree] 0300
  sudo mhwd -a [pci or usb] [free or nonfree] 0300


A breakdown of the command for the automated method is as follows:
 
A breakdown of the command used for the automated method is as follows:


* '''-a''': Automatically detect and install the appropriate driver
* '''-a''': Automatically detect and install the appropriate driver
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  sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
  sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300


Otherwise, the following command would result in the automatic detection and installation of the best available '''free driver''' for a pci-connected graphics card:
Otherwise, the following command would result in the automatic detection and installation of the best available '''free driver''' for a pci-connected graphics card:
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A breakdown of the command to manually install a driver is as follows:
A breakdown of the command used to manually install a driver is as follows:


* '''-i''': Install a driver
* '''-i''': Install a driver