Graphics Cards

Most common graphics cards, such as ATI and nVidia, are very simple to install. If this is your first time here, please see the BinaryDriverHowto for information and installation instructions.

• For additional troubleshooting resources, please also see the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X Ubuntu X Team wiki]

ATI

• [:BinaryDriverHowto/ATI: Ubuntu ATI Binary Driver Howto] - Guide for enabling the ATI binary drivers along with links discussing common problems.

• [:Radeon 9200/9250 (RV280) and DVI:Radeon 9200/9250 (RV280) and DVI] - How to get DVI output working with ATI RV280 series video cards?

nVidia

• [:BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia: Ubuntu nVidia binary driver Howto] - Guide for enabling the NVIDIA binary drivers supported by Ubuntu along with links discussing common problems.
• [:Latest_Nvidia_Dapper: Nvidia Driver] - How to install the both the latest driver and the one in the repositories (it also includes a detailed Problems Section)

• [:NvidiaTroubleshooting:Nvidia Troubleshooting] - How to solve OpenGL Problems with Nvidia Drivers

• [:NvidiaTVOut:Nvidia TV Out] - View X simultaneously on your monitor and TV

• [:NvidiaManual:Nvidia manual drivers installation] - How to install the Nvidia accelerated drivers without apt

• [:NvidiaMultiMonitors:Multiple monitors with nVidia] - how to enable dual screens with the nVidia driver

Intel

• [:i915Driver:i915G video cards] - 845G/855G/865G/915G/945G chipset installation workaround on Breezy preview
• [:Video/IntelVideoOnGigabyteGA8i865gme775Fix] - Gigabyte GA-8I865GME-775 motherboard with builtin Intel video card and BIOS version F2 (or lower?) causes "Signal over range!" messages when changing screen resolutions (e.g. playing Super Tux).

Via

• [:OpenChrome: OpenChrome] - video driver for the ASROCK/VIA/S3G UniChrome and UniChrome Pro graphics chipsets

Webcams

• [:Webcam] - Guides on installing and managing Webcams.

Ports

Firewire (IEEE1394)

• [:Firewire] - Hardware, drivers and software for getting ieee1394 (Firewire) to work

TV-cards

DVB

• [:Asus_P7131_Dual] - Help on installing an Asus P7131 dual DVB card.
• [:DViCO_Dual_Digital_4:DViCO Dual Digital 4 (and probably other DViCO cards)] - How to get the DViCO Dual Digital 4 DVB Card (and most likely other DViCO cards like the NANO, FusionHDTV DVB-T Pro and Dual Express) working.

Hardware Virtualization

• [:VMware-Xorg-7] - Help solving issues after upgrading to 6.10 Edgy.

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