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  1. 06-13-2006 #1
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    Question How to install video card for X window in debian linux

    I am a beginer i debian linux . It's the first time i install debian linux. Well that is not a problem but when i reach to choose the displai adapter from the list(for Xwindow)the default list does not contain my video card(Intel) and for that i can not use desktop mode or i can not initialize X window . What can i do. Please help me. Thanks
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    Give more details please, If Debian is ansdtalled and you can boot into it can you please type
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    lspci
    and pick out the details of your video card and let us know
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    Didn't you say your video card was an onboard intel graphic chip?
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/deb...install-2.html

    So the driver would be "i810".
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    Quote Originally Posted by antidrugue
    Didn't you say your video card was an onboard intel graphic chip?
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/deb...install-2.html

    So the driver would be "i810".
    Do you have an yahoo messenger adres or any aother way to comunicate directly? If you have please tel me so i can talk to you if i don't bother you too much!!!!
    Thanks and please scuse me for me questions but realy i am a beginer nd i dont't know who can help me. That's why i wrote all this to linux forum. Thanks again
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    Pah! why post twice on the same problem? Grrrrrrr! :drown:
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    As I adviced you in the other thread, just run
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    dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
    and choose the "i810" driver. You should be good after that.
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