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- <qml title="Select Video Card">
-
- <h1>Select Video Card</h1>
-
- <p>
- In most cases, OpenLinux is able to auto-detect your video
- card. However, since the market for graphics hardware is changing
- quickly, some cards might not be detected correctly. Please
- ensure that all values match your hardware, and correct them
- manually if necessary.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- In the event your computer hangs after you select the
- <strong>Probe</strong> button, reboot your machine and
- configure your video card manually.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Please refer to your video card┤s documentation for the
- following parameters:
- </p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>
- <strong>Card Type</strong> - Select your video card from
- this pull down menu. If your card is not in the list,
- select the next best match. Good choices in these cases
- are usually the "Generic" entries for your graphic card┤s
- chip set.
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>Video RAM</strong> - Enter the amount of RAM that
- your video card has. You can select common choices from
- the pull down menu.
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>Mode clock(s)</strong> - Select "Programmable" if
- your card has a programmable clock chip, and enter the maximum
- clock rate. If your card does not support programmable clocks,
- select "Fixed clocks" and enter the fixed clock rate.
- </li>
-
- </ul>
-
- <p>
- If an incorrect clock setting or an insufficient amount of video
- memory is detected (for example, if you have a video card with 8
- megabytes of memory but the installation only auto-detects 256
- kilobytes), you may end up starting OpenLinux with a small
- 640x480 screen resolution and an insufficient number color depth.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- It is important to <em>at least</em> select the correct video card
- type and video memory settings before you move on.
- </p>
-
- </qml>
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