HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCards
HardwareSupport/Components/VideoCards
Video Cards
Note: Most nVidia-cards will work if you just install the nvidia-glx ("nvidia-glx-legacy" for older cards) package, and run this command: "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable"
Note: For most 3D requirements the system will work, but slowly unless you install the binary driver for your video card. See the BinaryDriverHowto for information on how to install binary drivers for your video card. This is true for at least ATI, NVIDIA and 3DLabs cards.
Note: Some video chipsets have buggy VGA BIOS implementations; they may render text consoles incorrectly, especially when connected to flat-screen displays (including laptop LCDs). Depending on your localization, you may be able to work around this at the LiveCD boot prompt by typing "live debian-installer/framebuffer=false".
Make |
Model |
Chipset/Driver |
Auto-detected? |
2D |
3D |
Comments |
Release |
Intel |
Onboard GFX 1 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Intel |
Onboard GFX 2 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Intel |
Onboard GFX 3 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Intel |
Onboard i845G |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
If it only uses 640x480, change the BIOS shared Video Memory from 1MB to 8MB |
|
Intel |
i915G chipset |
vesa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
See hardware compatibility for other features of i915G chipset. |
Hoary |
ATI |
Radeon 7000 VE (RV100 QY) |
ati |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
You need to use the 'vesa' driver to get X working via TV out |
Hoary |
ATI |
Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TV-Out doesn't work! |
|
ATI |
Rage 128 Pro TMDS |
ati |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cursor become black when 3D rendering is active. TV-In not supported |
Hoary |
ATI |
Rage All-In-Wonder |
ati |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cursor become black when 3D rendering is active. |
Hoary |
ATI |
Mobility FireGL T2 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3D requires xorg-driver-fglrx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
Breezy |
ATI |
Mobility FireGL 9000 |
RV250lf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
ATI |
Radeon Mobility U1 (IGP 320M) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon Mobility M7 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
ATI |
Radeon Mobility 9200 |
RV250lf |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
ATI |
Radeon Mobility 9700 (M11) |
|
Yes(but as M10) |
Yes |
Yes |
3D needs fglrx see BinaryDriverHowto.Fglrx is compulsory for fixing some video problems.Package fglrx-control is raccomended.TV-out works well if tv connected before starting X |
Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon 8500 (and above!) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
GRUB hangs if tv is connected(!) |
|
ATI |
Radeon 9000 |
RV250 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
ATI |
Radeon 9200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tv-out also works (using ATI control panel) |
Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon 9200 PRO |
RV280 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Change Driver "ati" to "radeon" -> OK |
|
ATI |
Radeon 9250 PRO |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Works in Breezy, locks up when starting X on Dapper (at least the 256mb model). Malone bug [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/31527 31527]. |
|
ATI |
Radeon 9500 Pro |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
ATI |
Radeon 9600 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires xorg-driver-fglrx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon 9600XT (256Mb) |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D needs -fglrx, reconfiguring in Breezy required X to be stopped, see DualHeadOnApplePowerMacG5 |
Hoary, Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon 9700 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires xorg-driver-fglrx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
Breezy |
ATI |
Radeon 9800 Pro |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
ATI |
Radeon AIW 9800 Pro |
RV350 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
All In Wonder 9800 Pro was detected as a Radeon 9800 Pro, 3D requires Fglrx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
ATI |
Radeon X700 Pro |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Depends |
if X server does not start with driver "ati" (first boot) change it to "vesa" and then follow the instructions on BinaryDriverHowto. On some manufacturer's cards (I think Abit, a red card) openGL doesn't work, gdb says crash happens in the driver |
|
ATI |
Onboard IGP 340M |
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
BinaryDriverHowto is not sufficient for 3D: hopefully will work in hoary under xorg |
|
Make |
Model |
Chipset/Driver |
Auto-detected? |
2D |
3D |
Comments |
Release |
Matrox |
G400 |
mga |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D works in 16 bit mode |
Hoary |
Matrox |
G550 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Matrox |
P650 |
Parhelia/mtx |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Requires Matrox binary drivers, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
Matrox |
P750 |
Parhelia/mtx |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Requires Matrox binary drivers, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
Matrox |
Parhelia-128 |
Parhelia/mtx |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Requires Matrox binary drivers, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
Matrox |
Parhelia-512 |
Parhelia/mtx |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Requires Matrox binary drivers, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
Kyro |
Kyro series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
no(vesa) |
3D only in kernel 2.4 |
|
Kyro |
Herculus 3Dprophet 4000xt |
|
Yes |
Yes |
no(vesa |
no |
|
nVidia |
GeForce2 series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForce3 series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForce4 series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce4 NV25 AGP4x Ti4200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX 5200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX 5500 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX 5700 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
? |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX 5700 Pro |
|
Yes |
Yes |
? |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForceFX 5900 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce 6 Series |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce 6200 256mb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce 6600GT 128mb PCIe |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce 6800LE 128mb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
Geforce 6 Integrated Series |
|
Yes |
yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto. |
Dapper |
nVidia |
GeForce2 4200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
[GeForce4 440Go] Ti 4200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForce4 Ti 4200 Go |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
Breezy |
nVidia |
[GeForce4 440Go] Ti 4600 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
[GeForce4 440Go] MX 440 8x AGP |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
GeForce FX Go 5200 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx, see BinaryDriverHowto |
|
nVidia |
NV5 RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3D requires nvidia-glx-legacy + kernel-module, see BinaryDriverHowto |
Breezy |
