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| author | Nathaniel Baxter <nathaniel.baxter@gmail.com> | 2014-09-07 12:42:32 +1000 |
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| committer | Nathaniel Baxter <nathaniel.baxter@gmail.com> | 2014-09-07 12:42:32 +1000 |
| commit | fb9a6221b63ee92c27c917368e980649c5167203 (patch) | |
| tree | 96c0fda770e3ddc01b6f0b2eb8f66dbd7ffa3d5e /nixos/doc/manual/configuration | |
| parent | 45f4b8b3adabfe8f19ef358e0d7d84df2c3c4723 (diff) | |
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ati_unfree: Update nixos-manual for AMD driver support
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| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml | 19 |
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml index bc58bb1f066..cfcc8baa898 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml @@ -73,6 +73,25 @@ services.xserver.driSupport32Bit = true; </simplesect> +<simplesect><title>AMD Graphics Cards</title> + +<para>AMD provides a proprietary driver for its graphics cards that +has better 3D performance than the X.org drivers. It is not enabled +by default because it’s not free software. You can enable it as follows: +<programlisting> +services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "ati_unfree" ]; +</programlisting> +You will need to reboot after enabling this driver to prevent a clash +with other kernel modules.</para> + +<para>On 64-bit systems, if you want full acceleration for 32-bit +programs such as Wine, you should also set the following: +<programlisting> +hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true; +</programlisting> +</para> + +</simplesect> <simplesect><title>Touchpads</title> |