Hey All,

How does one determine what graphics card driver is installed.

Do I have the open-source driver installed?
Do I have the proprietary driver installed?

Thanks.

poorguy wrote:Hey All,

How does one determine what graphics card driver is installed.

Do I have the open-source driver installed?
Do I have the proprietary driver installed?

Thanks.

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$ inxi -Fx
System:    Host: Dell-Optiplex-320 Kernel: 4.10.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 6.3.0)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.12+mod+20170325.1 Distro: antiX-17.a3_386-full keerfa 22 April 2017
Machine:   Device: desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 320
           Mobo: Dell model: 0TY915 BIOS: Dell v: 1.1.12 date: 06/17/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium D (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 vmx) bmips: 13600 
           clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 3400 MHz 2: 3400 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV515 GLX Version: 2.1 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: Broadcom Limited BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44 v: 2.0 bus-ID: 02:09.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:1d:09:14:ba:26
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (13.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD400JB size: 40.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 35G used: 3.2G (10%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 134 Uptime: 18 min Memory: 294.6/2014.9MB Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 6.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.121) inxi: 2.3.21 
Dell-Optiplex-320:~

Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV515 GLX Version: 2.1 Direct Rendering: Yes

you have the open-source driver installed, which is pretty much your only option on stretch-based distro as the old fglrx amd/ati driver no longer works and your part probably doesn't support the newer amdgpu driver, already installed on antiX-17-a3.

Hey dolphin_oracle,

Pretty much figured I had the open-source driver installed.

In"Menu" /"Applications" /"System Tools" I have"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer" so I was uncertain.

I figured it was best to check before I got in there and played around thinking I know what I'm doing and then break everything which I seem to do well.

It's working good so I will leave it alone.

Thanks for the info.

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__

poorguy wrote:Hey dolphin_oracle,

Pretty much figured I had the open-source driver installed.

In"Menu" /"Applications" /"System Tools" I have"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer" so I was uncertain.

I figured it was best to check before I got in there and played around thinking I know what I'm doing and then break everything which I seem to do well.

It's working good so I will leave it alone.

Thanks for the info.

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__

yes, that will likely be removed by the next alpha.

dolphin_oracle wrote:

poorguy wrote:Hey dolphin_oracle,

Pretty much figured I had the open-source driver installed.

In"Menu" /"Applications" /"System Tools" I have"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer" so I was uncertain.

I figured it was best to check before I got in there and played around thinking I know what I'm doing and then break everything which I seem to do well.

It's working good so I will leave it alone.

Thanks for the info.

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__

yes, that will likely be removed by the next alpha.

I assume you are referring to the Menu entry"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer".

poorguy wrote:

dolphin_oracle wrote:

poorguy wrote:Hey dolphin_oracle,

Pretty much figured I had the open-source driver installed.

In"Menu" /"Applications" /"System Tools" I have"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer" so I was uncertain.

I figured it was best to check before I got in there and played around thinking I know what I'm doing and then break everything which I seem to do well.

It's working good so I will leave it alone.

Thanks for the info.

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__

yes, that will likely be removed by the next alpha.

I assume you are referring to the Menu entry"AMD/ATI fgirx driver installer".

yes, sorry I was not clear. :happy:

dolphin_oracle wrote: yes, sorry I was not clear. :happy:

No apologies needed as I'm not the only user you are answering, just the biggest PITA user. __{{emoticon}}__

You have answered my questions so I will stop pestering you.

Thanks for your help.

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__