Re: want to install a driver for my video card

[tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com>]

On Friday 09 November 2007 08:21, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 07:41:23PM -0800, David Fox wrote:
> > On Nov 8, 2007 12:24 PM, tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > i want to install a driver for my video card ( Intel Corporation
> > > 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) from 'lspci'). looking
> > > at the debian site i find 'xserver-xorg-video-intel', but when i try to
> > > apt-get it i get:
> >
> > You probably should do:
> >
> > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> >
> > rather than do something at that low level. Reconfiguring the X server
> > should allow you to put in the right details for the card and it'll
> > install the correct driver.
>
> That would only work if he already has the driver installed (perhaps as
> part of xserver-xorg-video-all.  Not everyone does; I don't.
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will not call apt to install the driver
> you need, it only chooses between the drivers you have installed.
>
> Doug.

actually, i made sure i810 was on the system (already was), then did  
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg with immense improvement in quality of video 
motion: e'thing very smooth. but here and there the color is a bit strange. 
any ideas on this?

also, at the beginning of the configuration procedure it asks to choose 
between xorg and xfree86. what is the diff? what should i probably choose?

tom