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bzzzzz

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Registered: 2010-03-26

Posts: 8

Finding the right graphics card driver

I've got an intel graphics card 82855/855GM

It doesn't appear in the list of graphics cards suggested in the beginners guide.

After doing a web search some people seem to think that it works with the driver intel-legacy but I don't know which repository this is kept in. Can anyone suggest any pointers where I could find this driver.

Failing that I'll probably try to continue with vesa

bgc1954

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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 1,160

Re: Finding the right graphics card driver

A google search shows this old post and it may be relevant or not:  https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=84095

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skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: Finding the right graphics card driver

Install xf86-video-intel. If it works, then I suggest that you edit the wiki.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Finding the right graphics card driver

Install xf86-video-intel. If it works, then I suggest that you edit the wiki.

+1

It should work now, but it was broken for a long time and -legacy + xorg 1.6 is still a valid combo.
Old packages can be found in http://arm.konnichi.com/search/ although some very old ones have been removed.
Here's a bunch of old packages http://www.iragan.com/linux/old_arch_packages/