Detecting a new graphic card

[oldman]

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Paul Smith wrote:
> On 8/16/06, joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
> <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de> wrote:
>> > How to tell the system to detect a new graphic card and install the
>> > respective drivers?
>>
>> Command: system-config-display
> 
> Thanks, Joachim. I have just done that, but it is strange that as a
> normal user, the quality of the image looks fine, but when I run a
> graphical program as root, I get a bad quality image. A screenshot is
> at:
> 
> http://phhs80.googlepages.com/graphics_card.png
> 
> Any further ideas?
> 
> Paul
> 
	I recommend you try system-config-display with the --reconfig option as
this will ignore current settings and (I believe) probe your card for
all new values.

	Let me know if this works as I hope to get a new video card today.

Scott
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