DOS4dinner wrote: > If you know your graphics card is set up, skip this, but I assume it might not considering you just came to Ubuntu. > > 1. What brand/model of graphics card do you have? > > 2. Type this into the terminal. > > > Code: > fglrxinfo > > > > If it returns something that says "Mesa", your graphic card is not set up. If it says Nvidia or ATI, you are fine. > > 3. also, as an added test, type this into the terminal. > > Code: > glxgears > > > > It will output the FPS in the terminal. If it is very low, that also means your card is not set up. display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 Series OpenGL version string: 2.1.7412 Release Gears work great and the driver for the card is enabled. I use compiz and have a completely tricked out desktop. I've read that ATI cards have problems with the 32bit to 16bit swap.
