Graphics Card Drivers

Translationopenthinclient pending.includes two different drivers for many graphics cards (open-source vs. proprietary).. The open-source driver is used automatically, but in some cases, the proprietary driver is preferable.

Use the hardware type to configure settings related to the graphics driver in use.

Identifying the Graphics Card

Open a terminal on the thin client by pressing CTRL+ALT+T and enter the following command:

lspci -nnk | grep VGA

Example:

tcos@BLACKQuadro:~$ lspci -nnk | grep VGA
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev 85)
02:00.7 Non-VGA unclassified device [0000]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2/Renoir Non-Sensor Fusion Hub KMDF driver [1022:15e6]

VIA Architecture

In principle, the VIA architecture is supported by openthinclient, and the openchrome graphics card driver manages DVI outputs through the VGA port or a DVI-to-VGA adapter.

Nvidia Drivers

Clients with Nvidia graphics cards normally start up (automatic detection) using the Nouveau driver. Use the Nvidia drivers to achieve better performance. First, try the automatic detection of the correct Nvidia drivers. If automatic detection doesn't succeed, check with Nvidia to identify the required driver for the graphics card.