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Trouble downloading graphics drivers.

Asked by Tara

A friend recently wiped my computer and rebooted it with Linux, after which I began the r- installation of World of Warcraft. I've encountered numerous problems. The game is on the computer, but I can't seem to get passed the launch pad before the game screen goes haywire. I've followed the directions here http://www.fsckin.com/2007/12/20/how-to-run-world-of-warcraft-wow-in-linux-using-wine/comment-page-3/ and have looked at several how-to guides, and I think I've only managed to make things worse. The first step was checking the drivers, and originally the terminal response was Yes, so I assumed I was okay, but going back later after encountering difficulties I discovered that I don't have proper drivers downloaded, and when I tried to use the software center to download Nvidia drivers it didn't do anything. The Administration > Hardware Drivers tool says that there are no drivers in use on my computer, and more research led me to find that it means I have to search for the makers of my graphics card and see if they have Linux-compatible drivers I can download. I've no idea what my graphics card is, even after more researching and typing in the terminal. I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, and am probably making matters worse. I really just want to get WoW running again and fix all of my graphics and driver problems for the future. If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated.
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Tara Wasylyshyn

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#1

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Tara
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Alright so a couple of things here:

1. Does glxinfo | grep rendering infact return no, because if not then
you don't need to install the hardware drivers.

2. There's a package called envy in synaptic, download that and then
choose the drivers that match your graphics card.

3. If you use karmic, then go to system -> administration -> hardware
information and you should be able to find more info there, it looks
something like this [1]

4. This might be able to give you more info on your graphics card: [2]

[1] http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/linux-hardware-information.jpg

[2] http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-tell-which-graphics-vga-card-installed/

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Vikram Dhillon

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There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but
only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
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