[ubuntu-in] Graphic driver issue

[Rohit V Bhute]

Ubuntu (and all other Linux distros) install a bare minimum set of 
hardware drivers guaranteed to make it work on a range of hardware at 
first run - advantage of Freedom - it costs nothing to bundle an already 
available driver on a Linux CD (or DVD, as is becoming more frequent).

I replaced an Asus mainboard having Nvidia graphics with a Gigabyte 
mainboard having Ati graphics - Ubuntu booted up and asked about Ati 
restricted drivers. Thats it! The vendor was gaping like a fish - on 
Windows, this would have entailed at least a low resolution login, with 
lots of new devices found and what not.

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Rohit V. Bhute
http://rvbhute.org