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We require the following Intel driver versions, or newer (September 2010), see {{bug|594877}}. | We require the following Intel driver versions, or newer (September 2010), see {{bug|594877}}. | ||
* Intel cards are grouped by "GPU family" in this table | * Intel cards are grouped by "GPU family" in this table. To know what "GPU family" an adapter belongs to, one can use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA this Wikipedia page]. | ||
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* For the NVIDIA driver, versions 257.21 and newer are whitelisted, exactly like on Windows (see above). | * For the NVIDIA driver, versions 257.21 and newer are whitelisted, exactly like on Windows (see above). | ||
* For the FGLRX (proprietary ATI) driver, we whitelist the newer versions that implement OpenGL 3.0 or newer. Indeed, FGLRX does not return any version number of its own, so we had to use the OpenGL version as a differentiator. | * For the FGLRX (proprietary ATI) driver, we whitelist the newer versions that implement OpenGL 3.0 or newer. Indeed, FGLRX does not return any version number of its own, so we had to use the OpenGL version as a differentiator. | ||
= How to get information about your system = | |||
Information about the graphics driver can be obtained from Firefox in the special about:support page. Just enter <tt>about:support</tt> in the Firefox location bar, and scroll down to the Graphics section. This shows what GPU and driver version Firefox has detected, and which graphics features are enabled. In some cases, this also gives suggestions for newer driver versions to upgrade to. | |||
One can also obtain information from the operating system: | |||
* On Windows Vista one can right-click the desktop, choose Personalize > Display Settings > Display Settings > Monitor > Advanced Settings... > Adapter, and look under Adapter Information. | |||
* On Linux, open a terminal and enter this command: <tt>glxinfo | egrep vendor\|renderer\|version</tt> | |||
* On Mac, go to the Apple menu > About this Mac > More Info... | |||
= How to force-enable blocked graphics features = | = How to force-enable blocked graphics features = | ||