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On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Catherine Gramze composed on 2017-03-13 18:49 (UTC-0400):
>
> Is Plymouth installed?


​No, it is not. I checked.​

According to that URI it is a refresh of Radeon HD 7870 that apparently
> nobody ever updated Wikipedia to include. The Radeon HD 7870 is a Pitcairn
> XT (Southern Islands), originally released 5 years ago.
>
>
>> What I wrote was "driver that supports 'both' gfxchips". I meant these
> drivers:
>
> http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/debian/pool/main/x/xserver-xorg
> -video-modesetting/
>
> Simplest way to use is purge all traces of Intel, proprietary and AMD/ATI
> drivers, install xserver-xorg-video-modesetting, then restart. Ideally it
> would be used automatically by both the Pitcairn and the gfx built into
> whatever Intel CPU is onboard your MSI Z87-43G, assuming both are actually
> usable.....
>
>>

> I've not tried to find and read the manual for your motherboard, but it's
>> typical that installation of a gfxcard in a PCIe slot defeats the ability
>> to use the onboard gfx. In some cases, it is supported, but requires
>> special BIOS configuration. It may be lack of support for your several year
>> old Pitcairn is actually blocked by a motherboard BIOS/Firmware/Setup
>> setting that enables use of Intel onboard gfx, not by anything Jessie is
>> doing.
>>
>
> ​Both are not usable simultaneously. My BIOS requires me to disable the
on-board graphics to use the Radeon card. ​Getting into BIOS is impossible
with the Radeon in use. Please explain just what benefit I might derive
from installing the server video driver you mention rather than the Intel
desktop one I am using now. Will it provide me with a 4K display? Please
provide a reference that states my card is supported by it, as well.

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