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This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for [[Xorg]] in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization.
This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for [[Xorg]] in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization.  


{{Tip|xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in Arch or Gentoo [[#See also|wiki pages referred]] are to a large degree extent applicable in Alpine Linux, except for proprietary binary only drivers.}}
{{Tip|This page focusses on xf86 drivers. For modern drivers, refer to [[Graphics driver|Graphics drivers]] page.}}
 
== List of xf86 drivers ==


To see available xf86 video driver packages run: {{cmd|$ apk search xf86-video}}
To see available xf86 video driver packages run: {{cmd|$ apk search xf86-video}}
{{Tip|xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in Arch or Gentoo [[#See also|wiki pages referred]] are to a large degree extent applicable in Alpine Linux, except for proprietary binary only drivers.}}


* For Sis video chipset install {{pkg|xf86-video-sis}}
* For Sis video chipset install {{pkg|xf86-video-sis}}
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* For Hyper-V guests use {{pkg|xf86-video-fbdev}}. Refer [[Hyper-V_guest_services|Hyper-V guest services]].
* For Hyper-V guests use {{pkg|xf86-video-fbdev}}. Refer [[Hyper-V_guest_services|Hyper-V guest services]].
* For KVM/QEMU guests refer [[QEMU#Using_Xorg_inside_Qemu|Xorg within QEMU]]
* For KVM/QEMU guests refer [[QEMU#Using_Xorg_inside_Qemu|Xorg within QEMU]]
== Troubleshooting ==
If you are unsure of your hardware, refer to [[Graphics_driver#Identify graphics card|Identify graphics card]] first.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Graphics driver|Main page for Graphics drivers]]
* [[Graphics driver|Main page for Graphics drivers]]
* [[Xorg]]
* [[Xorg]]

Latest revision as of 02:54, 4 May 2026

This page lists the available xf86 video drivers for Xorg in Alpine Linux. Installing specific xf86 driver packages for legacy video card's chipset, enables support for specific features, effects and acceleration modes, and avoid error messages during X initialization.

Tip: This page focusses on xf86 drivers. For modern drivers, refer to Graphics drivers page.

List of xf86 drivers

To see available xf86 video driver packages run:

$ apk search xf86-video

Tip: xf86 driver packages follow standard naming conventions. So information found in Arch or Gentoo wiki pages referred are to a large degree extent applicable in Alpine Linux, except for proprietary binary only drivers.

Troubleshooting

If you are unsure of your hardware, refer to Identify graphics card first.

See also