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authoradvaithm <advaith.madhukar@gmail.com>2021-04-09 13:28:12 +0530
committeradvaithm <advaith.madhukar@gmail.com>2021-04-09 13:28:12 +0530
commitb85514ae5e4cdedf00795f165fbcd17abd2cb4fd (patch)
treeafef1d962dc85811e458b7c2c3450b0f6e774bc4 /archinstall/lib/gfx_drivers.py
parent349c3ec5b4e84a1c0df72eb2167fb04a3722b208 (diff)
renamed driver.py to gfx_driver.py. also explictly check if we are using the propritery nvidia drivers
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+import archinstall
+def select_driver(options):
+ """
+ Some what convoluted function, which's job is simple.
+ Select a graphics driver from a pre-defined set of popular options.
+
+ (The template xorg is for beginner users, not advanced, and should
+ there for appeal to the general public first and edge cases later)
+ """
+ drivers = sorted(list(options))
+
+ if len(drivers) >= 1:
+ for index, driver in enumerate(drivers):
+ print(f"{index}: {driver}")
+
+ print(' -- The above list are supported graphic card drivers. --')
+ print(' -- You need to select (and read about) which one you need. --')
+
+ lspci = archinstall.sys_command(f'/usr/bin/lspci')
+ for line in lspci.trace_log.split(b'\r\n'):
+ if b' vga ' in line.lower():
+ if b'nvidia' in line.lower():
+ print(' ** nvidia card detected, suggested driver: nvidia **')
+ elif b'amd' in line.lower():
+ print(' ** AMD card detected, suggested driver: AMD / ATI **')
+
+ selected_driver = input('Select your graphics card driver: ')
+ initial_option = selected_driver
+
+ # Disabled search for now, only a few profiles exist anyway
+ #
+ #print(' -- You can enter ? or help to search for more drivers --')
+ #if selected_driver.lower() in ('?', 'help'):
+ # filter_string = input('Search for layout containing (example: "sv-"): ')
+ # new_options = search_keyboard_layout(filter_string)
+ # return select_language(new_options)
+ if selected_driver.isdigit() and (pos := int(selected_driver)) <= len(drivers)-1:
+ selected_driver = options[drivers[pos]]
+ elif selected_driver in options:
+ selected_driver = options[options.index(selected_driver)]
+ elif len(selected_driver) == 0:
+ raise archinstall.RequirementError("At least one graphics driver is needed to support a graphical environment. Please restart the installer and try again.")
+ else:
+ raise archinstall.RequirementError("Selected driver does not exist.")
+
+ if type(selected_driver) == dict:
+ driver_options = sorted(list(selected_driver))
+ for index, driver_package_group in enumerate(driver_options):
+ print(f"{index}: {driver_package_group}")
+
+ selected_driver_package_group = input(f'Which driver-type do you want for {initial_option}: ')
+ if selected_driver_package_group.isdigit() and (pos := int(selected_driver_package_group)) <= len(driver_options)-1:
+ selected_driver_package_group = selected_driver[driver_options[pos]]
+ elif selected_driver_package_group in selected_driver:
+ selected_driver_package_group = selected_driver[selected_driver.index(selected_driver_package_group)]
+ elif len(selected_driver_package_group) == 0:
+ raise archinstall.RequirementError(f"At least one driver package is required for a graphical environment using {selected_driver}. Please restart the installer and try again.")
+ else:
+ raise archinstall.RequirementError(f"Selected driver-type does not exist for {initial_option}.")
+
+ return selected_driver_package_group
+
+ return selected_driver
+
+ raise archinstall.RequirementError("Selecting drivers require a least one profile to be given as an option.") \ No newline at end of file