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install page: further clarification about add-on GPUs

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Leah Rowe 2021-05-24 18:12:56 +01:00
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@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ desktop/server hardware, if available, libgfxinit will also always be used by
default (but in that setup, SeaBIOS can be used if you want to use an add-on
graphics card, e.g. on KCMA-D8, KGPE-D16, GA-G41M-ES2L)
**This means that on desktop hardware such as KCMA-D8, KGPE-D16, G43T-AM3,
GA-G41M-ES2L and others, you can use either the internal GPU or an add-on
PCI-E graphics card. Simply use a ROM image that starts with SeaBIOS, and you
can use both. On desktop/server hardware, libgfxinit simply means that you
CAN use the internal graphics chip, but you don't have to; external add-on
GPUs will also still work! However, if libgfxinit is enabled, that disables
coreboot from loading/executing PCI option ROMs which means you MUST use SeaBIOS
if you wish to use the add-on cards!**
### libgfxinit
In this setup, on supported systems, coreboot's own native video initialization