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Restricted drivers are drivers for your hardware which are not freely available or open-source.
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:28(emphasis)
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Most of the devices (hardware) attached to your computer should function properly in Xubuntu. These devices are likely to have <emphasis>unrestricted</emphasis> drivers, which means that the drivers can be modified by the Xubuntu developers and problems with them can be fixed.
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:29(para)
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Some hardware does not have unrestricted drivers, usually because the hardware manufacturer has not released details of their hardware which would make it possible to create such a driver. These devices may have limited functionality or may not work at all.
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:30(para)
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If a <emphasis>restricted driver</emphasis> is available for a certain device, you can install it in order to allow your device to function properly, or to add new features. For example, installing a restricted driver for certain graphics cards may allow you to use more advanced <link linkend="desktop-effects">visual effects</link>.
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:31(para)
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Some computers may not have any devices which can use restricted drivers, either because all of the devices are fully supported by unrestricted drivers or because no restricted drivers are yet available for the device.
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:32(para)
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Restricted drivers are often maintained by the hardware manufacturer, and so cannot be modified by Xubuntu developers if there is a problem.
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:34(para)
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13.
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Enabling a restricted driver
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:38(title)
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To use a restricted driver for a device:
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:39(para)
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Press <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Hardware Drivers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:42(para) hardware/C/hardware.xml:63(para)
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Find the driver which you would like to enable and check the box in the <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel> column, next to its name
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
hardware/C/hardware.xml:45(para)
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