F16 - Adding a second video card

[G.Wolfe Woodbury]

On 07/15/2012 10:05 PM, Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> I have an older motherboard/processor (Intel DG965RY with a Pentium D) 
> the system has an integrated video adapter (82G965) and I'd like to 
> add a second video Card (PCI card ATI RAGE IIC) I'm not looking for 
> fast video but would like to use 2 monitors.
>
> I put the ATI card in the machine and an lshw shows the card:
>
>         -display UNCLAIMED
>                         description: VGA compatible controller
>                         product: 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC]
>                         vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
>
>
> When I first booted the system with the card, the BIOS made the ATI 
> card the primary and once X started the system went blank, changed the 
> bios to force the integrated card to be primary and everything works 
> as before, however I don't know how to tell X that there is a second 
> video card and to start using it.
>
> What's the magic command that I'm unable to find?  From the GUI I've 
> checked displays under system settings but I only see my integrated 
> video interface, and "detect displays" produces nothing but the 
> existing display.
>
You may need to install the Mach64 X driver, and/or force the kernel to 
load the appropriate drive before X starts.
There is a two-level complication to graphics under Linux.
Then you may need to generate a real xorg.conf file so that X sees both 
cards,
It has been a while since I did two monitor setups, but I thing "X 
-configure" may do most of the work once the
kernel module is loaded.

HTH
-- 
G.Wolfe Woodbury
redwolfe (proventesters)