I just installed Debian from Knoppix. I am trying to create a dual monitor setup, only problem is I can not get the PCI for the video cards. I've tried to use: XFree86 -scanpci, but that does not do anything.

Is there any other way to get the pci scan? Or a way to get XFree86 scanpci to work?

Thanks

A reason it may not work is when I first try it gives this error:
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again

So I remove, /tno/X0-lock

And if I do -scanpci no work, no anything.

I am new to linux, work on unix boxes for work but only for little webservers remotley hosted.

should list all the pci devices on your machine. You may have to install the pciutils package if it isn't already installed.

I might suggest the Xinerama howto also. After that, I'm afraid I won't be of much help as I've never set up a multi-head system.

EDIT: After paging through the howto, I realize now that you are probably already using it. In order to run the command, the X server can't be running. You will have to kill the running X server.

As root:
You may have to choose and only input the login manager you are actually using at the end of that line and remove the curly braces. I didn't actually try the above command as it is. Let me know if I've totally confused you.

Anyhoo, once you've dropped to the command line, login and try your -scan command. Otherwise, like I said, the lspci command works too.

Thank you that works.

Also the culry to stop all three does not work. But the Howto I was reading only said to stop xdm didn't mention to try the others.

Thanks.