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atmega-ist 01-05-2011 12:00 PM

Motherboard VGA + PCI Video Card Not Simultaneously Detected
 
Hello, all -

My current computer has a VGA output on the motherboard and I'm interested in adding a monitor. I have a separate nVidia card which, when installed, seems to default as the primary. Is there any way to have the system use both the VGA on the motherboard and the additional video card?

I've seen a lot of suggestions to modify xorg.conf but the file is nowhere to be found on my machine...

Thanks!

Using Ubuntu 11.04

adamk75 01-06-2011 05:28 AM

You can create an xorg.conf file with 'Xorg -configure'. Theoretically it should detect both video cards. Mind you, not all cards, and not all drivers, handle having two GPUs in a single machine, but you won't know till you try.

atmega-ist 01-08-2011 10:23 PM

adamk75 -

Ah, well that makes sense! Still learning the ropes... Thanks!


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