Motherboard VGA + PCI Video Card Not Simultaneously Detected

atmega-ist · 01-05-2011, 12:00 PM

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!