Default Video card, how?

contrasutra · 05-21-2003, 08:11 PM

So I have a dual monitor/video card setup using Xinerama. Its a PCI TNT2 and an AGP GF4MX. Most 3d games load on the GF4 , but some 3D programs load using the TNT2. This is obviously horrible, because I cant use that card for any games.

Is there any way to make 3D programs always use the Geforce4.

Im using the official Nvidia drivers by the way.

Thanks.

rch · 05-22-2003, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by contrasutra
So I have a dual monitor/video card setup using Xinerama. Its a PCI TNT2 and an AGP GF4MX. Most 3d games load on the GF4 , but some 3D programs load using the TNT2. This is obviously horrible, because I cant use that card for any games.

Is there any way to make 3D programs always use the Geforce4.

Im using the official Nvidia drivers by the way.

Thanks.

I understand that there is option for both the cards in /etc/X11/XFree86-4 or XFree86 .(though I have never used them)
Remove the entries concerning TNT2 in the file using your favourite editor.

contrasutra · 05-22-2003, 05:46 AM

That would mean I cant use my TNT2. I want the dual cards, but I want 3D things to only use the GF4MX.

acid_kewpie · 05-22-2003, 06:05 AM

well there is no way to refer to "all 3d thingies" they could be anything. what you can do to force a program to use a particular X display is to use the -display or --display option for the program if it supports it, run run "DISPLAY=:0.0 programname" to run it instead to force it to use a certain card.