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Nvidia and Intel i810 conflicts
Hello - I use the same machine and three different
hard drives to experiment with various Linux
distributions; I just change hard drives when I want
to try a new install of some distro which has gotten
my attention.
In doing this I've noticed that problems arise with
various distributions, often so serious that I am
unable to complete the installation, usually due to
a blank screen, or even to use vi in an attempt to
edit configuration files.
In my BIOS I have the only reference to the Intel
i810 video chip disabled, but some remnant of it
being there on the motherboard is often detected
by a distribution's installation script at some point.
The video card I have installed in a PCI slot is an
Nvidia geForce FX5200. It is detected sometimes
and sometimes not by a disto's installation.
I'm wondering if there's something I can do to
solve this problem. As it is I've noticed that
any Slackware based distro just goes blank at
some point during install, and I can't even use
the keyboard so I have to unplug the machine
just to power it down!
The Mandriva based PCLinuxOS detects both
the Intel for some reason and the Nvidia. But
at least it has a provision for correcting the
situation by logging into root and typing "video"
and a nice little utility comes up which allows
configuration of the graphics section of xorg.conf.
Is there something I can do?
This is a Gateway 2000 with a few upgrades
besides the Nvidia card, including 512Mb of
RAM.
Help would be appreciated.
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