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Old 04-06-2006, 05:50 PM   #1
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Dual Monitors - Help setting up


Hey,

I recently bought a new AGP graphics card for my server.
This is to be used to power a larger monitor (better res), because the on-board gfx card couldn't take the pace.

I would like to leave my existing monitor (using the on-board) in place as well as using the new card/monitor and have a dual monitor setup.

However...

After installing the new AGP card, the new monitor has taken over and the old one doesn't work.

I've been reading online about Xinerama and editing your /etc/X11/xorg.conf to include additional devices. Herein lies my problem. I can't find the 'BusID' of the on-board graphics card!...

Code:
[root][/etc/X11]$lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (different version?) (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge (rev a3)
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev a2)
01:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): NEC Corporation uPD72874 IEEE1394 OHCI 1.1 3-port PHY-Link Ctrlr (rev 01)
01:07.0 Communication controller: Intel Corp. 536EP Data Fax Modem
01:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
Am I being a fool, or is it not there?
Where can it have gone?
How do I get it back?

Thanks for reading.
 
Old 04-11-2006, 01:55 PM   #2
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Looks like I'll post my own answer then!

On board graphics uses AGP technology.
Only one AGP graphics card can run on any one machine.

To eBay for a cheap PCI card!!
 
Old 04-11-2006, 02:36 PM   #3
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Is that a linux limitation, a limitation of that specific type of motherboard you are using or a limitation in general?
 
Old 04-12-2006, 03:07 AM   #4
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From the limited information I have found on the web about this, it appears to be a limitation in general.
 
  


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