Re: [SLUG] On-board Video Card

From: Jason Copenhaver (jcopenha@typedef.org)
Date: Sun Sep 09 2001 - 23:35:41 EDT


If you go into your BIOS settings you should have the ability to disable
the onboard card..

On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 me@glennmeyer.com wrote:

> I have an on-board video card that has caused constant problems during installations - the last straw is that I cannot get through the RedHat 7.1 installation - Xserver seems to crash the entire installation.
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> I'm wondering if there is a way for me add a PCI video card and not use the on-board card?
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> The system is an older Digital Celebris GL 6180 Pentium Pro 180 - unfortunately, it is a proprietary case and board arrangement, so upgrading the motherboard is out.
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> The on-board video card is a Matrox Millenium MGA 2064W (2MB - not shared RAM) and should use the XF86_SVGA server. Yes, this card is on the RedHat HCL and should be fully compatible.
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> Can I buy a plain PCI video card (that is also on the HCL), add it to the system and use it rather than the on-board card? Will the RedHat installation still see the on-board card and try to use it?
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> Thanks for your input!!
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> Glenn Meyer
> Valrico
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