On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:01:56 +0000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Steven W. Orr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have one of those mini shuttle boxes which has a 1280x1024 > > display off of a NVIDIA GeForce 6600. I was given an extra > > e-GeForce 6200LE. The new card has two connectors on the back. One > > is the regular video connector we all know with three rows that are > > all off senter. The other connector is shaped like this: > > > > |----------------------| > > | + + + + + + + + | > > |+ + | > > | + + + + + + + + | > > |+ + | > > | + + + + + + + + | > > |----------------------| > > > > Here's the device section from the xorg.conf > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > Driver "nvidia" > > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > > BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6600" > > EndSection > > > > > > So given all that... > > > > Do I somehow disable the builtin video and go with the new card? > > Do I use both cards? > > If I just use the new card, is there some sort of adapter to make a > > monitor fit the 'funny' connector? > > > > Thanks guys... > > > > -- > > Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger > > things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your > > driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God > > divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if > > this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net > > Without knowing the full details of the card, I would think that the > 'funny' connector is a DVI connector, for connecting to a digital > flat panel. Yes, you should be able to use both video cards in one > system.
Concur, and yes, adapters for DVI=>DB-15 are available IIRC. -- Bill Mullen RLU #270075 _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
