I cannot help you directly but in this list there has been a lot of posts as to using two cards (not even the same ones) in one box , use google on the list... >From what was said I don't see why it would not work for you... I seem to remember >that in your XF86Config (resp XF86Config-4 if your distro uses that) you have to declare different screen sections, setting one left of the other (and the other right of that one)... you would also need two device sections one for each card and two monitor sections... I hope I did not tell you what you already know... Lionel --- Robert White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I guess this is a priliminary question really, just to make sure I don't > waste anyones time. > > I have an old compaq deskpro 590 which I use as a Linux server. I recently > bought 2 cheap 8MB S3 video cards which I installed in the machine. (Both > identical, on the supported list). > > These are plug and play cards, and when I install them the bios states that > there may "confilict with each other, is this a problem?" This is in terms > of the lower dos memory ranges. > > However in Linux the scanpci seems to indicate that the cards are recognised > as separate resources. Additionally I can configure either card to work > individually with either card, but not together under X. Trying to configure > the second card causes the entire machine to hang, requiring a hard reboot. > > I guess before I loose another couple of days on this, does anyone know if > what I am doing is possible. I.e would I need a newer machine with a plug > and play bios to configure these cards on to separate resources, or is the > bios a red herring. > > I can provide more info if needed, thank you in advance for your help. > > Regds > > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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