Hi, again a partial answer: 1. 4.x.x can and do support 2 cards 4. xinerama has probably nothing to do with your problem it only allows you to use two screens as one large screen. If I were you I would really use google on the list because there were a couple of config files posted. I am not at ease with Mandrake (I have RH) however make sure you are hacking at the right XF86Config (resp. XF86Config-4) I would also during the configuration not try to test, I have had problems with that test, not running it allowed the configuration program to finish gracefully and the configuration file I got worked perfectly (you may obviously not have that luck, but one can try) I am afraid but I don't remember whether one had to do something in the BIOS Lionel --- Robert White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tom > > Thanks for trying to help > > I tried again last night, putting the cards in to a newer machine to see what > happened, and I got the same result. > > The problem I seem to have is that the machine(s) lock up. The OS is Mandrake > 8.1, which only ever offers me the choice of configuring one of the two graphics > cards, and then promptly locks up when trying to test X (hard reset required). > > I also tried building my own 4.2 version of X which once again would work on one > screen, but the best it managed was a stripy pattern on the other. > > I guess I need to know the following... > > (i) can X 4.1 support 2 cards (S3 Trio 3D/2X) > (ii) what resources does a graphics card require on a machine. I am concerned > about the warnig I get from the bios saying that the two cards are trying to use > the same resource in terms of the "low <640K dos memory". ie. the bios puts in a > resource string of memory excludes, or the type you used to have to put into > config.sys for the grey beards out there :-). > > (iii) the cards do appear to have different pci:xx:xx:xx numbers in the bios, > and I have tried using the BusID as you mention. > > (iv) I have tried to start x with the xirama option, does there have to be a > corresponding entry in the XConfig-4 file? > > > I really am stuck with this, because the machine continually locks up I don't > know how to get diagnostics. > > Thanks anyone. > > Rob > > > Tom Bednarchuk wrote: > > > Hey Rob: > > > > I assume you are using the BusID "PCI:XX:XX:XX" for each Device section > > (you need 2 with unique id's) in the XF86Config-4 file ? I am using two > > different video cards in my system but one is in the AGP slot. LINUX maps > > everything to a PCI: address. (eg my AGP card is PCI:1:0:0 and the PCI card > > is PCI:0:14:0) > > > > Tom > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 7:23 AM > > Subject: [Newbie]2 video cards in an old compaq > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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