On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 19:08, Trent Whaley wrote: > > >From `man 5 XF86Config`: > > DEVICE SECTION > ... > BusID "bus-id" > This specifies the bus location of the graphics card. For PCI/AGP >cards, the bus-id string has the form PCI:bus:device:func > tion (e.g., "PCI:1:0:0" might be appropriate for an AGP card). This >field is usually optional in single-head configurations > when using the primary graphics card. In multi-head configurations, >or when using a secondary graphics card in a single-head > configuration, this entry is mandatory. Its main purpose is to make >an unambiguous connection between the device section and > the hardware it is representing. This information can usually be >found by running the X server with the -scanpci command line > option. > > > In other words, all the work involving the Video card is already done.
Now you are wrong. :) The X server disables video devices it doesn't use. > It might even work with cards that do multiple heads on the same card > (the function parameter). Might work if the chips offered several functions, but they don't AFAICS. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
