Request for FAQ Entry


Requester: Robert Azar
Email: azarr@pge-texas.com
Date Requested: Mon, Aug 24, 1998
Status: New Entry

Releases: 5.1
Platform: intel
Category:  X Windows
Category Listing:  How do I get X Windows to see my Millenium II card with a motherboard that has a built in video card?

Issue

Here it is...My current PC is an HP vectra vl with onboard graphics 
capability and there is no jumper to disable it and no option in 
the Bios to disable it. I have a matrox Mil II 8mb and to get it 
work I have to Xconfigurator --expert and use "unlisted card" to get 
my desktop to werk. But, Linux still thinx its using the onboard S3 
crap and if i try to run lets say a "game" IE:quake2 i cant get the 
higher resolution because Linux thinx its using an inferior card 
than what I am really using "vid 0". Is the matrox "vid 1"?? and how/where 
do i set this???