Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:30:31 -0500 (EST) From: doug@safeport.com To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Xorg support for adding a graphics card Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121615130.53956@oceanpt.safeport.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121217590.11524@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011081658450.5177@oceanpt.safeport.com> <20101108172605.19cd3995@scorpio> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011081837060.6459@fledge.watson.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011111052050.6459@fledge.watson.org> <4CDD699E.8050302@a1poweruser.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121145200.53956@oceanpt.safeport.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121217590.11524@wonkity.com>
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2010, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 12 Nov 2010, doug@safeport.com wrote: > >> Thanks. The [latest] BIOS has one VGA option: >> >> Video DAC Snoop Controls how VGA and graphics devices on the PCI or AGP >> bus respond to palette register accesses. >> >> * On - forces VGA and graphics devices to snoop VGA palette register >> accesses and forward them to the ISA bus. >> * Off - (the default) forces VGA and graphics devices to respond >> positively to palette register accesses. > > Is there a "Init Graphics Card First" that can be set to AGP/PCI? That would > let the preferred card be seen first. Still only one card. I don't know > what's needed for multi-card xorg support on FreeBSD, but I suspect it won't > happen soon. No such option. I would go back to 7.3 except I did not save various packages and it would take several months to compile what I have :) thanks for the thought. _____ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com doug@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277
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