Re: Detecting ATI Radeon 7500 (PCI version)

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I suspect you have to go into the BIOS setup and disable the onboard VGA unless you want to run
with two screens...
Lionel
--- 460 Coupe <bbcoupe@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am running RedHat 7.2 and am trying to get a Radeon 7500 (the PCI version, 
> not AGP) to work with X. I have installed version 4.2.0 of XFree86.
> 
> The specs of my machine are (sorry if too much info):
> 
> 2 x PIII
> GIGABYTE GA-6VTXDR-C Mainboard - This thing does not have an AGP slot hance 
> the Radeon PCI card. However, it does have an onboard AGP ATI Rage XL 2X.
> 64Mb PCI Radeon 7500.
> Sony G420.
> 
> I can actually get X up and running, however it only detects the onboard AGP 
> chip, and doesn't look very good.
> 
> My question is, how can I get X to detect and utilise the PCI card?
> Also, which X server do I need for this card? I have loaded the Mach 64, 
> however I have a feeling this is not correct.
> 
> If anyone has a similar setup I would appreciate a copy of your config file.
> 
> I am really unsure about the whole process involved in setting this up, so 
> any basic information would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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