SLED 10 : Configuring a secondary video card as the primary video card

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

Situation

This document is intended to describe how to use a secondary video card as the video target for XWindows.

ERROR: Sax: ups lost card during probing

This is often seen when attempting to specify a driver for the secondary card, as done by :

sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia

Resolution

First, the specific card desired must be identified. This can be done using :

sax2 -p

This will print a list of the cards, the detected chip sets, as well as an ID number for each card. Then, rerun sax specifying the card and the driver :

init 3
sax2 -c [card index] [card index]=[card driver]

For an example, on some systems that include a secondary NVidia card, the sax2 configuration line would appear like :

sax2 -c 1 1=nvidia

This will force Sax to reattempt configuration using the #1 card in the sax2 -p output, and force it to use the nvidia driver (override detection).

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