[Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?

[Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?

[Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519]

Good Morning IA64 Fans:

Has anyone successfully turned off the motherboard
VGA graphics system and used a plug in video board ?
I have set the BIOS setup option to "Absent" for
on-board VGA, but it continues to be used.
This is a server version of the SDV.

--Hiram

Re: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?

[Johannes Erdfelt]

On Thu, Jun 15, 2000, Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519 <hiramc@sco.COM> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone successfully turned off the motherboard
> VGA graphics system and used a plug in video board ?
> I have set the BIOS setup option to "Absent" for
> on-board VGA, but it continues to be used.
> This is a server version of the SDV.

We've done this with the Lion without any problems. We didn't need to
configure anything in the BIOS either.

I do think you need to place the video card in a specific set of slots.
I'll check on that.

JE

Re: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?

[Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519]

Thanks for the idea JE.  This was the problem, the video card
has to be in slot one nearest the existing video connectors.
It just works when placed there, no BIOS adjustment needed.

--Hiram - hiramc@sco.com

 Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:48:42 -0700
 From: Johannes Erdfelt <jerdfelt@valinux.com>
 To: "Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519" <hiramc@sco.com>
 Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?
 
 We've done this with the Lion without any problems. We didn't need to
 configure anything in the BIOS either.
 
 I do think you need to place the video card in a specific set of slots.
 I'll check on that.
 
 JE
 
 

RE: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?

[Mallick, Asit K]

Yes, you need to put the video card in the PCI bus 0 and they are marked
(lowest slot #).

Thanks,
Asit


-----Original Message-----
From: Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519 [mailto:hiramc@sco.COM]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:34 PM
To: jerdfelt@valinux.com
Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?



Thanks for the idea JE.  This was the problem, the video card
has to be in slot one nearest the existing video connectors.
It just works when placed there, no BIOS adjustment needed.

--Hiram - hiramc@sco.com

 Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:48:42 -0700
 From: Johannes Erdfelt <jerdfelt@valinux.com>
 To: "Hiram Clawson, 831-427-7519" <hiramc@sco.com>
 Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Disable VGA on motherboard ?
 
 We've done this with the Lion without any problems. We didn't need to
 configure anything in the BIOS either.
 
 I do think you need to place the video card in a specific set of slots.
 I'll check on that.
 
 JE
 
 


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