Re: Mostly successful with Backstreet Ruby but lost VT1

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>> >> >I've got an AGP GeForce3 and a PCI GeForce2 in my system and I'm
using
>> >> >nVidia's binary drivers.  I first tried the kernel-only solution but
my
>> >> >system crashed with bizarre patterns on my screens.  Fine, so I
>> switched
>> >> >to Andreas Schuldei's binaries for the patched XFree86 3.0 and these
>> >> >worked, but only if I probe my GeForce2 first, i.e.:
>> >> >
>> >> >        /usr/X11R6/bin/X -probeonly -layout Small
>> >> >        /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -layout Small -prefbusid 2:7:0 vt8 &
>> >> >
>> >> >after which I load gdm, which starts the other X server on the AGP
>> >> >card.  It seems odd that I have to probe the PCI card right before
>> >> >starting the PCI card (this isn't about which card comes first), but
>> >> >that's what worked.
>> >>
>> >> Seems nvidia closed source kernel module must be loaded with all
>> >> video cards in use. "X -probeonly" uses all video cards on system,
but
>> >> "X -prefbusid" hide unnecessary cards and xf86 known about one actual
>> >> card. After "X -probeonly" kernel module "nvidia" stay active in the
>> >> kernel user can start properly initialized Nvidia cards in any order.
>> >> After module "nvidia" removing X must be probed again.
>> >
>> >can you explain a bit more ?
>>
>> 2nd xf86 Nvidia closed source driver report "Unable load kernel
moudule",
>> if 1st xf86 started with -prefbusid option.
>>
>> >in what situation is this needed?
>>
>> If user have 2 or more Nvidia cards in one box.
>
>can you give some more details as i'll have to add it to the howto,
>and smth strange(may be luck) i got user report that it works without the
>-probeonly.

In APR-2002 between AUG-2002 i have 2 TNT2 PCI video cards and do not
need for it. Since i buy GeForce4MX AGP i need change starting order.
Since i create -prefbusid parch "2" of xf86 i need probe. So if user
do not use -prefbusid option, then 2 Nvidia cards may work. At least
it works for me, but starting order is important for unpatched xf86.

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