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Date:      Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:20:57 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        doug@safeport.com
Cc:        Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Xorg support for adding a graphics card
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121217590.11524@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011121145200.53956@oceanpt.safeport.com>
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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.



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