Xinerama?

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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Steven W. Orr" <steveo at syslang.net>
> I have one of those mini shuttle boxes which has a 1280x1024 display off 
> of a NVIDIA GeForce 6600. I was given an extra e-GeForce 6200LE. The new 
> card has two connectors on the back. One is the regular video connector we 
> all know with three rows that are all off senter. The other connector is 
> shaped like this:
> 
> |----------------------|
> |     + + + + + + + +  |
> |+ +                   |
> |     + + + + + + + +  |
> |+ +                   |
> |     + + + + + + + +  |
> |----------------------|
> 
> Here's the device section from the xorg.conf
> 
> Section "Device"
>      Identifier     "Videocard0"
>      Driver         "nvidia"
>      VendorName     "Videocard vendor"
>      BoardName      "NVIDIA GeForce 6600"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> So given all that...
> 
> Do I somehow disable the builtin video and go with the new card?
> Do I use both cards?
> If I just use the new card, is there some sort of adapter to make a 
> monitor fit the 'funny' connector?
> 
> Thanks guys...
> 
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Without knowing the full details of the card, I would think that the 'funny' connector is a DVI connector, for connecting to a digital flat panel.  Yes, you should be able to use both video cards in one system.

Chris