AGP and onboard

gnom19 · 03-19-2005, 08:14 PM

hy
i'm a new user of linux and need assistance
i have a motherboard with intel graphic adapter
and an ATI Radeon 9200 AGP
when i install linux SUSE 9.2 after the first boot the instalation blocks
something about init respawning too fast
and i noticed that linux, at instalation, sees both graphical card as active
can you hel me pls?

Thoreau · 03-19-2005, 11:15 PM

Disable the onboard video in the BIOS and on the motherboard jumper(if possible). If you can't, remove the ATI card and configure linux with the onboard at first. Then stick in the ATI after your downloaded the drivers for it, and install.

To let you know that you may be in for more headache's in the future, ATI sucks on linux. Nvidia drivers and hardware perform much better. I'm not a fanboy, just a realist. But, you'll find out later. Good luck.

gnom19 · 03-20-2005, 07:07 AM

it does not work
i've tried with an nvidia geforce 4 and the same problem
as i see it it has some problems becouse in dos it sees them both as active and my bios doas not shutdown the onboard
if i update my bios it would work?

J.W. · 03-20-2005, 01:00 PM

As long as you are comfortable with updating your BIOS, then Yes, it's worth a try. Whether or not it actually solves the problem remains to be seen, but I'd definitely suggesting giving it a shot. Good luck with it -- J.W.

Thoreau · 03-20-2005, 02:42 PM

If you can't disable onboard video on the bios, then you can on a jumper on the motherboard- unless it's a total POS motherboard. Find the jumper.

gnom19 · 03-23-2005, 10:42 AM

finally i solved the problem: changed the motherboard!