Switching video cards : "HowTo" ??

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Vincent Trouilliez Wrote: 
> > sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> > OK your way through it all ,just give it the amount of video RAM 
> 
> Okay, did that...
> 
> > and highest screen res when asked for it.
> 
> Oops... it didn't ask me for any resolution.. :-/
> 
> > then
> > sudo vi /etc/modules
> > add the line "nvidia" (without "") to the end of the file
> 
> Done.
> 
> > then sudo vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and change
> > "nv" to "nvidia"
> 
> Oops again... the file has NOT been updated. And if I delete my old
> one
> (ATI card), and run the config tool again, no config file is
> created... :o(((
> 
> 
> Vince
> 
> 
> 
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>From the comments section of -XF86Config-4-: 
Code:
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    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
  # again, run the following commands as root:
  #
  #   cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
  #   md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
  #   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
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 Note that this is from Warty, not Hoary...


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