Switching video cards : "HowTo" ??

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> I recently did the same thing. The problem was that I'd manually
> modified the config file sometime previously. 

Ahhhh, yes, I did that too recently ! :-/

> The reconfigure tool keeps an md5 of the file and won't overwrite it if it has been manually
> changed. 

Where is that md5 file ? I looked in /etc/X11 thinking it should be in
the same folder as the XF86Config-4 file, but I can't see it. :-/

> I resolved this by manually editing the file to select the correct
> driver. 

What modifications need to be done exactly ???
I need to switch from an ATI card to a Nvidia on board chip, so I think
not only module is different, but also the PCI address... :-/

> If you want to use the tool you have to generate a new md5. The
> top of the file has comments describing how to do this.

Ah, that might save my beacon then, will have a look... :-)


Vince