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Re: Multiple video cards under linux

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From: Dimitri Maziuk
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 00:00
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In memory of Mighty wrote:
> 
>         G'day.  I've just recently had the opportunity to put in an old cga
> video card and monitor into my computer as a second device, since I was sure
> I'd be able to do something with it.  However, I cannot seem to find how
> to access it. 

If your two video cards that share the same video memory area, your
machine's gonna get very confused -- it has no way of knowing which
bytes to send to which card :) etc.

Monochrome and colour cards use different video ram addresses.  
CGA and VGA don't.  So, swap your CGA card for MDA, if you can find one.

Dimitri
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Date: 1996/10/09
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