video kernel argument BootX ATI RagePro PCI

[Michael Hamlin]

Howdy.

I installed YDL 2.2 and it works on my old-world PowerComputing
machine.  With the monitor connected to the built-in video, 
I leave "No Video Driver" unchecked in BootX and 
the kernel has no problem establishing the platinumfb device
for video display; console and X both work fine.

In the boot sequence I see the PCI ATI NexusGA video card is 
also detected.

Now I connect monitor to the ATI NexusGA PCI video card, and boot
Linux with no other changes.. the display is not established, 
even the console is just garbage.  I tried booting with the kernel 
argument "video=atyfb"  (without quotes) but had the same result
If I boot with "No Video Driver" checked everything works fine, of course,
just slow!  even slower than the built-in platinumfb device.

How do I get the kernel to use my PCI video card instead of the
built-in video ?

michael

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