Having both new drivers and legacy drivers at the same time?

boast · 10-28-07, 03:32 PM

I am using a FX 5500 and a GF2 MX400. I would like to be able to use the new drivers with the FX5500. But since it does not work for the the GF2, I am using the nv drivers for the GF2. Possible to have both drivers and select which driver each card uses?

Also, can I enable composite for just one video card, and not the other?

And finally, I get

Code:

~$ glxinfo | grep direct
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
direct rendering: Yes

is that normal?

thanks.

(I'm running Ubuntu Gutsy)

netllama · 10-28-07, 03:49 PM

No, you cannot load two different versions of the same driver simultaneously.

10-28-07, 03:32 PM	#1
boast Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6	Having both new drivers and legacy drivers at the same time? I am using a FX 5500 and a GF2 MX400. I would like to be able to use the new drivers with the FX5500. But since it does not work for the the GF2, I am using the nv drivers for the GF2. Possible to have both drivers and select which driver each card uses? Also, can I enable composite for just one video card, and not the other? And finally, I get Code: ~$ glxinfo \| grep direct Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual direct rendering: Yes is that normal? thanks. (I'm running Ubuntu Gutsy)

10-28-07, 03:49 PM	#2
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: Having both new drivers and legacy drivers at the same time? No, you cannot load two different versions of the same driver simultaneously.

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