I hope this isn't too noobish a question but I want the video hardware detection to run each time I boot (at least until I finish testing different video cards). I know the TV in-out detection is done but I changed the video card from one flavor of Nvidia to another with more features and XF86Config-4 still has the old card in it. I realy dont want to hand edit this since I have several cards I want to try. Is there a way to have the video detection run at boot?

well not sure about having it run at boot, but as far as linux is concerned a nvidia card is just like any other. they all use the same driver, and it turns on or off features on the fly when X starts. this detection is done within the nvidia driver. Now if you are going to put a non nvidia card in this doesn't help you, but just thought I would let you know.

Then there is no need to have the detection run. Besides if you have using the nvidia binary driver, having the detection run would change this to the Open Source driver.

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Thanks for the reply but it did not answer my question. I have non nvidia cards also I might want to try. Seems like this is a simple question but I must not be putting the right search term into google. After all this detection runs during the install and the proper config files get written so I don't see why I can't run it whenever I want. But since I am a Linux noob I don't even know where to look on the install disk to see what program is run and what switches are set.

BTW: Something must be hosed in my installation because after I changed the video card the tv out didn't work. But if i use nvtv to set the mode it works fine. I guess Ill just put a command in my .fvwm2rc file to run nvtv before starting myth.