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Q: Change Graphics card boot order

How do I change the default graphics card on a 2008 Xserve 2.1 from the default Radeon X1300 to the newly installed Nvidia GT220 running OSX 10.7.5. In System Profiler the X1300 shows first not the Nvidia.

 

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Xserve, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2008 Xserve 2.1 Dual Quad Core

Posted on May 6, 2015 3:46 PM

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  • by jamall,

    jamall jamall Sep 6, 2015 2:39 AM in response to onemotime
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    Sep 6, 2015 2:39 AM in response to onemotime

    Not sure if kexts load alphabetically, but in the days of System 7 and init conflicts adding a "z" in front of the name of an errant control panel would demote it to the end of the queue and a space " " would promote it to the front. I can't remember which kexts are loaded for the X1300 video card as my Xserve2,1 is running Mavericks which no longer has drivers for it (I only ever connect the X1300 to a monitor if I need to use the boot screen, an HD 7950 runs both my displays under normal use), but in in /System/Library/Extensions/ there should be an "AMDRadeonX2000.kext" and a variation with "GLDriver" in the name, along with "AMD1300Controller.kext", perhaps with ATI instead of AMD? May just be barking up the wrong tree though :-)