Hi CwF - thank you for your suggestions.
Regarding disabling the AST
I'd like to avoid disabling this feature if at all possible: the AST is part of the motherboard's BMC/IPMI management functionality, and if I disable it, I'll be unable to use the web-based KVM that comes with the motherboard's BMC/IPMI solution. This feature is critical when you need remote access to the machine, but for whatever reason, SSH is unavailable or the machine hasn't yet booted into an OS capable of SSH access (often the case when in the UEFI BIOS, or when flashing firmware to other hardware (like other PCIe cards) via FreeDOS or some other basic UEFI environment).
Regarding enabling the BIOS ROM for the slot in the MB's BIOS
I took a look at the ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE's User Manual and there doesn't seem to be any concept of BIOS ROMs with this motherboard. I know exactly what you're talking about though since I've seen similar concepts with Supermicro boards. Perhaps ASUS's high-end workstation motherboards don't include this capability.
Regarding giving X a hint to switch from the AST to the AMD GPU when the OS loads
This would actually be ideal. Keeping the AST active would be useful when I need to KVM into the machine remotely using the motherboard's web-based IPMI functionality. The only wrinkle is that I'd prefer to find a Wayland-based solution given everyone's transitioning to it.
Regarding disabling the AST
I'd like to avoid disabling this feature if at all possible: the AST is part of the motherboard's BMC/IPMI management functionality, and if I disable it, I'll be unable to use the web-based KVM that comes with the motherboard's BMC/IPMI solution. This feature is critical when you need remote access to the machine, but for whatever reason, SSH is unavailable or the machine hasn't yet booted into an OS capable of SSH access (often the case when in the UEFI BIOS, or when flashing firmware to other hardware (like other PCIe cards) via FreeDOS or some other basic UEFI environment).
Regarding enabling the BIOS ROM for the slot in the MB's BIOS
I took a look at the ASUS Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE's User Manual and there doesn't seem to be any concept of BIOS ROMs with this motherboard. I know exactly what you're talking about though since I've seen similar concepts with Supermicro boards. Perhaps ASUS's high-end workstation motherboards don't include this capability.
Regarding giving X a hint to switch from the AST to the AMD GPU when the OS loads
This would actually be ideal. Keeping the AST active would be useful when I need to KVM into the machine remotely using the motherboard's web-based IPMI functionality. The only wrinkle is that I'd prefer to find a Wayland-based solution given everyone's transitioning to it.
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