Is [1] the current, most recent work on supporting nvidia Optimus? It seems to be fairly complete (aside from some stability issues) and frequently worked on.
-Matt [1] https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/28380 On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 2:28 PM Matt B <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As I understand it, the only thing missing with regard to nvidia dGPUs on > Coreboot are the ACPI calls to turn them on and off at run-time, which is > what Optimus is. Things like DRI_PRIME and similar work just fine as long > as the dGPU is running, even under nouveau. > > What is the current status of the work to get nvidia Optimus working? From > what I gather there have been a couple of attempts and a recent restart, > but I don't know what the current status of this work is. > > I have heard that some laptops currently have the option to switch the > dGPU on or off at boot-time. For which ones does this work? > > If the work on Optimus is completed, what laptops are most likely to > support it? My expectation is that turning the GPU on or off may be > different for different laptops, even though the ACPI calls are the same, > and so may not work everywhere. > > Thanks, > -Matt > > >
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