The same question, someone can tell us how to do that? i want to test beta kernel/xorg/etc...
Regards from Mexico 2011/2/4 Wei-Ning Huang <[email protected]>: > > > 2011/2/5 Wei-Ning Huang <[email protected]> >> >> >> 2011/2/5 Michal Biskup <[email protected]> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The real question is: Will acceleration from Sandy Bridge CPU start >>> working after disabling nvidia? > > > Same question here, or is it possible to switch of the Sandy Bridge CPU and > use nVidia instead? > I need CUDA on Linux ... >> >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Michal Biskup >>> [email protected] >> >> >>> >>> On 02/04/2011 04:32 PM, Jesus Monzon Legido wrote: >>> >>> Hello everybody, I owns a XPS L501X. >>> Upfront: Linux and Graphics Adaptors are unknown to me, so what I write >>> next might be useless. I cannot judge it. >>> >>> machine: XPS L501X >>> sysversion: A04 >>> >>> from lspci I got: >>> >>> lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA >>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core >>> Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 >>> [VGA controller]) >>> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device >>> [10de:0df1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) >>> >>> trying with the 'test_off' i got no positive results. However I fetch a >>> copy of acpi_call from https://github.com/peberlein/acpi_call >>> and running the "m11xr2.sh" script throw some positive results. >>> >>> then, a new lspci: >>> >>> lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA >>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core >>> Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 >>> [VGA controller]) >>> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device >>> [10de:0df1] (rev ff) (prog-if ff) >>> >>> Note how the nVidia line changed. It is not longer labeled as 'VGA >>> controller' so I suppose it is off. >>> >>> On the same way, the 'present rate' of battery consumption (cat >>> /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/stat) dropped from 2500mW to 2000mW. >>> >>> Finally I follow the steps on [#3 Disable the nvidia gaphics card to >>> increase battery life] adapted to my card >>> >>> http://robbyx.net/blog/?p=190 >>> >>> so that it is switched off on each system logon. I attach the nvdown that >>> worked for me (the one in the article is for Asus Laptop). >>> >>> >>> Sincerelly I dont know If I really switched off the nVidia card or it is >>> just an illusion. Hope anybody can help me to confirm that >>> >>> -J- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Aitjcize >> My blog: http://berelent.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- > Aitjcize > My blog: http://berelent.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
