Public bug reported: Some of the latest laptop models offer the possibility to use an integrated graphics card for longer battery usage (usually Intel) and/or a discrete graphics card for more power-hungry 3D features (usually Nvidia). These two configurations can be hot-switched in some models under Windows, but not under Linux.
One of the models is the Sony Vaio Z series. Right now, both cards are visible under Linux, but there is no wat to hot-switching-off (if that is a word...) the Nvidia card. For a summary of users' experimentation with this laptop and Linux, see: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616&page=1 http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616&page=2 http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616&page=3 http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616&page=4 http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=325616&page=5 I would like to see this feature being implemented in Linux. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- support graphics card hot switch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312756 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
