> Can you be more specific as to what "turns off the card" actually means? Is > it > really made inaccessible to the OS ?
IIRC, the Intel card no longer shows up with the 'lspci' command. Also, my laptop does not have a hardware mux to the extent that vgaswitcheroo works. I am determined to make this work, so I'll just keep poking around talking to people and trying different things... Jethro On 16-06-12 05:27, Arthur Huillet wrote: > Hello, > > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:20:03 -0700 > Jethro Beekman<jet...@jbeekman.nl> wrote: > >> My laptop has an option the BIOS to switch between three >> graphics modes. "Integrated" turns off the nVidia card, saving power, >> I'm not sure what this does to the DisplayPort. "Hybrid" works as I just >> described, and note that the nVidia card can still be powered down by >> software when not in use. "Discrete" turns off the Intel card and >> connects the LVDS port to the nVidia card as well. > > I believe this implies that there is some kind of multiplexer in your laptop, > which you might be able to control to do exactly what you want. > > Can you be more specific as to what "turns off the card" actually means? Is it > really made inaccessible to the OS ? > > You should talk to the Nouveau developers on IRC to ask for advice. Whatever > works under the other OS and not this one is a sign that something needs > doing, > and they'll be able to help you *at least* understand what your possibilities > are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VirtualGL-Users mailing list VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users
