On Sat Nov 26 22:13:49 2011, Keith Packard wrote: > On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:01:52 +1100, sashan <sas...@zenskg.net> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I'm trying to figure out why the external hdmi output on my laptop doesn't > > work > > but am not sure where the problem is or if this is the right mailing > > list. > > I'd bet money that the hdmi connector is only hooked up to the nVidia > device, which means you'd have to use that one to display anything over > that connector. >
Yeah that might be the case but the document http://www.nvidia.com/object/LO_optimus_whitepapers.html about nvidia optimus basically says that the datapath to the physical monitor is always through the Intel IGP and then the IGP is responsible for writing to the display. The nVidia chip is between the application and the IGP, therefore I expected that the IGP would be connected to the HDMI port. However I'm probably wrong and would appreciate if you or someone could clarify my understanding about how this is meant to work. The laptop is a Dell XPS 15z (http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-xps-15z/4507-3121_7-34714594.html) _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
