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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

After inspecting the DSDT.dsl files from a HP Pavilion dm3 1020ec
model, it looks like we can modify one of the existing
modules to have switchable graphics for the dm3 series.

(infot taken from this URL:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7933876&postcount=11)

Save the following as dm3_acpi.c
==============================
/* Linux kernel module that disables the discrete graphics board for
 * HP dm3 series laptops.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2009: Sylvain Joyeux <sylvain.joyeux@xxxxxxx>
 */
#include <acpi/acpi.h>

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

static acpi_handle root_handle;

static int __init kill_ati(void)
{
    int i;
    acpi_status status;
    // The device handle
    acpi_handle handle;
    // The package elements
    union acpi_object package_elements[3];
    // The arguments to ATPX
    union acpi_object atpx_arg_elements[2];
    struct acpi_object_list atpx_arg;
    // For the return value of ATPX
    struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };

    status = acpi_get_handle(root_handle, "\\_SB_.PCI0.OVGA.ATPX", &handle);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
    {
        status = acpi_get_handle(root_handle, "\\_SB_.PCI0.OVGA.XTPX", &handle);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
        {
            printk("dm3_acpi: cannot get ACPI handle: %s\n",
acpi_format_exception(status));
            return -ENOSYS;
        }
        printk("dm3_acpi: in discrete graphics mode\n");
        return 0;
    }

    for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
    {
        package_elements[i].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
        package_elements[i].integer.value = 0;
    }

    atpx_arg.count = 2;
    atpx_arg.pointer = &atpx_arg_elements[0];

    atpx_arg_elements[0].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
    atpx_arg_elements[0].integer.value = 2;

    atpx_arg_elements[1].type = ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE;
    atpx_arg_elements[1].package.count = 3;
    atpx_arg_elements[1].package.elements = &package_elements[0];

    status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, NULL, &atpx_arg, &buffer);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
    {
        printk("dm3_acpi: ATPX method call failed: %s\n",
acpi_format_exception(status));
        return -ENOSYS;
    }
    kfree(buffer.pointer);

    printk("dm3_acpi: disabled the discrete graphics card\n");
    return 0;
}

static void dummy(void)
{
}

module_init(kill_ati);
module_exit(dummy);
=============================

Save the following as Makefile:
=============================
ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)
  obj-m := dm3_acpi.o
else
  KERNELDIR ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
  PWD := $(shell pwd)

default:
	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=$(PWD) $(EXTRA_FLAGS) modules

clean:
	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=$(PWD) $(EXTRA_FLAGS) clean

endif
=============================

In the same folder, run the following commands:

make
sudo cp dm3_acpi.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/
sudo depmod
echo dm3_acpi | sudo tee -a /etc/modules > /dev/null

Can people report back if it works?

Cheers,

Albert.