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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am guessing having to unload the intel module and re-load the nvidia
module is not so different from the vga_switcheroo implementation of
login/logout switching...

Does the blacklisting method work for your U43JC?

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Adolfo R. Brandes <arbrandes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nuno:
>> As far as I know it is optimus:
>
> I have the U43JC, and as far as *I* know it is Optimus.  I don't see a
> button for switching, so there you go...
>
> I wonder how far we are from a true switching solution for Optimus,
> where the discrete card is actually turned off when not in use.
> Currently I have the nvidia card disabled and turned off completely
> because battery life is more important to me, but I'd like to be able
> to use it now and then (if the binary drivers work, that is).
>
> Adolfo
>
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