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[Christopher Small <metasoarous@xxxxxxxxx>]

N53SV huh? Same here : ) I too just joined. Glad I'm not alone.

I followed the instructions on a post here
(http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?29110-Intel-s-Linux-Sandy-Bridge-Graphics-Still-Troubling/page2
<http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?29110-Intel-s-Linux-Sandy-Bridge-Graphics-Still-Troubling/page2%20>-
look at the post by buzz towards the bottom). I think that it worked,
because I'm not getting some of the glitches that I was getting before, but
there are other weird things. Specifically, the Matrix OpenGL (or is it CL?)
screensaver started crashing my system (- took me a while to figure out what
was doing it; and I can't access the screensaver settings because it brings
up a preview which also crashes the computer and so I wrote a little script
that shuts it off from the command line). Should this work on the integrated
graphics? Are there any tests I can do to make sure that the graphics are in
fact working? (I hope I'm not asking silly questions)

I too am super motivated to help out. I also don't have a lot of experience
developing on Linux, but I just migrated from OS X, which I used for doing
Ruby and Rails development. From that, I'm comfortable working in a terminal
and doing somewhat technical stuff, but I have plenty to learn still (OS X
has been shielding in ways). So, with that in mind, aside from being
motivated by having committed myself to running Linux on this ASUS, I'm also
super eager to further develop my skills. My vague plan at the moment is to
set up a second installation (I'm running Mint - will probably just do
another of the same) that I can play around with and not have to worry about
mucking things up so much. Suggestions would be welcome, as would be
direction in what I can do to test/contribute.

Cheers

Chris








On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM, daniel <daniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  What is needed is someone way smarter than me to modify grub to send all
> the necessary commands to disable/enable whatever hardware is needed.  In
> theory, a custom grub could be gen'ed for all known working hybrid graphics
> variations.  Then a simple grub config file option line could say
> "hybridType=whatever" causing it to send whatever is needed to make the
> hardware work.
>
> BTW, has their been ANY positive results from ANY of the nVidia Optimus
> machines?  I have an Alienware M11xR2 that has the nVidia disabled and not
> using power, but I would also like to be able to switch over to actually
> using the nVidia graphics as well.
>
>
>
> On 02/01/2011 02:16 PM, Michal Biskup wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the hint, but already tried that. My bios is extremely
> option-poor. Time settings, boot options, supervisor password... that's all.
> No way to force any kind of graphics :-(
>
> Cheers,
> Michal Biskup
> eiver@xxxxxxxxx
>
> On 2011-02-01 20:09, David Overcash wrote:
>
> Michal,
> I was able to go into the BIOS and specifically set nVidia to be always on
> for my computer (Thinkpad T410) - however I could have also done the same to
> specify only Intel graphics.  You should check that out and see what you can
> find.  Also - I had to force it to not search for Optimus support within the
> OS to keep it from reverting any settings I had.
>
>  Cheers,
> David
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Michal Biskup <eiver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Welcome all,
>>
>> I just got my hands on Asus N53SV with hybrid graphics:
>> - Intel Core i7-2630QM
>> - Intel HD Graphics 3000
>> - nVidia GeForce GT 540M
>> - Linux Mint 10 64-bit
>>
>> ... and realized (just like everyone else) how deep s**t did I step into.
>> Anyway if anyone needs some testing to be done I am eager to help. I just
>> need some easy-to-follow tutorial on how to set up the testing environment
>> and what to test (I have experience as a linux user + tons of experience as
>> a windows developer, but zero experience as a linux developer).
>>
>> After hours of reading I managed to learn that I won't be able to use
>> nVidia card at this time and I am stuck with Intel. Does anyone know how to
>> enable at least Intel integrated graphics card? Normally Intel cards work
>> out-of-the-box on linux, but in this case it does not.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michal Biskup
>> eiver@xxxxxxxxx
>>
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