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[Orion <orion2000za@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/03/2011 22:09, Dave Airlie wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Orion<orion2000za@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > As can be seen in subject, my query if anyone has found a working method to
> > switch ON discreet graphics and OFF integrated.
> >
> > My hardware is a HP Pavilion dm4-1050 with the least usable BIOS I have ever
> > seen. One upgrade actually broke the possibility in both Win7 (have kept a
> > partition) and Linux to switch wireless on/off. Only good thing is that it
> > allows downgrading bios so I got that functionality back.
> >
> > OS: Kubuntu 10.10 32-bit with all upgrades
> > Model details:
> > HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC
> > 048E100000242B10000020000
> >
> > Graphics Details:
> > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor
> > Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA
> > controller])
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan
> > [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68e0] (rev ff) (prog-if ff
> >
> > using vga-switcheroo I can switch OFF discreet graphics and run on
> > integrated only or switch ON both and get a hot, batterychewing computer.
> > Vga-switcheroo can not switch over to discreet only, I get this from dmesg:
> > [ 6514.974672] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS=0x00003828
> > [ 6514.974676] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS_SE0=0x00000007
> > [ 6514.974680] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS_SE1=0x00000007
> > [ 6514.974684] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   SRBM_STATUS=0x200000C0
> > [ 6514.975044] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_SOFT_RESET=0x00007F6B
> > [ 6514.975150] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS=0x00003828
> > [ 6514.975154] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS_SE0=0x00000007
> > [ 6514.975158] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   GRBM_STATUS_SE1=0x00000007
> > [ 6514.975162] radeon 0000:01:00.0:   SRBM_STATUS=0x200000C0
> > [ 6514.979764] [drm] Clocks initialized !
> > [ 6515.020519] [drm] ring test succeeded in 1 usecs
> > [ 6515.020545] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
> > [ 6515.021186] vga_switcheroo: client 1 refused switch
> > [ 6515.021188] vga_switcheroo: setting delayed switch to client 1
> >
> > and that is it. I tried to compile the module and run the test.off script.
> > Managed to compile but the kernel I was in went nonresponsive completely on
> > running the script. Lucky I have several generations so managed to sort that
> > problem.
> Did you log out of X after this point?
>
> Dave.
I wish I could - my computer refuses to logout. It is reboot or 
shutdown. Am thinking I may have tinkered something "once too many" and 
am contemplating reinstall. But at this moment productivity has to come 
first so have to wait