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[Dante Paz <dante.paz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry! I have tried on a 3300 not a 3500, but the hardware are very
similar (nvidia 310M)

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Dante Paz <dante.paz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have tried with vgaswitcheroo on a Vostro 3500, it doesn't work but
> is pretty close.
>
> # lspci | grep -i vga
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Arrandale
> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0a75 (rev a2)
>
>
> # cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
> 0:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0
> 1:DIS: :Pwr:0000:01:00.0
>
> The Intel and Nvidia cards are on. When I try to switch:
>
> #echo DIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
>
> The LVDS turns off! (why? :S), but from a remote login I was able to
> check the switching state:
>
> # cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
> 0:IGD: :Off:0000:00:02.0
> 1:DIS:+:Pwr:0000:01:00.0
>
> I can turn on the intel card again
>
> # echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
> # cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
> 0:IGD: :Pwr:0000:00:02.0
> 1:DIS:+:Pwr:0000:01:00.0
>
> But when I try to switch back to the intel card the LVDS panel turns
> on (it seems like the power is managed by the intel card), and after a
> few seconds the system freezes out.
>
> echo IGD > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch && dmesg > paste_v3300.dat
>
> Here is my dmesg with drm.debug=4 http://pastebin.com/Z5BuPQZG
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 6:21 PM, john avery <john.avery.w@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Will this work on a Vostro 3500 w/ Nvidia 310M optimus?
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Dave Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxx> 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.
>>>
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> Dante Javier Paz
> Instituto de Astronomía, Teórica y Experimental, IATE
> Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba
>
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Dante Javier Paz
Instituto de Astronomía, Teórica y Experimental, IATE
Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba

Tel: (54) 351-4331066 ext 210
Web: www.iate.oac.uncor.edu


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