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Re: Sucessefull switch - Vostro 3700

 

Perhaps you could find some difference in the number of FPS running
glxgears, test with and without the nvidia card... (off course on each
case you have to get a proper configuration in the xorg.conf file)

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:26 PM, MASSUCHETTI Jonathan
<iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Following Arnaldo instructions, I successfully switched my Vostro 3700 to
> NVidia Card.
>
> Actually, I think, because I don't know how to be SURE. How can I be sure
> ??!!
>
> Regards
>
> 2011/2/28 Pedro Salgueiro <pds@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Arnaldo:
>>
>> I tried to follow your method in Ubuntu 10.10 but with no success.
>> When I try to build the kernel with your patch, I get the following error:
>>
>> ERROR: "mxm_wmi_supported" [drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko] undefined!
>> ERROR: "mxm_wmi_call_mxds" [drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko] undefined!
>>
>> I used the kernel 2.6.37.2 from kernel.org, what exact kernel did you use
>> to make the patch?
>>
>> I would like to try and see if this works on my Asus N43JM.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Pedro Salgueiro
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Arnaldo Coelho <arnaldo.coelho@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm writing to report a sucessul switch with a Dell Vostro 3700 using
>>> the method i described here:
>>> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=112237
>>>
>>> My machine:
>>>
>>> # dmidecode -s system-product-name
>>> Vostro 3700
>>>
>>> #dmidecode -s system-version
>>> A10
>>>
>>> # lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA
>>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core
>>> Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if
>>> 00 [VGA controller])
>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GT216
>>> [GeForce GT 330M] [10de:0a29] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>>>
>>> I hope this help other Vostro users.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Arnaldo.
>>>
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