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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

I thought people got it to work by following the emails in this thread:

https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg00657.html

Can people confirm that the 11.4 drivers are working for a logout/login switch?

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Gareth McCumskey <gmccumskey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Damn! Well, where would that incorrect symlink be that was mentioned earlier
> to fix then. I can at least try that.
>
> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Marc Rios <marcrios84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Depends on the system, but it must be from BIOS, not from OS. It the BIOS
>> doesn't allow it, you cannot redirect the buffers.
>>
>> El 17/04/2011 15:57, "Gareth McCumskey" <gmccumskey@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>> > Can I not just disable the intel graphics card?
>> >
>> > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:49 PM, authesserre samuel
>> > <sauthess@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >
>> >> same as my last email, double check libGL libraries (when I had
>> >> blackscreen, aticonfig didn't work...)
>> >>
>> >> It do not occurs all time, sometimes I think installer fails
>> >> something...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Gareth McCumskey
>> >> <gmccumskey@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Heres a question.
>> >>>
>> >>> If I use Jockey to install the FGLRX drivers then I get blackscreen
>> >>> issues
>> >>> as the driver is loaded. However, using the binary drivers off ATi's
>> >>> website
>> >>> aticonfig doesn't even work.
>> >>>
>> >>> Somewhere, jockey tells tells the OS to use the driver, but the binary
>> >>> one
>> >>> doesnt. I think thats the missing point for me as aticonfig doesnt
>> >>> even
>> >>> detect the card apparently even though jockey does.
>> >>>
>> >>> Anyone know a way around that?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Antonin Delpeuch
>> >>> <antonin@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Is it the same thing for nVidia cards ? I can't manage anymore to
>> >>>> have
>> >>>> the switch file show up again since I upgraded my kernel, even if
>> >>>> vgaswitcheroo is still included in my kernel.
>> >>>> I'm currently using a kernel with nouveau and i915 loaded.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Antonin Delpeuch
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 17/04/2011 11:44, authesserre samuel wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Sorry, little correction :
>> >>>>
>> >>>> they *can't* use the card at the same time
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:44 AM, authesserre samuel
>> >>>> <sauthess@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>>> > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> it's normal, vga_switcheroo is the open source implementation that
>> >>>>> need
>> >>>>> intel + radeon oepnsource drievrs loaded.
>> >>>>> When you install fglrx, radeon is blacklisted (they can use the card
>> >>>>> at
>> >>>>> the same time) so vga_switcheroo isn't usable anymore.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The only solution you have is to uninstall fglrx drivers... (or at
>> >>>>> list
>> >>>>> unload fglrx module and load radeon one...)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hope this clarify the situation,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> BR,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Gareth McCumskey <
>> >>>>> gmccumskey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I just got myself a new notebook (HP Pavilion dv7) yesterday, and
>> >>>>>> was
>> >>>>>> disappointed to see it struggling with the hybrid graphics.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I tried to follow the steps at
>> >>>>>> http://asusm51ta-with-linux.blogspot.com/ but it doesn't work with
>> >>>>>> the
>> >>>>>> error message saying no such file or directory at
>> >>>>>> /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch. This was after installing
>> >>>>>> the FGLRX
>> >>>>>> drivers through jockey-gtk. Any tips on getting that rc.local
>> >>>>>> script to work
>> >>>>>> correctly, i.e. have /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo actually be
>> >>>>>> there?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> --
>> >>>>>> Gareth McCumskey
>> >>>>>> http://garethmccumskey.blogspot.com
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>> >>>>>> identi.ca: @garethmcc
>> >>>>>>
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>> >>>>> Authesserre Samuel
>> >>>>> 6 rue Romain Gary
>> >>>>> 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux
>> >>>>> FRANCE
>> >>>>> 06-27-28-13-32
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>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Authesserre Samuel
>> >>>> 6 rue Romain Gary
>> >>>> 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux
>> >>>> FRANCE
>> >>>> 06-27-28-13-32
>> >>>> sauthess@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>>>
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>> >>> Gareth McCumskey
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>> >>>
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>> >> --
>> >> Authesserre Samuel
>> >> 6 rue Romain Gary
>> >> 78180 Montigny le Bretonneux
>> >> FRANCE
>> >> 06-27-28-13-32
>> >> sauthess@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > Gareth McCumskey
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>> > twitter: @garethmcc
>> > identi.ca: @garethmcc
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