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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

It would be great to have some DSDT tables for the new laptop models
as soon as possible. From the point of view of acpi_call,
byo-switcheroo and bumblebee, if it's similar to the optimus method,
it would be great to have it working for the BACON hardware...

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:56 AM, Eric Appleman <erappleman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/18/2011 12:23 AM, Eric Appleman wrote:
>>
>> Here comes a new challenger!
>>
>> http://www.rage3d.com/articles/amd_powerxpress4_asif_rehman_interview/
>>
>> http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-PowerXPress-4-0-aka-BACON-vs-Nvidia-Optimus.55204.0.html
>>
>>
>> Same deal as Optimus: A GPU wired through an IGP. No mux.
>>
>> First laptops featuring this seem to be the Dell Vostro 3550 (6630M) the
>> HP dv6/dv7 (6490M?/6770M). The BACON driver situation for Sandy+Radeon
>> on Windows is currently being documented and there have been some
>> switching problems for the HP laptops.
>>
>> On the AMD+Radeon side of things, almost nothing is known about BACON.
>> An upcoming Llano laptop (1 of 11) from HP is apparently going to be a
>> beast. A 6750M+6520G Hybrid Crossfire and dynamically switching laptop.
>>
>> Current fglrx support for PowerXpress, radeon, or vga_switcheroo are
>> said not to work in enabling the discrete GPU for any meaningful use.
>>
>> Given this, there will be a need for data collection tools and possibly
>> new scripts (call it BaconBits or extend Bumblebee).
>>
>> - Eric
>
> btw, here are some useful links for understanding intel bacon on windows
>
> http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavilion-notebooks/583203-dv6t-7-switchable-graphics.html
>
> http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Vostro-3550-Notebook.53227.0.html
>
>
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