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Re: lowering power in Acer5742G - acpi_call

 

Hi,

Before disabling the card, rmmod the nvidia driver.

Aurélien

On 06/25/2011 03:27 PM, Karthik Swaminathan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     Found out a way to reduce operating power - I think that the
> discrete graphics is shut down (or at the least in a low power state).
> 
> Used "\_SB.PCI0.P0P2.VGA.PX02". My power went down by 5mW & battery life
> increased by about an hour. I have a _PS0 & _PS3 in my DSDT, but they
> alone do not seem to have any impact.
> 
> I am unable to turn ON my card correctly after disabling it - I can
> increase the current but am not able to load the nvidia driver for
> bumblebee.
> 
> Would appreciate if any member has any thoughts on how I can proceed
> further.
> 
> Warm  Regards,
> karthik
> 
> 
> 
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