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Re: HP BIOS update for dv6t/dv7t 61xx series to enable Fixed Mode for AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics.

 

On 08/09/2011 10:12 PM, Drew Wells wrote:
I updated to the new BIOS.  FGLRX still fails to load on 2.6.38-10 /
Gnome3.  vgaswitcheroo still reports 'The client refuses to switch', X
crashes if you use DDIS.

More of the same, OpenGL games work awesome in Windows though.



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That's unfortunate.

John Bridgman of AMD's Linux team has said that the company is begging OEMs to have a BIOS switch for at least IGP-only mode. There is also an OEM offering SLED that has a custom solution direct from AMD.

- Eric


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