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[Avraham Serour <tovmeod@xxxxxxxxx>]

ironhide is not supported anymore? is development dead? what should I use
then?

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Bruno Pagani <bruno.n.pagani@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> IronHide looks to be not supported anymore by MrMEEE. And there isn't a
> Precise Pangolin TBP/Bumblebee package right now either. But as Launchpad
> supports it, we will add it to the next release, 3.0 one.
>
> About having it at start, you may put the needed line in the rc script
> (normally /etc/rc.local).
>
> Normally, if you use the acpi_call package (either IronHide or TBP one),
> it's using DKMS so that it is built for new kernel you use, as nvidia is
> for example. So, as soon as there will be a package for Precise, that
> should be OK. But that will probably not happen, as acpi_call won't be a
> part of Bumblebee as 3.0 will roll in, but that doesn't matter, it will be
> replaced by bbswitch. We will announce it when it would be ready, and
> explain all the changes.
>
> But we're probably not going to build a 2.4 Precise version, so you will
> have to wait a little more on the TBP side.
>
> ArchangeGabriel,
> Member of The Bumblebee Project team.
>
> Le 31/12/2011 20:18, Miles Lane a écrit :
>
> I would like to test the latest support for graphics switching and
> shutting off the NVidia chip on my ASUS UL50VT.  I can already shut off the
> NVidia chip with acpi_call.ko and test_off.sh:
> [ 4981.914398] acpi_call: Module loaded successfully
> [ 4987.040224] acpi_call: Calling \_SB.PCI0.P0P1.VGA._OFF
> [ 4987.146929] acpi_call: Call successful: 0x0
>  But, I would like to have it occur automatically when I boot.  Also,
> ideally acpi_call.ko would get built whenever I build my own kernel and
> install its modules.
>
>         Miles
>
>
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