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[Sebastian Daehne <daehne@xxxxxxx>]

> To disable the nvidia gpu, you can try the small modification to the
> sony-laptop module i've posted in the other thread (change OVGA by GFX0).
> It seems to disable the gpu fine, just doesn't re-enable properly, but
> at least heat and power consumption should be better.
> The module also tries to re-enable the intel gpu at wake up. I haven't
> tested if it works.
> Til either I figure out (probably aka find time for reading and learning
> ACPI deeper), or someone else with more knowledge does it.

I just tried this module and applied the patch (=~s/OVGA/GFX0/) as well,  but
this only made the speed and stamina led working. Lspci still lists both cards
and after pm-suspend my display stays black even with the module loaded :(


regards

Sebastian