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[Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 28 July 2010 08:46:05 Aleix Solà wrote:
> Hi Adam is there any way to hack kernel without compiling it? I'm not
> able to make Intel work.

	There is no way without compiling a kernel or getting someone to compile 
one for you, no. I could maybe look at building a Ubuntu lucid kernel with my 
changes in, but would then need to find some kind soul to host it.

Adam.


> 2010/7/28, Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Wednesday 28 July 2010 03:36:45 Ben Wilson wrote:
> >> All of the bios modification threads I've come across thus far are for
> >> the 2009 version of the laptop, do you know of any links for the 2010
> >> (VPCZ1290) models?
> >> 
> > 	Unfortunately I don't, though I'm sure that the BIOS will be pretty much
> > 
> > the same between the two versions since the laptops are identical.
> > 
> > 	Personally, I'm working on getting both graphics cards to work WITHOUT
> > 
> > having to mod the bios - I've got the Intel card working, though with
> > kernel hacks etc. The NVidia card almost works I think, but currently
> > the X server driver thinks that the primary card is in fact the Intel
> > one and so doesn't try to initialise the correct one.  I'm hoping that
> > this is the only issue, but since I wasn't that bothered about getting
> > that card working I haven't looked in to it further yet.
> > 
> > 	In the mean time, booting an old kernel in speed mode, then booting the
> > 
> > correct one, lets you use the NVidia card with the NVidia proprietary
> > drivers
> > - that works fine.
> > 
> > Adam.
> > 
> >> - Ben
> >> 
> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Yes, you can either boot an older kernel first ( pre 2.6.30 ish ) and
> >> > then reboot, or you can modify the bios. In either case having the
> >> > switch set to speed mode will result in only the NVidia card showing
> >> > up. There are many references to bios modding around.
> >> > 
> >> > Adam
> >> > 
> >> > On 27 Jul 2010 21:57, "Ben Wilson" <benwilson512@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Is there some way to simply disable the intel graphics device such
> >> > that it won't be recognized by the OS at all?
> >> > 
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > 
> >> > - Ben
> >> > 
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