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[Ricardo Ferreira <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, check with powertop. If the power consumption is too high, that it's
most likely on.


On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sorry - didn't reply all.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Adam Hill" <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 26 Nov 2010 19:44
> Subject: Re: [Sony-vaio-z-series] Ubuntu 10.10 working on my Vaio Z with
> Adam&apos;s kernel
> To: "mbiggs" <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Just because the NVidia card is showing does not mean that it's powered up
> - the vaios dynamic switching works that way.
>
> Try echoing "speed" to /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina (
> may be the wrong path - I'm not near my laptop at the mo ) and see if power
> consumption goes up.
>
> Adam
> On 26 Nov 2010 16:34, "mbiggs" <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I boot into any of Adam's kernels (including the new 2.6.37-6-vaioz),
> with
> > the switch set to Stamina, and lspci still shows the nvidia card, and
> even
> > with laptop-tools all setup I'm still using around 22W (according to
> > powertop). So I suppose the nvidia card is still activated? How do I
> > switch it off?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > __
> > mbiggs
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010, Ricardo Ferreira wrote:
> >> You can see which one (or if both) is activated with lspci.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Giovanni Funchal <gafunchal@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I've just installed ubuntu 10.10 on my sony vaio z12 and just wanted
> >>> to thank Adam et al for this wonderful piece of work. Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Live CD worked but graphics were all messed up and touchpad too. After
> >>> install the X server would not launch and I couldn't do CTRL+ALT+F1.
> >>> After reboot, I added "nomodeset" to grub and downloaded Adam's
> >>> 2.6.26-0 kernel+headers from www.voip-x.co.uk/files/adam. I also
> >>> activated the proprietary nvidia driver. Reboot again and everything
> >>> works. Touchpad, Fn keys and graphics, except the dynamic switch.
> >>>
> >>> How can I know if it is the Intel or NVidia card (or both) that is
> powered
> >>> on?
> >>>
> >>> -- Giovanni
> >>>
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