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[mbiggs <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can always just use the intel card, by blacklisting the nouveau driver
in /etc/rc.conf:
MODULES=(!evbug !nouveau)

(I also blacklist evbug because on some kernels I get lots and lots of
messages in some system logs otherwise).

Then also make sure you switch to Stamina mode:
    echo stamina > /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina
as root.  I do this from my /etc/rc.local so it happens automatically at
boot (I don't ever use the nvidia card, yet).

*shrug*

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mbiggs


On Fri, 17 Dec 2010, DrKarl wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    I am in the process of installing Arch Linux in a Sony Vaio VPCZ13X5E.
>
> Achieved so far:
>
>       - Dual booting Windows 7 and Arch Linux
>       - Wifi working on Arch Linux with wpa_supplicant
>
> Now I'm trying to correctly install one of the video cards (I'll care
> about video switch later).
>
> I tried the nouveau driver but I got some problems, and decided to go
> for the nvidia driver, which has better 3D performance.
>
> I have installed SLiM Login manager and LXDE.
>
> If I try to boot, after linux initialization text, all I get is a blank
> screen.
>
> I was able to boot to LXDE and SLiM setting nomodeset in the grub menu,
> and that way I can boot to framebuffer vga=795 with runlevel 3, but If I
> understood correctly, nomodeset forces to use older drivers whith
> limited performance.
>
> Tried to install nvidia driver with pacman but it couldn't download the
> driver, so I downloaded and installed latest driver from Nvidia web.
>
> modprobe -l |grep nvidia shows:
>
> kernel/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.ko
> kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidiafb.ko
> kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.ko
>
> In slim.log I can read:
>
> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia
> (/lib/modules/2.6.36-ARCH/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
> (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
> (EE) NVIDIA:        system's kernel log for additional error messages.
> (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> and also...
>
> Giving up.
> slim: unable to connect to X server
> /usr/bin/xauth: file /var/run/slim.auth does not exist
>
> and in Xorg.0.log I can read:
>
> (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
> (EE) NVIDIA:        system's kernel log for additional error messages.
> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
> (EE) No drivers available
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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