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Re: lspci | egrep VGA after installing kernel module

 

thanks but will this work with archlinux aswell?


On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Rutger Hendriks
<rutgerhendriks@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi Jan,
>
> Yes I did install Norbert's module (v0.9np7 patched with Adams v0.3
> patch) and I have modified Adam's script to use Ubuntu's alternatives
> system. It is quite clean now, see attached files.
> I am also running Maverick with Natty's kernel.
>
> The script needs the file:
> /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina
> which is provided by the sony-laptop module.
>
> Do you have problems installing that module?
>
> Regards,
> Rutger
>
> 2011/4/14 Jan Groth <j@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Rutger,
> >
> > if I may ask, did you install Adam's upstart script and / or Norbert's
> > Sony-Module together with the kernel?
> >
> > If yes: Which version? ;-)
> >
> > If no: How can that
> >> I have only one of the graphics cards present depending on the graphics
> >> switch
> > automagically happen?
> >
> > I tried the same kernel (though in maverick) and I can only use Nvidia,
> > because Intel keeps complaining about Nvida-modules present. On the other
> > hand I can't get the Adam/Norbert solution working, basically because of
> the
> > lack of a criteria when to copy modules and when not (Adam checks the
> > presence of a file which Norbert creates, depending on the graphic
> switch,
> > but there is no such file on my system).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jan
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Rutger Hendriks <
> rutgerhendriks@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have just checked, using the Ubuntu Natty kernel 2.6.38-8-generic, I
> >> have only one of the graphics cards present depending on the graphics
> >> switch. Powerusage is around 10 / 11 W for intel and 24 / 25 for nvidia.
> >>
> >> pm-suspend works for both situations.
> >> pm-hibernate seems to save the current state to disk (diskled is on for
> a
> >> few seconds), but turning the system back on just starts the system as
> if I
> >> hadn't hibernated it. This again happens for both cards.
> >>
> >> Finally the brightness controls only work in intel. In Nvidia the
> >> brightness stays maximum it seems.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Rutger
> >>
> >> Op 12 apr. 2011 23:56 schreef "Silverrocker" <silverrocker@xxxxxxxxx>
> het
> >> volgende:
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > I have installed the kernel module sony-laptop-zseries-0.9np6 and I'm
> >> > using
> >> > one of the latest kernels 2.6.39-rc3
> >> > If I run lspci I can still see both the graphiccards. can someone tell
> >> > me
> >> > what would be my next step? I can already see the speed and stamina
> leds
> >> > light up correctly.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > greets
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Balazs Nemeth
> >> > University of Hasselt in Belgium
> >> > 2nd Bachelor in Computer Science.
> >>
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