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[Bug 312756] Re: support graphics card hot switch

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From: nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:02:19 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 312756 <312756@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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[Panic] Need advice with switchable graphic cards on Ubuntu (9.10 -
10.04b). My older notebook has to be replaced. Selection: new ThinkPad
T410/T410s/T510. Specs. see [1] These models are offered with a
switchable graphic card.

Integrated Intel® 5
nVIDIA® switchable NVS3100M 512MB [all models]

Or

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD - AMT [all models]

Can I use the nVIDIA card [battery autonomy or switching card back and
forth is not a concern] and how? Or this is currently a bad idea and I
am better off with the Intel configuration? I am also wondering if newer
kernels and 10.04 public release will support integrated graphic card?

I have never seen/used switchable graphic cards. Where is the switch
[BIOS or GUI]?

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