You are not alone ;) Here are some partial solutions that can help you. Browse the threads, specially the asus-switcheroo, ugly approach and the Optimus solution
You are very wellcome El sáb, 07-05-2011 a las 21:29 +0200, Tais Plougmann Hansen escribió: > Hi, > > > No luck getting the Nvidia device working on my Thinkpad W520 with > Ubuntu Natty. > > > $ lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep > VGA > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd > Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller > [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device > [10de:0dda] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > > > Forcing Discreet mode in BIOS lets me use nvidia in X but its very > unstable and locks up a lot. Using compositing is out of the question > as it instantly hangs the laptop. > > > In Optimus mode the nvidia kernel module also loads but I can't get a > screen working in X. Tried every possible "ConnectedMonitor" option > without luck. > > > Should have checked for Linux support more thoroughly before getting > this laptop. > > -- > Regards, > Tais Plougmann Hansen > > OSD Consulting ApS > Tel: +45-78101078 > CVR: DK31332737 > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
