Re: [opensuse] switchable laptop graphics



On 07/09/2011 11:34 AM, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
This is an Optimus system. The official word from Nvidia is auto switching
will never be supported under Linux. Details of how or if Linux can be
switched to use the Nvidia card varies with the specific brand of laptop and
perhaps model.

Shouldn't most laptops have a BIOS setting?

My 4 year old desktop with an Intel motherboard has a BIOS setting
allowing me to select "On Board Graphics", "Installed AGP Graphics Card"
(in my case nVidia), or "Both".
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