Questions related to systems with an integrated and discrete video card.
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3+ monitors, nvidia + intel graphics
I have seen lots of different posts on this issue, but I cannot figure out what to do.
I hope we can collect the available information in one place, so that they can be useful for others.
Is it ...
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How do I turn off the Radeon GPU ono my HP Pavilion DM4?
I have a HP DM4 Beats Edition running Ubuntu 11.10. The HP Pavillion runs on-board Intel graphics as well as Radeon GPU.
From what I have read it appears that the Radeon GPU is draining my battery ...
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which process is using nvidia module?
I've got bumblebee 3.0 installed, I started chromium-browser with optirun and although I have closed chromium off, the card is still on. How can I know which process is using nvidia module that ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 on HP ProBook 4530s?
Has anyone installed correctly Ubuntu 12.04 on HP ProBook 4530s (Radeon HD 6490 M + Intel HD Graphics)?I don't have much time to spend in configurating the system,I would most like to simply install a ...
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Running crysis 2 on ubuntu gives me an error message
I recently installed Ubuntu alongside windows 7 and i installed crysis 2 with wine. crysis 2 works fine when i run windows, however when i run it using wine in Ubuntu cryengine gives me a message ...
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Getting ATI Driver To Work? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 + Integrated Intel HD to work?
I have Linux 12.04 LTS installed on my HPDV7T laptop (dual booted with windows 7).
My laptop ...
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Acer Aspire 8951G Nvidia Optimus and HDMI issues
After loooong searches it seems that linux users are pretty much screwed when it comes to Optimus.
Does anyone know of a workaround other than trying to flash the BIOS with the hack that will show an ...
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Compatibility of new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU with hybrid graphics?
A new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU (Nvidia Optimus) has been announced:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/13/2868854/acer-aspire-timeline-ultra-m3-announce-kepler-gt-640M
[...] the ...
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How do I get ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 + Integrated Intel HD to work?
I have a HP TouchSmart tm2150es with hybrid graphics (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 + Integrated Intel HD). It comes shipped with W7 Home Premium 64 bits. It has an Insyde BIOS.
I have certain ...
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Could not resolve archive.ubuntu.com when reinstalling xorg
I managed to uninstall xserver-xorg completely, and now all I see when booting Ubuntu is a blank screen. I've tried reinstalling it through shell prompt (recovery mode) but every time I get errors ...
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How can I enable Unity 3D with hybrid graphics Radeon 7970M?
When I log into Ubuntu 12.04, I don't get Unity 3D, even though I think I am seeing 3D acceleration at the login screen. I don't want to use the FGLRX drivers, the default one doesn't seem to work, ...
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Hybrid graphics on desktop with Ivy Bridge
While there's plenty of resources on laptop hybrid graphics, I couldn't find any relevant info on desktop hybrid graphics. Suppose following scenario: I have an Ivy Bridge CPU with integrated GPU and ...
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Use intel chip on systems with two graphics chips
I have a computer with two graphics chips. For reference, one is the Nvidia GTX 670, and the other is the integrated graphics on the Intel 3770k.
When I pull out the NVidia card, Ubuntu uses the ...
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Second graphics card
I have two graphics card in my laptop.
However, I am unable to activate the NVIDIA one. I need to use it, because the integrated Intel card can't connect through DVI/HDMI.
I have the drivers ...
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How to switch between graphics on Dell Inspiron N5110?
I have got a Dell Inspiron N5110 running Ubuntu 12.04. It has two graphic cards, Integrated Intel graphics And Nvidia. I was wondering if there is a way to switch between graphic cards. As the Nvidia ...
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Hybrid graphics - MSI FX420
I have a MSI FX420 with Intel HD Graphics 3000 and HD Radeon 6470M. on Windows I can switch the card, but on Ubuntu I think it only runs on Radeon and drain all the battery.
is there a way to possible ...
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Graphics system failure
I just upgraded two versions of Ubuntu to Oneiric after a recent set of updates broke Audacious 2.4.something in Maverick for me. When it was all finished my Asus Eee 1215N with the 1366x768 screen ...
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AMD Radeon HD 5650M
Ok, so I've got the 5650 as a discrete gpu and integrated 4200. The problem is that I cant switch to 5650.
fglrxinfo shows that 4200 is on, but aticonfig -px-list shows that Discrete GPU is active.
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Max VRAM supported by open source ATI radeon
I have an ATI HD6370 with dedicated 1G running on Ubuntu 11.10. Following is the output from dmesg
sourajit@sourajit:/etc/X11$ sudo dmesg | grep drm
[ 5.149765] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 ...
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Questions about hybrid graphic card Asus/Sony Serie S
I am looking for a new laptop that I would like to be a bit polyvalent. However, I will use it mainly for research work (programming, mathematica/matlab/python, heavy files analysis) and up to now, I ...
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Is it normal to not have desktop effects after installing on an Asus N53S?
I've just installed 11.10 and so far so great, except I just discovered (after looking at another installation) I'm missing some effects.
First of all, I am using unity 3d (I chose ubuntu at the ...
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Screen flashes gray as I log in, can I stop it?
Since installing 11.10 I've noticed that often when I login the following sequence:
login screen [hit enter]
light gray screen (0.5 - 1 sec)
my background appears
Unity loads
Guake loads
I'm ...
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How do I only use the Intel HD 3000 card on an HP dv6?
I have a HP dv6 6195sp, the Pc have a AMD Radeon™ HD 6770M GDDR5 and Intel HD 3000. After installation ubuntu only use the AMD graphic card, how to install and use only the intel graphic card ?
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Application windows randomly redrawing
Windows* redraw frantically (blink white) for a couple minutes and then it stops. Sometimes the whole windows, sometimes just part of them.. very weird behaviour.
What is even strange (or a clue?) is ...
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How do I use 2 video boards on Dell XPS 15? [duplicate]
Can I make Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04 use both NVIDIA and Intel graphics processor? And how do I do that?
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Raring on Laptop with two GPUs: black screen
I bootet my Macbook 8-2 with Kubuntu Rarings
Normal Live CD mode: Only discrete AMD GPU found, everthings fine.
EFI Installer (EFI mode needed to use other GPU): Screen goes black (even on ttys).
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Ubuntu won't shutdown using integrated GPU (Vaio VPCSB)
I have a Sony Vaio VPCSB1D7E (W7 + Ubuntu 12.04). It has hybrid graphics (AMD+Intel). I installed both the AMD Catalyst drivers and the Intel ones. So far, using both graphic cards works fine, but I ...
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Problem with video driver (Nvidia Geforce GT 650m) in Lenovo Ideapad Y500 with Ubuntu 12.04
The screen resolution cannot be assigned. It indicates that it is 1920 x 1080 but everything looks very small.
The screen brightness can not be allocated from the system.
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Installing fglrx 13.3 with powerxpress on Ubuntu 13.04
When trying to install fgrlx 13.3 from the AMD website, the installation goes smoothly, but when I to aticonfig --initial -f, I get the following error:
Uninitialised file found, configuring.
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Hybrid graphic card management in Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I need to know how to manage a hybrid dual graphic card on my laptop. Here's the config:
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Robson CE [AMD ...
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Ubuntu doesnt shutdown properly with Intel HD VGA (proprietary driver)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Vostro 3550 notebook with a AMD Radeon 6630M/Intel HD 3000 hybrid-graphics card.
I recently installed the latest proprietary drivers from the AMD website. Everything ...
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How to enable switching Hybrid Intel/ATi with mux on Ubuntu 12.04?
I have notebook with hybrid intel/ati HD5650 graphic (with mux). I want to install previous kernel 2.6.35 like on ubuntu 10.10 because on that kernel a can switch my graphic without any problem with ...
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How to use Integrated GPU for Hybrid Laptop Intel/ATI?
So here's the problem, I have Lenovo Laptop Y460 equipped with Hybrid GPU that is an Intel Integrated GPU and an ATI Radeon HD 5650 as Discrete GPU. Basically I can switch the GPU either by switching ...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu/Mint
I'm posting this as a last resource
I'm really frustrated with the a new laptop I bought few months ago because I am just unable to install Linux on it. It's an HP pavilion G4 1364. Short specs: Core ...
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lenvono Y560(ATI HD5730 ) Can I hot switch discrete & integrated graphics card in Ubuntu 12.10? TKS
I have Y560 laptop with ATI HD5730 discrete card.
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch can power off discrete card.
echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch can enable it.
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Hybrid Intel/AMD Radeon problem [duplicate]
I have a Dell Inspiron 7520 which is Ubuntu certificated.
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. Now i have problem with the fan control (noise) because of the hybrid System.
I tried some tutorials but ...
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VAAPI and AMD\Intel hybrid video
I have AMD\Intel hybrid video cards, Ubuntu 12.10, Catalyst 13.2b7.
VAAPI uses only the Intel drivers, I don't know why. And I can't use hardware acceleration when hybrid graphics is on.
I have the ...
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Just ran some updates, broke system and stuck in Unity 2d
I just installed 25 updates. In them were the raring graphics stack and kernel 3.5.25. I rebooted back and noticed I was now in Unity 2d. This behaves much slower than 3d did and when I tried to log ...
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What are my graphics option on a AMD hybrid graphics MacBook Pro (8,2)?
Currently I'm running the AMD chip full time with fglrx drivers, and I get OK battery life. I would like to get another hour or two though, which I feel is quite possible by switching to the Intel ...
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Dell Vostro 3350 w/Intel Core i7-2640M 2,8Ghz
I am considering purchasing a Dell Vostro 3350 w/Intel Core i7-2640M 2,8Ghz. I have searched and found that this laptop has a hybrid graphics system, but I have been unable to determine what the exact ...
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selectively deactivate (power off) pcie slot?
the title basicly says what I'd like to do:
my machine has integrated HD4000 graphics and a more powerful PCIe card
HD4000 is enough for everyday use, PCIe should be used only for gaming with ...
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Laptop display is not detected
I have a laptop with hybrid video system - Intel+AMD 7700HD and an external monitor connected by HDMI. My laptop display is not detected until I unplug and plug in back HDMI cable, the same issue on ...
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failsafex mode hangs: how to debug it?
I have radeon/intel hybrid graphics. When testing my recovery mode login, failsafex mode hangs at the second screen. It needs a mouse or not? Looks like there are buttons I could click. I have a ...
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Should I install Additional Drivers (nvidia graphic driver) after I have installed bumblebee?
I have installed bumblebee on my Asus laptop U36SG with a 610m Nvidia dedicated graphic card and a Intel integrated one.
When I open System Settings -> Details -> Graphics, Ubuntu 12.04 64bit won't ...
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Samsung RV509 won't detect my Nvidia Geforce 315M in Ubuntu 12.10
I don't seem to have an xorg.conf file.
My system is a Samsung RV509 with an Nvidia GeForce 315m.
How can I get my Nvidia driver working correctly?
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Graphic Card Drivers Installation in Lubuntu 12.10?
I am using Lubuntu 12.10, I want install the drivers for my hybrid graphic card because my laptop fan is always running and produces great amount of heat.
Graphic Card Specification:-
00:02.0 VGA ...
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Can I use Intel HD 4000 Graphics and discrete Radeon HD for dual monitors?
On windows I have a dual monitor setup. I have one monitor connected directly to the motherboard, running off of Intel HD 4000 graphics. I have another monitor connected directly to my Radeon HD 7850. ...
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Xubuntu 12.10 AMD Catalyst 12.11 beta 11 installation not working, how to recover default driver settings
I'm using a Xubuntu / windows 8 dual boot setup. My initial problem was that when running Xubuntu, my laptop (a rather new Dell Inspiron 5520, AMD 7670/Intel HD4000 hybrid) got very hot over time. I ...
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VPCCA 17FL Problem with graphics drivers
Spanish:
buenas a todos bueno mi problema es este hoy me decidí a cambiarme a ubuntu por que muchísimas personas me lo recomendaron, ya había bajado el live cd desde hace mucho con el ubuntu 12.04, ...
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How to regain 3D support on an Integrated GPU after installing ATI Proprietary Drivers?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my laptop. After configuring everything, I installed the ATI proprietary drivers (Version 12.10).
The dedicated GPU works perfectly fine and I get more than ...
