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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS only runs with AMD Radeon HD6490 and not Intel HD 3000 [duplicate]

I'm a bit new to Ubuntu 12.04. I have used it for a few months now, but I don't exactly know the commands for Ubuntu. Also I have been searching for a solution to my problem with my HP ProBook 4730s ...
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AMD Hybrid graphics, hide intel gpu? 13.04

Clearly no one seems to be able to find an easy way to fix this. Im pretty sure the issue is the Intel driver conflicting with the Catalyst driver, this was fixed for a while in 12.10 by someone ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 AMD/Intel Hybrid Switchable Graphics NOT WORKING! [duplicate]

I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 on the HP Pavilion dv7-6175us with AMD Radeon HD 6490M/Intel HD Graphics 3000 Switchable graphics. How can I make switchable graphics work on Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu 13.04 AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics is not working [duplicate]

The same problem again, now for the newest release 13.04: On 12.10 my Sony Vaio VPCSE with Intel® HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M worked fine with the Catalyst Control Center, installed as ...
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How to Install AMD ATI Radeon Graphics HD 6770M on Ubuntu 13.04 64bit

It has been many days now and I tried almost all the methods provided on the internet but I have had no success. Please help me install my AMD ATI Radeon Graphics HD 6770M on Ubuntu 13.04 64bit. ...
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Intel and AMD Graphics Comparison

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 with the integrated intel X3100 graphics. I also have an advanced dock in which I can put a PCI-E graphics card. How well will ubuntu behave when being booted up with ...
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HowTo: Configure Xorg to support tri monitor setup with an Intel 4000 onboard graphics and a Radeon HD7570

I'm trying to configure Xorg to support my tri monitor setup with an intel 4000 onboard video and AMD Radeon HD 7570. The autoconfiguration does not detect the Radeon card, and installing fglrx ...
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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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How to disable ATI 6490m and only use Intel HD

I have a Probook 4530s and just installed Ubuntu a week ago. The ATI seems to overheat the system, got lacks and freezes. How can I disable the ATI and use the integrated Intel HD 3000 instead? I dont ...
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Disable ATI graphics card help

I'm using the latest ubuntu release and the latest drivers for my ATI Radeon 4000 Series graphics card, but the Ubuntu UI still does not work properly. I have tried switching from unity to gnome ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics not working [duplicate]

With 12.10 I was able to use the solution provided in Ubuntu 12.10 AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics not working How to make it work in 13.04 Raring Ringtail?
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How can I make an AMD/Intel switchable graphics system work?

I used my HP Probook 4530s (6490m + HD3000 graphics) laptop with Ubuntu 12.04, but its battery life is too much poor. It lasted one and half hour whereas in Windowns7 it lasted 3-4 hours. For using ...
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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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Can I run OpenGL 3.3 or higher (with or without HW acceleration) on 12.10 with Intel graphics?

I'm currently taking a graphics programming class. All the assignments have to be done using OpenGL 3.3 (shader based). When I try to compile my code on my laptop (sony Vaio running 12.10), I get the ...
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switching between graphics cards and on board graphics in ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu 12.10 AMD/Intel Hybrid Graphics not working Hi I am running ubuntu 12.04 on dell inspiron 14z laptop which has got ATI graphics cards and also intel on board ...
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3 monitors and 2 video cards (intel and ati)

I've moved to ubuntu from windows 7. In W7 I had 3 monitors on 2 graphic cards. 2 monitors work from ati card and 1 from intel card. In ubuntu I can't make it to work like before. Now works only 2 ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and AMD Radeon 13.1 driver

I have a Inspiron 7520, I have a i7 2.1ghz going up to 3.1 ghz. I also have an hybrid graphic card with a Intel HD 4000 and a AMD Radeon HD 7730m 2go. My Linux OS is Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits. My problem ...
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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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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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Overheating HP dv6 laptop

Ever since I installed Ubuntu 12.10 I've been having overheating issues, and poor battery life. Jupiter indicates that my CPU is 45° while idle, and 65-75° while performing common tasks. My battery ...
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How to install graphics drivers (no additional drivers under software sources)?

I am using ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 with ATI mobility radeon HD 4300 graphics card. Software sources do not show any additional drivers. How do I install the graphics drivers for my system? $ lspci | ...
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Dual graphic (between graphic card and mainboard graphic)

Can I do the dual graphic (use two same monitor, the monitor 1 is next to monitor 2, monitor 1 use the graphic card, monitor 2 the mainboard graphic) on Ubuntu? What driver I should install to do the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't start or install [closed]

I have an HP G4-1387 which has two graphics cards, an ATI 7450M and Intel HD3000. I tried to install Ubuntu and run it from my USB stick, I get the usual black, console like screen showing a lot of ...
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How to re-configure graphics from Intel integrated to Intel / ATI switchable?

Minimum goal: Ability to switch between the graphic cards without drivers re-installation. Restarting computer in the process is fine. There are lots of 'how to get switchable graphics to work' ...
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ATI Hybrid Graphics Over Heat. Intel GPU not working!

I just followed this guide (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450) and installed the proprietary ATI drivers on my laptop which have ATI Hybrid Graphics (ATI Radeon HD 6770 M GPU). It ...
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Disable integrated GPU (Intel HD Graphics 3000) on Sony VAIO VPCSE

I have a Sony VAIO VPCSE2L9E and want do disable the integrated GPU. I want to install the fglrx packages to use the full GPU power of my AMD Radeon HD 6630M. Here is the link for the technical data ...
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Open Source friendly Graphics Card manufacturers?

Everyone knows that in general, Nvidia has the best supported graphics cards under Linux. But I don't want to buy into Nvidia's proprietary drivers if I don't have to. ATI has open source drivers, but ...
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Which ATI/AMD, or Intel, or NVIDIA Graphics for Unity? [duplicate]

I really want to know which one of them better for running Unity 3D or GNOME 3 Shell. I'm specifically interested in this for desktop, not laptop, computers.
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M17X R4 - Switching graphic card (AMD Radeon HD 7970 X Intel Graphics HD 4000)

So... I have an Alienware M17X R4 and I've just installed Ubuntu. My main doubt is about the current graphic card I'm using. When I go to Additional Drivers, I see that there is no driver activated ...
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Am I using integrated or discrete graphics?

My work station is a Macbook Pro which has... integrated graphics: Intel HD 3000 discrete graphics: Radeon XXXX... I have installed drivers for the discrete graphics right after installation. ...
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Dual Monitors not detected in Ubuntu 12.04 (ATI Radeon HD)

I am new to Ubuntu and really would like to replace Windows with it. One problem I am now running into is to make the second screen working. I have an Optiplex 990, which comes with an internal Intel ...
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ATI Graphics card installation on sandy bridge processor [closed]

I have dual graphics card (one that of sandy bridge processor intel hd3000 and another one is of ati hd 6470M). I have done since ubuntu 11.04. Every time I install propitiatory catalyst driver I even ...
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Disable ATI Radeon HD6470 in Dell Vostro 3350 and use integrated Intel in core i5

At the moment ATI Radeon HD6470 hasn't working proprietary driver. Open source driver works not well too: the card heats and cooler works very loud and notebook becomes hot. I would like to use ...
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Dell with Intel SandyBridge and HD Radeon 6470M

I got a new Dell Inspiron 15R and I made a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10. The problem is that when I'm using my computer, after 20 minutes or something, my screen starts to flash and flick a lot. ...
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How to disable intel GPU on boot without using BIOS [closed]

I have a Pavilion dv6-3182ea laptop with an ATI/Intel hybrid graphics, and I would like to know if it is possible to switch the Intel GPU off when Ubuntu 11.10 boots, I have tried to mess around with ...
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How can I choose which GPU to use from grub using vgaswitcheroo? [closed]

I have a notebook with switchable AMD/Intel Graphics. I use, successfully, vgaswitcheroo to choose the active GPU and disable the unused one by a script in rc.local. However, I would like to be able ...
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How do I enable VDPAU hardware video acceleration support for non Nvidia cards?

I've read about VDPAU and how it enables mplayer to have Hardware acceleration. But i also read that it's only for Nvidia cards How can i enable it on a non Nvidia card (mine it's a AMD but i would ...
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Unity 3D, Compiz effects and Intel Sandybridge Mobile Graphics

My notebook is a Pavilion dv6-6030el with an Intel i7-2630QM CPU, 8 GB of RAM and the ATI HD 6490m as VGA dedicated. I was forced to stop it due to the switchable graphics issue editing the GRUB and ...
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graphics issue with switchable graphics [closed]

im tottaly new in ubuntu.i have hp pavillion dv6 3035et and it has two graphics cards in it (one of them is ati hd5650 and other is onboard intel) and i couldnt install a driver even one of ...
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Amd HD 6850M, Acer 7750G driver issues

I have the configuration mentioned in the title. To name the exact problem : I wanted to be a full Linux convert from windows. Bought very fast laptop but did not check graphics compatibility. Now ...
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I have an Intel GPU and a AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5400 series GPU, multiple questions

They are the supposed to be Switchable, the Hybrid Graphics page seems to be a little dated (talking about 10.10 and kernel 2.6) I'm not sure the AMD MRHD is working, how can I tell which graphics ...
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Bumblebee and AMD Radeon cards

Does Bumblebee (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee) work with AMD Radeon HD/Intel cards or just with nVidia/Intel cards? Should I always run applications using optirun before the command ...
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Lenovo Y460 Intel Driver Secondary Display Flickering [closed]

This is a part of the massive dump of problems I'm encountering with my Lenovo Y460 and Ubuntu. Problem: ATI PowerXpress doesn't really work. Doesn't work as I have to use the open source driver ...
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glxgears segmentation fault using open video driver

I have two videocards Integrated(Intel i3) and Discrete(Mobility Radeon HD5470). I noticed this problem, after I installed Catalyst 11.5 from AMD site. But there was something I couldn't manage, ...
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Natty crashes randomly and jumps to login

Sometimes when I work on Natty 32bit the screen goes black and jumps to the login-screen. i don't know how to reproduce this bug, but it seems it occurs when starting Applications. Anyone has a ...
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ATI graphics card overriding onboard Intel graphics

I have an ATI graphics card with an AGP connection and a DVI port, and an Intel graphics processor on the motherboard with a VGA port. I have two monitors. When the graphics card is unplugged, I get ...
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How to manage two video cards on a laptop (ATI and Intel)?

I have a laptop with two video cards. One ATI and on integrated Intel. On Windows, I can choose which video card I want to use. For example, I use the Intel card for normal use and for gaming, I ...