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Dedicated AMD Radeon GPU not available on X but available on Wayland

Setting DRI_PRIME=1 does not switch from the Intel HD Graphics 520 to the AMD Radeon R5 M330 when using the X session, but it works fine on Wayland. Output of xrandr --listproviders on the X session: ...
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Operation Denied while editing vgaswitcheroo

I am getting Operation not Permitted error even if I am trying after login as root. adnan@server:~$ sudo ls -l /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch [sudo] password for adnan: -rw-r--r-- 1 root ...
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vgaswitcheroo has a blank switch file inside and its locked

I'm tying to use Hybrid Graphics and there is a step that I can't do: sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch It says cat: /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch: Operation not permitted ...
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hybrid graphics card issues radeon

I have a dell inspiron 5567 laptop and am dual booting windows 10 and ubuntu 16.04. I have been trying for a while now to get the integrated graphics card working, which windows sees as a Radeon R7 ...
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How to switch back on integrated graphics on vga swicheroo Ubuntu 16.04

Everytime when I try to write sudo echo IGD > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch I get permission denied, I tried to run it as root, still not working.
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Can't see my dedicated video card

when I hit lspci -nn | grep VGA I get only the intel video card, but not the AMD one, is it beacuse I have discreet video card activated? sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch 0:IGD:+:Pwr:...
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Can't connect to dedicated video card using vga_switcheroo [duplicate]

So I have an Intel 5500 as integrated GPU and AMD R5 M430 as Dedicated (Discrete) GPU, I installed Oibaf's Drivers and vga_switcheroo and I want to switch to the Dedicated GPU, forever. Here's the ...
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I tried switching from my Intel GPU to my AMD GPU, and failed

I have an "AMD Radeon R5 M330" GPU and an "Intel HD Graphics 5500" GPU on my PC. I did a check which GPU is in use: lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA It printed ...
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Making amd/intel GPUs Switchable On Laptop

I tried using few different distros on this laptop in last few years. I really like linux and want to use it in every day use but I have all sorts of problems on my laptop lenovo g500. Yesterday I ...
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Swapping between video cards on Ubuntu 16.04

With Ubuntu 16.04, fglrx and Catalyst Center is no more. How can I change my primary video card on dual graphic systems like Intel/AMD or AMD/AMD. Is there a script for this, or a good manual? Update ...
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16.04: Powering off discrete graphics results in kernel panic

I am trying to disable my discrete GPU, as I don't need the extra power and I'd rather have a longer battery life. I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 with the 4.6.0-040600rc1-generic kernel and amdgpu ...
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Dell Precision 7510 external monitor

Has anyone managed to get some version of Ubuntu working well on a Dell Precision 7510? I have tried 14.04 and 15.10. The latter works ok, except for graphics. I am running on the Intel integrated, ...
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vgaswitcheroo has no effect

I have a Dual Graphics setup on my Laptop. [root@MISTRI ashesh] $ lspci -vnn | grep '\''[030[02]\]' 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics ...
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How to switch to discrete graphics with Ubuntu 14.04

I'm having trouble switching to the discrete graphics on Ubuntu 14.04. First about my system: Model: HP Pavilion dv6 CPU: Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz Memory: 6GB Graphics card: Radeon HD ...
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Lenovo G510 can't use Radeon graphics, fglrx or switcheroo

I have only been using Ubuntu 14.04 for a few weeks and really enjoying it. My first time using Linux and I'm really impressed at how easy it has been to learn a new operating system while still ...
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Discrete graphics always DynOff

I'm using the default open source driver and when I run # cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch I always have my discrete AMD adapter as DynOff. I tried echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/...
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Ubuntu 15.04 freezes for a second every 6-10 seconds, PCI/Radeon related messages in kern.log

Tonight I made a fresh install of Xubuntu 15.04 on my laptop, an Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG. I was running 14.04 LTS before, and all was fine. I didn't have lot of stuffs to save, so I went for a ...
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vgaswitcheroo: client 101 refused switch (Radeon HD5650/Intel Hybrid), can't use discrete graphics card

I'm trying to use my discrete graphics card (Radeon HD 5650) so I can run some more graphics-intensive applications. I have an HP Envy-14 Beats Edition laptop. The fglrx drivers don't work at all for ...
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vgaswitcheroo not working

have ubuntu 14.04 desktop installed and I am trying to switch off my graphic card by typing sudo echo OFF /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch but it didn't switch off and also my ethernet is ...
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Hybrid Graphics cannot switch, ATI drivers can't find adapter?

It all started when I tried to install Steam to play some Left 4 Dead 2. I noticed it probably wasn't using my discrete graphics card (AMD 7670m) and was using my integrated card, as it was lagging ...
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Can't switch to Discrete GPU Hybrid Graphics ATI/intel

Just recently I had got my hybrid graphics working with DRI_PRIME=1. I obviously have the open source drivers. Now for some reason that I can't figure out it has stopped working. xrandr --...
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UVD not responding; ATI/Intel Hybrid after upgrade to 13.04 and turning off ATI

First of all I am totally new to Ubuntu and Linux so I am still trying to learn commands and basics. My laptop is an Acer 4820TG with a hybrid Intel onboard and a ATI radeon mobility HD5650. ...
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VGA switcheroo doesn't work on 14.04 intel/ati acer 5820TG

Before I updated from 13.10 to 14.04, vga switcheroo worked fine, using the free radeon-driver. Now vga switcheroo doesn't work anymore/doesn't take effect: cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch ...
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vgaswitcheroo doesn't work on 14.04 - discrete Radeon always on, Dell Vostro 3350

I've a following problem - I've just upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04 on my Dell Vostro 3350 and I can't turn off the discrete graphics. As instructed here and following HybridGraphics I managed to ...
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How can I disable ATI discrete graphic GPU at startup in Ubuntu 14.04 without BIOS?

I could disable ATI discrete graphics in Ubuntu 13.10 with this command: echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch But in Ubuntu 14.04 it does not work. cat /sys/kernel/debug/...
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How to choose the VGA when setting up the X Server?

I have 2 options of VGA: lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK104GL [GRID K520] (rev a1) It's an instance ...
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No vga/vgaswitcheroo in /sys/kernel/debug (Ubuntu 13.10)

I am aware of some of the other threads on this problem, but I have tried the options found in those without success: sudo su cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch gives cat: /sys/kernel/debug/...
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Disabling discrete NVIDIA card on ASUS r501vb on 13.10 Saucy, vgaswitharoo or bumblebee?

I have a Asus r501vb-s3116d with Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and Nvidia GT 740M (GK107 - 128bit) I am trying to disable the Nvidia card In Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and no, I do not have a option to turn off ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 64bit does not detect intel graphic card!

I have installed ubuntu 13.10 64bit on my laptop. The problem I have is high gpu temperature and I want to switch to my Intel graphic card but my system just detects Nvidia card. Here is my CPU link ...
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How to disable the discrete gpu? I get 'Kernel failure' with the normal method

I have notebook hp dm3-2015er with two graphic cards. $ lspci | grep VGA 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250] 02:00.0 VGA ...
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Switcheroo gone after last update

since the last kernel update for Ubuntu 13.04, the folder /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch is gone on my Laptop, an Acer Aspire 3820TG. Checking the output of grep -i /boot/config-* tells me ...
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lspci not detecting my graphic card

I recently purchased a Lenovo g505s, the specifications of which can be found here. After setting up Ubuntu 13.04 I tried to install the ATI proprietary drivers. But only my integrated graphics are ...
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vgaswitcheroo on macbook 8,2: blank screen while switching from DIS to IGD

I followed this how-to to get vgaswitcheroo working on my macbook 8,2: How to switch between Gfx cards on Macbook Pro 15" 8.2 I can boot directly from refind (bypassing grub); and I get X ...
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How to configure UEFI booting on a Macbook 8,2

I googled a while on this so let me give you the details, then the questions I have a Macbook 8,2 15" with Kubuntu Quantal installed from the MAC+AMD64 Desktop CD image. I removed every MacOS ...
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switcheroo to discrete turns off backlight on laptop screen

AMD cedar/ Intel ironlake hybrid graphics. Custom kernel 3.8.3. Free radeon xorg drivers. When I switch from integrated to discrete, I do a killall lightdm and X doesn't automatically respawn like it ...
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Use vga switcheroo on MacBook Pro 8,2?

I have used the instructions provided by tomodachi here to get EFI kernel stub booting working properly. The Radeon card is now properly initialized and lspci is showing both graphics cards, which is ...
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hdmi audio works only with aplay -D alsa test wavs; open source radeon drivers; kernel 3.5 vgaswitcheroo

I've trolled the internets to make hdmi work on my system Ubuntu 12.04. software center kernel 3.5 uname: Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-18-generic #29~precise1-Ubuntu SMP...x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ...
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vgaswitcheroo + ATI radeon driver

I want both vgaswitcheroo and ati driver on same machine. vgaswitcheroo is good at powersaving while I also want powerful processing too. Most of the time I switch between powersave and performance ...
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Radeon HD + vgaswitcheroo

I have a Hp Envy4 1025tx machine. I've tried vgaswitcheroo and amdcccle. I'm happy with Vgaswitcheroo powersaving efficiency and amdcccle's performance. I want both of them on my system. Is there a ...
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Thinkpad T530 with Optimus and Docking Station

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T530 with Optimus video, which is not supported on 12.04.1. I don't normally need the discrete (nVidia) graphics, so I turn it off in the BIOS settings to achieve longer ...
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Can't access vgaswitcheroo file, access denied?

Hi I'm trying to change my integrated graphics card to my discrete graphics card (Nvidia GeForce 540m) and when I use the vgaswitcheroo method, I can't access the file doing this: $ls -l /sys/kernel/...
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How to switch between Gfx cards on Macbook Pro 15" 8.2

I have a Macbook 15" Pro 8.2 Which apparently is supposed to be switchable between the GFX cards with vgaswitcheroo. But /sys/kernel/debug/ contains no switcheroo folder. syslog gives me this. [ ...
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AMD/AMD GPU Switching

I have two GPU's in my laptop, both of which are AMD. Whenever I use the Catalyst Control Centre to change the GPU, nothing changes after reboot. In fact, when I do the fglrxinfo command the ...
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How can I disable one Graphics card/GPU on my system? (Interchangeable graphics involved)

The problem I have is this: I have a DELL laptop with 2 GPUs, an Intel integrated and high performance of AMD Radeon HD a 6470m, but Ubuntu does not detect it. However, the two are active at the same ...
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vga_switcheroo and Intel HD 3000 on Ubuntu 12.04

I'm trying to get vga_switcheroo to enable my integrated Intel HD 3000 instead of my ATI card. My problem is that there is no vgaswitcheroo directory in /sys/kernel/debug/ on my system. > grep -i ...
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About output of vga_switcher

When IGD and DIS both exist in my pc,and I want to disable DIS,so I create a service to switch on and off the DIS.It works.Finally,I decide to add the service command into /etc/rc.local so that DIS ...
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Hybrid Graphics on Ubuntu 12.04 switching to discrete

I have a Sony Vaio VPCCB-27FX with hybrid graphics. Using vgaswitcheroo enables me to switch my discrete card off to save power. Now when i want to switch to the discrete card for performance, my ...
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vgaswitcheroo not available on cold boot, only after restart

I am running the new Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit release on my MSI CX420 laptop. It has 2 GPUs, an ATI and an Intel integrated one. So my problem is that, whenever I start my laptop for the first time, ...
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HybridGraphics vga_switcheroo switch to intel at boot

How can I do that? I have followed this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HybridGraphics but it didn't work I'm getting the error at boot that the /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch don't exist ,...
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Help needed in understanding this command?

echo OFF | sudo tee /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch In one of the questions in this forum, someone had posted this command to switch off graphics card to save power consumption and this worked ...
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