Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:18:24 +0200 | | Subject | vga_switcheroo causes system freeze | | From | Wim Goeman <> |
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Hi,
I am working with a new HP PC (dv7) which supports Hybrid Graphics in terms of the intel graphics and radeon graphics (as can bee found in lspci).
Currently I am only working with the Intel integrated graphics, and both adapters are powered on.
My goal was to deactivate the intel graphics and activate the radeon graphics, as the machine is plugged in to the power supply most of the time. To achieve this I tried the following:
cat /sys/kernel/debug/vga_switcheroo/switch --> shows both cards are powered on and IGD is in use (the intel card)
echo DIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vga_switcheroo/switch --> gives an error message because X is still running I kill the X session echo DIS > /sys/kernel/debug/vga_switcheroo/switch --> The system freezes completely. No warning or error, no blinking cursor, nothing. I have to power off using the power button. Does anyone have a suggestion on what I can try to fix this?
I am posting on the mailing list because the bug tracker seems to be down since a few days now.
For more details, please see launchpad bug #881132
Thanks in advance for having a look at this,
Wim
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