Comment 115 for bug 312756
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| Narciso Cerezo (narciso-elondra) wrote Re: support graphics card hot switch | #115 |
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@Alexandre
I can't still measure how much battery lasts when the nvidia card is disabled, but from what I've read the power consumption is reduced by 5w to 10w.
Can you tell me something more about the solution you use for cold switching (acpi_osi)?
@Fabián,
I've got a first answer from Asus support. I wrote them both in Spanish and English, got an answer in Spanish so I will translate it into English:
QUOTE START:
Dear customer:
We can't give you support for an operating system change to other than the one provided with the laptop. You can find at our web site all the drivers that have been released up to the moment for different operating systems, in the event that you wished to make an operating system change under your own supervision.
Nevertheless, we are going to pass your request just in case it could be added in the future.
Thanks.
QUOTE END
I've answered them that they should *read* my message because I'm not asking for that kind of support, and clearly explaining (again) my two requests:
1. That they release a BIOS that lets their customers select the video mode (hybrid, intel, nvidia)
2. That they publish specs/apis/etc so the linux community can create the appropriate patches/drivers
I also remembered them that I am their customer, and that I've bought a laptop, not an operating system from Microsoft (I've been forced to do so).
Lets see what they say, but I have little hope...