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xorg package

  1. Bug #312756
  2. Comment #170

Comment 170 for bug 312756

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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote : Re: support graphics card hot switch

http://www.h-online.com/open/features/What-s-new-in-Linux-2-6-34-1000122.html writes: "On some laptops equipped with both onboard graphics and a separate graphics chip, the kernel can now switch between the two and switch off whichever is not being used in order to save power. 'VGA Switcheroo' currently only works on some laptops and does not offer the ease of use of Windows, as it only switches when X Server is restarted – something which is not expected to change in the near future."

Is Ubuntu 10.10 going to support this? Does anybody have plans for the user interface? I suppose the login screen should be extended with a UI element for switching between different graphics cards. Is it possible? Does it make sense?