Asus switcheroo
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The Asus Switcheroo module can be obtained at: | The Asus Switcheroo module can be obtained at: | ||
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https://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo/ | https://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo/ | ||
| - | Script-based solution ( by eemil@gmx.com ) | + | ===Script-based solution ( by eemil@gmx.com )=== |
The script-based system includes several files, and allows automatic | The script-based system includes several files, and allows automatic | ||
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Here is how it works: | Here is how it works: | ||
# User writes either "intel" or "nvidia" to /home/user/switcheroo.txt. | # User writes either "intel" or "nvidia" to /home/user/switcheroo.txt. | ||
| - | # Script detects this and waits for the user to log out (detected as | + | # Script detects this and waits for the user to log out (detected as user's gnome-session not running) |
| - | user's gnome-session not running) | + | |
# Turns off gdm3 (debian) or gdm (ubuntu). | # Turns off gdm3 (debian) or gdm (ubuntu). | ||
| - | # Uses the awilliam module (asus-switcheroo) to switch to the desired | + | # Uses the awilliam module (asus-switcheroo) to switch to the desired card. |
| - | card. | + | |
# Uses acpi_call to turn off nvidia if required | # Uses acpi_call to turn off nvidia if required | ||
| - | # Links appropriate version of libglx.so and libGL.so, and xorg.conf so | + | # Links appropriate version of libglx.so and libGL.so, and xorg.conf so that X and openGL apps can find them |
| - | that X and openGL apps can find them | + | |
# Starts gdm again. | # Starts gdm again. | ||
Attached: | Attached: | ||
* my xorg.conf files for both cards. | * my xorg.conf files for both cards. | ||
| - | * display-settings, the script that does one-shot card switching | + | * display-settings, the script that does one-shot card switching depending on switcheroo.txt, and runs at boot so that the last selected card will be used |
| - | depending on switcheroo.txt, and runs at boot so that the last selected | + | * graphics-switch.sh, the script that monitors switcheroo.txt and calls display-settings when no user session is running |
| - | card will be used | + | * graphics-switch-daemon, the script that starts graphics-switch.sh on the background at boot |
| - | * graphics-switch.sh, the script that monitors switcheroo.txt and calls | + | |
| - | display-settings when no user session is running | + | |
| - | * graphics-switch-daemon, the script that starts graphics-switch.sh on | + | |
| - | the background at boot | + | |
* an example switcheroo.txt. | * an example switcheroo.txt. | ||
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acpi_call: | acpi_call: | ||
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| - | + | In cloned acpi_call git compile acpi_call, and then | |
| - | + | <pre>sudo cp acpi_call.ko into /lib/modules/$( uname -r )/kernel/drivers/acpi/ | |
| - | + | sudo depmod -a</pre> | |
asus-switcheroo: | asus-switcheroo: | ||
| - | * In cloned asus-switcheroo git, do sudo make install-ubuntu | + | * In cloned asus-switcheroo git, do <tt>sudo make install-ubuntu</tt> |
| - | * Make sure that both /etc/modules and /etc/initramfs-tools/modules have the lines: | + | * Make sure that both /etc/modules and /etc/initramfs-tools/modules have the lines: <tt>asus_switcheroo dummy_client=1 i915_jprobe</tt> |
| - | < | + | |
| - | i915_jprobe</ | + | |
xorg.conf files: | xorg.conf files: | ||
* IMPORTANT: If your PCI ID's are different, please modify. See lspci for the numbers. | * IMPORTANT: If your PCI ID's are different, please modify. See lspci for the numbers. | ||
| - | * sudo cp xorg.conf.intel xorg.conf.nvidia /etc/X11/ | + | * <tt>sudo cp xorg.conf.intel xorg.conf.nvidia /etc/X11/ </tt> |
To get nice notifications for scheduled switches: | To get nice notifications for scheduled switches: | ||
| - | < | + | <pre>sudo apt-get install notify-osd</pre> |
Finally, my scripts: | Finally, my scripts: | ||
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* Make sure that SESSION=your-session in the scripts (for example gnome-session or startx or ... ) | * Make sure that SESSION=your-session in the scripts (for example gnome-session or startx or ... ) | ||
| - | + | <pre>sudo cp graphics-switch.sh graphics-switch-daemon display-settings /etc/init.d/. | |
| - | + | sudo update-rc.d display-settings defaults | |
| - | + | sudo update-rc.d graphics-switch-daemon defaults</pre> | |
These should run on Ubuntu and Debian, | These should run on Ubuntu and Debian, | ||
tested on Linux Mint Debian. Change the user (U=user) to your user. | tested on Linux Mint Debian. Change the user (U=user) to your user. | ||
| - | Attachments | + | ***====Attachments====*** |
[[asus-switcheroo display-settings]] | [[asus-switcheroo display-settings]] | ||
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[[asus-switcheroo switcheroo.txt]] | [[asus-switcheroo switcheroo.txt]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 21 June 2011
The Asus Switcheroo module can be obtained at:
https://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo/
Script-based solution ( by eemil@gmx.com )
The script-based system includes several files, and allows automatic switching between intel and nvidia, at least on pre-optimus UL30VT.
Here is how it works:
- User writes either "intel" or "nvidia" to /home/user/switcheroo.txt.
- Script detects this and waits for the user to log out (detected as user's gnome-session not running)
- Turns off gdm3 (debian) or gdm (ubuntu).
- Uses the awilliam module (asus-switcheroo) to switch to the desired card.
- Uses acpi_call to turn off nvidia if required
- Links appropriate version of libglx.so and libGL.so, and xorg.conf so that X and openGL apps can find them
- Starts gdm again.
Attached:
- my xorg.conf files for both cards.
- display-settings, the script that does one-shot card switching depending on switcheroo.txt, and runs at boot so that the last selected card will be used
- graphics-switch.sh, the script that monitors switcheroo.txt and calls display-settings when no user session is running
- graphics-switch-daemon, the script that starts graphics-switch.sh on the background at boot
- an example switcheroo.txt.
Hopefully comprehensive installation procedure:
acpi_call:
In cloned acpi_call git compile acpi_call, and then
sudo cp acpi_call.ko into /lib/modules/$( uname -r )/kernel/drivers/acpi/ sudo depmod -a
asus-switcheroo:
- In cloned asus-switcheroo git, do sudo make install-ubuntu
- Make sure that both /etc/modules and /etc/initramfs-tools/modules have the lines: asus_switcheroo dummy_client=1 i915_jprobe
xorg.conf files:
- IMPORTANT: If your PCI ID's are different, please modify. See lspci for the numbers.
- sudo cp xorg.conf.intel xorg.conf.nvidia /etc/X11/
To get nice notifications for scheduled switches:
sudo apt-get install notify-osd
Finally, my scripts:
- Make sure that U=your-user-name in the scripts
- Make sure that SESSION=your-session in the scripts (for example gnome-session or startx or ... )
sudo cp graphics-switch.sh graphics-switch-daemon display-settings /etc/init.d/. sudo update-rc.d display-settings defaults sudo update-rc.d graphics-switch-daemon defaults
These should run on Ubuntu and Debian, tested on Linux Mint Debian. Change the user (U=user) to your user.
- ====Attachments====***
asus-switcheroo display-settings
asus-switcheroo graphics-switch.sh
asus-switcheroo graphics-switch-daemon
asus-switcheroo xorg.conf.intel
