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* [[bumblebee|Bumblebee]] -- allows you to run specific programs on the discrete graphic card, inside of an X session using the integrated graphic card. Works on '''Nvidia Optimus''' cards -- by Martin Juhl | * [[bumblebee|Bumblebee]] -- allows you to run specific programs on the discrete graphic card, inside of an X session using the integrated graphic card. Works on '''Nvidia Optimus''' cards -- by Martin Juhl | ||
* [[asus_switcheroo|asus_switcheroo]] -- a solution for Intel/Nvidia switching on ASUS and other laptops with a similar hardware mux -- by Alex Williamson | * [[asus_switcheroo|asus_switcheroo]] -- a solution for Intel/Nvidia switching on ASUS and other laptops with a similar hardware mux -- by Alex Williamson | ||
+ | * [[byo_switcheroo] -- a solution to build your own handler (like acpi_call) to switch between cards with vga_switcheroo -- by Alex Williamson | ||
* [[vga_switcheroo]] -- the original GPU switching solution primarily for Intel/ATI notebooks -- by David Airlie | * [[vga_switcheroo]] -- the original GPU switching solution primarily for Intel/ATI notebooks -- by David Airlie | ||
* [[acpi_call]] -- allows you to switch off discrete graphics card to improve battery life -- by Michal Kottman | * [[acpi_call]] -- allows you to switch off discrete graphics card to improve battery life -- by Michal Kottman |
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Hybrid graphics on Linux
This wiki is intend to be used as a common information database, to sum up all the informations and reports submitted on the mailing list. There's quite a lot to be done, don't hesitate to grab an account and start writing!
The whole wiki is published under GNU Free Documentation Licence.
General
Softwares
- Bumblebee -- allows you to run specific programs on the discrete graphic card, inside of an X session using the integrated graphic card. Works on Nvidia Optimus cards -- by Martin Juhl
- asus_switcheroo -- a solution for Intel/Nvidia switching on ASUS and other laptops with a similar hardware mux -- by Alex Williamson
- [[byo_switcheroo] -- a solution to build your own handler (like acpi_call) to switch between cards with vga_switcheroo -- by Alex Williamson
- vga_switcheroo -- the original GPU switching solution primarily for Intel/ATI notebooks -- by David Airlie
- acpi_call -- allows you to switch off discrete graphics card to improve battery life -- by Michal Kottman
- PRIME -- long-term Optimus solution in progress -- by David Airlie
- hybrid-windump -- dump window using Nvidia onto Intel display -- by Florian Berger and Joakim Gebart