[Bug 748320] Re: [Needs hybrid graphics switching support] Blank screen (no GUI) after installation of NVidia proprietary driver on Sony Vaio Z119GS

2011-04-12 Thread Bryce Harrington
Because we do not yet officially support hybrid graphics in Ubuntu (esp. involving the proprietary drivers), I do not think it is time effective for you to continue testing this particular hardware configuration. I would suggest instead manually switching off the intel device (how to do this

[Bug 748320] Re: [Needs hybrid graphics switching support] Blank screen (no GUI) after installation of NVidia proprietary driver on Sony Vaio Z119GS

2011-04-12 Thread walkerstreet
Hi Bryce, Thanks for getting back to me. I don't think I've been searching the forums with the right keyword ('hybrid'). Unfortunately, keeping the vaio in 'nvidia mode' with the switch, doesn't solve the problem. The good thing is that (until there is a substantial fix) there is a pretty good