> None of Intel's cards have thermal sensors, and their > driver software is very > basic. NVIDIA is the only company to provide > accelerated drivers and > utilities to non-Windows operating systems. You > don't set the resolution > with the utlity, that's why the XRandR extension was > such an important > milestone to accomplish when X.org 7.x was instituted > on OpenSolaris. Again, > the Intel cards lack the functionality. > > James
Thank you James. It looks like I am OK now, as I think both the Nvidia and the Intel graphics are working correctly. I can live with reduced control on Intel. I see some web page say Sony claim 4.5 hours typical use on the Intel chip set of this laptop and 3.5 when using the Nvidia. I can't say I've seen that from Sony, nor can I say I have measured it myself, but it does run significantly warmer when using the Nvidia, so I can well believe it reduces the battery life by 20-25%. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
