Sorry to reply to myself, but please forget needing to restart the X server after switching videocards, that is not needed (it was only needed before I had added the 'ldconfig' call to the script)
2010/11/11 Rutger Hendriks <[email protected]>: > Hi Adam, list > > I've tried to use your script, but I wasn't able to get 3D > acceleration working that way. The nvidia and xorg libraries get mixed > up all the time. > > However, I have modified your script, based on the standard > /etc/alternatives configuration functionality, see the script below. > Now I am able to use both intel AND nvidia 3D acceleration (using the > 2.6.28 kernel to enable nvidia). > > Can you check if this works for you too? I seems like a much cleaner solution. > > Note: When switching to the other graphics card I need to restart the > X server for everything to work as expected. It seems this is because > when booting on stamina, the X server is immediately started on the > framebuffer, even before the below script is run and the libraries are > set correctly. When booting on speed mode the X server is also started > to early it seems. Anyway an x server restart fixes everything. > > #!/bin/sh -e > # > > modprobe sony-laptop 2>/dev/null > > set_alternatives_to_intel() > { > echo "Intel card active." > update-alternatives --set gl_conf /usr/lib/mesa/ld.so.conf > ldconfig > return 0 > } > > set_alternatives_to_nvidia() > { > echo "NVidia card active." > update-alternatives --set gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf > ldconfig > return 0 > } > > > if [ "$(uname -r)" = "2.6.35-rc6-vaioz" -o "$(uname -r)" = > "2.6.35-vaioz" -o "$(uname -r)" = "2.6.36-rc3-vaioz" -o "$(uname -r)" > = "2.6.36-0-vaioz" ] > then > [ "$(cat /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina)" = > "stamina" ] && set_alternatives_to_intel || set_alternatives_to_nvidia > fi > > exit 0 > > > > 2010/11/1 Adam Hill <[email protected]>: >> >>> I think the reason because you can't get compiz to work, is because >>> nvidia messed up your librarys. >> >> I've now created a workaround for this at: >> >> http://www.voip-x.co.uk/files/adam/upstart-vaioz-gfx.tar.bz2 >> >> As usual with everything I've done it carries a health warning, may >> not >> work at all, and even if it does may only work on Kubuntu 10.04 64bit. >> Obviously feedback to the list if it DOES work is useful. >> >> This is essentially a script which tries to determine which card >> SHOULD >> be active, and which files are currently on the system. If the two don't >> match, it saves the current GL libs etc and replaces them with ( hopefully ) >> the correct ones. You should be able to install the NVidia driver in speed >> mode, and the standard intel X stuff in stamina mode, and they should be >> preserved. It needs work to make it more generic really, but there you go, >> its >> a start. >> >> To install, untar the file as root in to /. You will also need to edit >> either /etc/init/kdm.conf or /etc/init/gdm.conf so that the display manager >> isn't started until after this. To do that, change the section in the >> appropriate file from: >> >> start on (filesystem >> and started dbus >> and (graphics-device-added fb0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1 >> ... >> >> to: >> >> start on (filesystem >> and started dbus >> and started vaioz-gfx-config >> and (graphics-device-added fb0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1 >> ... >> >> Adam. >> >> >>> Try this in the console: >>> sudo apt-get --reinstall install xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx >>> >>> After that, everything works fine for me, including compiz and >>> fullscreen flash videos and full hd videos. >>> >>> If you want to use the NVidia Driver again, you have to reinstall it. >>> >>> Greets Adri >>> >>> On 01.11.2010 08:56, Brett Howard wrote: >>> > Huh well before it would simply flash and then poof the video would >>> > stop and there would be no more video in the browser window... I >>> > wasn't able to simply run this command but I created the file and >>> > added that line (the file nor folder previously existed). After this >>> > addition I was able to get it to go fullscreen but it was just a white >>> > box and it took the entire xserver with it. I was able to get to TTY1 >>> > but returning to TTY7 did nothing. I'd like to be able to get a >>> > little better complete support for the intel card (I can't get compiz >>> > to run either) but the NVidia support is so good that I'd rather spend >>> > time there... The only thing better about intel land is the lower >>> > power and the ability to adjust brightness... If I was able to get >>> > video and compiz support I'd be a HAPPY boy and I'd then live 100% in >>> > the integrated graphics land... >>> > >>> > Appreciate the tip... But unfortunately I didn't quite get there yet. >>> > >>> > ~Brett >>> > >>> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Albert Vilella<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >> I found this way to solve it: >>> >> >>> >> cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg >>> >> "OverrideGPUValidation = 1" >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:13 AM, K. Posern<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> For me it is that sometimes the flash video pauses when I enter >>> >>> fullscreen. >>> >>> But I don't think that the flash engine dies. I can still exit >>> >>> fullscreen, enter again. >>> >>> If I repeat a few times I succeed in getting flash fullscreen to work. >>> >>> Sometimes even at first fullscreen. >>> >>> >>> >>> Also: Mplayer, vlc play flash flv well in fullscreen. >>> >>> >>> >>> Who to blame? Good question :) >>> >>> I am glad for any hint. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> Knuth >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/31/2010 10:25 PM, Brett Howard wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone else having issues with flash on the Intel card? 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