Also, check with powertop. If the power consumption is too high, that it's most likely on.
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Adam Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry - didn't reply all. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Adam Hill" <[email protected]> > Date: 26 Nov 2010 19:44 > Subject: Re: [Sony-vaio-z-series] Ubuntu 10.10 working on my Vaio Z with > Adam's kernel > To: "mbiggs" <[email protected]> > > Just because the NVidia card is showing does not mean that it's powered up > - the vaios dynamic switching works that way. > > Try echoing "speed" to /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/speed_stamina ( > may be the wrong path - I'm not near my laptop at the mo ) and see if power > consumption goes up. > > Adam > On 26 Nov 2010 16:34, "mbiggs" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I boot into any of Adam's kernels (including the new 2.6.37-6-vaioz), > with > > the switch set to Stamina, and lspci still shows the nvidia card, and > even > > with laptop-tools all setup I'm still using around 22W (according to > > powertop). So I suppose the nvidia card is still activated? How do I > > switch it off? > > > > Thanks! > > > > __ > > mbiggs > > > > > > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010, Ricardo Ferreira wrote: > >> You can see which one (or if both) is activated with lspci. > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Giovanni Funchal <[email protected] > >wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I've just installed ubuntu 10.10 on my sony vaio z12 and just wanted > >>> to thank Adam et al for this wonderful piece of work. Thanks! > >>> > >>> Live CD worked but graphics were all messed up and touchpad too. After > >>> install the X server would not launch and I couldn't do CTRL+ALT+F1. > >>> After reboot, I added "nomodeset" to grub and downloaded Adam's > >>> 2.6.26-0 kernel+headers from www.voip-x.co.uk/files/adam. I also > >>> activated the proprietary nvidia driver. Reboot again and everything > >>> works. Touchpad, Fn keys and graphics, except the dynamic switch. > >>> > >>> How can I know if it is the Intel or NVidia card (or both) that is > powered > >>> on? > >>> > >>> -- Giovanni > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > >>> Post to : [email protected] > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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