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> I'd like to use the internal card most of the time since I don't care |
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> about 3D acceleration but I do care alot about power saving. When using |
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> an external monitor I'd like to use the NVidia card. Currently my |
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> solution is to reboot and change bios settings, being able to switch at |
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> runtime would be a real enhancement for me. |
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> Is this possible? |
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Yes, install xrandr/xinerama. |
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P.S. |
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> On top of that, this laptop has only a year or so left before I replace |
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> it, and I know now to avoid Optimus entirely in the future. |
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Will probably be impossible in the future if you buy anything with a |
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discrete card |
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(even a crap one, for multi-monitor). New laptops are shipping without an HDMI |
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multiplexer like Christian's has. |
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