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Greetings.
I understand that hybrid graphics/Nvidia Optimus has been discussed multiple times.
I have a Lenovo y470. The laptop uses Nvidia Optimus with:
-Intel 3000 (Integrated Graphics card on Sandy Bridge i5-2410m, actually really good for integrated graphics)
-Nvidia GeForce 550m
Optimus works fine in Windows 7.
I am aware of the Bumblebee project, yet confused when it comes to apci_call.
My goal:
-When in Windows, use Nvidia Optimus.
-When in Arch (any Linux distro, really), the discrete graphics card is TURNED OFF (Just the Intel 3000 is running), not turned on and non active. I have no reason to run both at the same time, nor any reason to run the discrete graphics in Linux at all!
From what I understand, it is possible to select the graphics card to run in BIOS, however that would apply to both Windows and Arch, yes?
So, is apci_call my option? If so, please elaborate/link me (I have Google and looked through Wiki). I am confused on what to do there.
Laptop (Main): Lenovo Y470 - Windows 7 Home & Xubuntu 13.04 - i5-2410M @ 2.30 GHz - 4GB RAM - 500 GB HDD @ 7200 RPM - 14inch 1336x768 laptop screen - 23inch 1920x1080 Samsung Monitor
Laptop (other): Dell Inspiron e1405 - Windows XP & Arch - Core Duo T350 @ 1.86 GHz - 1 GB RAM - 80 GB HDD @ 5400 RPM - 14inch 1280x800 laptop screen - 22inch 1920x1080 Samsung Monitor
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