Asus Eee PC 1015PN - graphic cards: Optimus and ION

[Emissär]

I am another who also needs help!

I was directed here after.
http://mtron.co.nr/howtos/eeepc-1015pn

I chose the method with the GUI.

The switch works fine, but i can not activate the desktop-effekts!

Also does the graphic-switch only worked on the GUI.
If I was in the terminal "sudo display nvidia-settings-reboot" enter, then I just get error messages at the moment if I used the intel-mode.

How can I activate the desktop-effects for both cards?

My english is very bad, I know! Sorry for this, I hope you understand me und you can help me. Thanks!

[mtron]

Maybe the switch works?

I don't think so. But it's easy to check. Run "lspci | grep -i VGA" If the switching worked you should only get one VGA Controller (either Nvidia OR Intel)

Again, it all depends on the hardware design of your Laptop. If your nvidia chip can't access the display device directly, there is currently no Software only way i am aware of to make the nvidia card work on linux

[mtron]

The switch works fine, but i can not activate the desktop-effekts!

Drop me a pm. We will debug this via chat.

[fiox]

I don't think so. But it's easy to check. Run "lspci | grep -i VGA" If the switching worked you should only get one VGA Controller (either Nvidia OR Intel)

Again, it all depends on the hardware design of your Laptop. If your nvidia chip can't access the display device directly, there is currently no Software only way i am aware of to make the nvidia card work on linux

I always get black screen before I see anything, I installed ubuntu again.

For test the script and not destroy ubuntu, if i run only Switch_intel.sh, I have only see intel card?

Thanks

[mtron]

so use recovery mode in grub and drop to a root shell...

Please open a new thread. This is getting really off-topic here.

[fiox]

Yes this is off-topic, sorry for this.

If i have news with optimus and method for 1015PN i post my results

[rushingad]

hello!

over the weekend i have prepared a deb package for easy installation and uninstallation of the EeePC 1015PN vga switching script.

so the current steps to utilize both chips are:

- install the maverick desktop version (i use the amd64 variant)
- go through the Eee-fixes checklist on the wiki
- install the build-essential and kernel-header packages
- install the nvidia binary driver as described on the wiki
- download the acpicall-dkms_0.1_all.deb kernel module and install it with

sudo dpkg -i acpicall-dkms_0.1_all.deb

- download the acpitools_0.2_all.deb Package and install it with

sudo dpkg -i acpitools_0.2_all.deb

after the install go to "Applications -> System Tools -> Vga Selector" and choose the desired vga mode for the next boot.

If you reboot without using the vga selector gui the script will default to intel mode.

the script has more options when called from a terminal with

sudo display-settings <option>

where <option> is one of the following:



For more information how this script works see this post from page 2.

I have also created a webpage with full install instructions here hopefully this makes the whole procedure much easier.

When switching to nvidia and rebooting, I get no display. The screen is backlit but is black. The sound works and the OS is running (I know because I hear the login screen sound, then after I hit Enter and type in the password, I hear the sound played when the computer boots up. Then hitting ctrl+alt+delete and Enter, the computer shuts down.) Any ideas whats causing this?

EDIT: I have the 1215N. I know this is for the 1015PN but I tried anyway because they are virtually the same PC.

[mtron]

Morning!

tried anyway because they are virtually the same PC.

Well, virtually is not enough in this case. There seems to be a huge difference between this 2 models: The nVidia GPU of this model is not directly wired to the display device so it can't draw to it.

So, the procedure for the 1015PN won't work on the 1215N. No way Jose.

[barthus]

Hi all.

I think we all have to thank mtron who is doing really a great job here in this thread!

I just updated the introduction such that the people immediately drop to message #61 from mtron.

All the best, barthus!

[barthus]

I am another who also needs help!

I was directed here after.
http://mtron.co.nr/howtos/eeepc-1015pn

I chose the method with the GUI.

The switch works fine, but i can not activate the desktop-effekts!

Also does the graphic-switch only worked on the GUI.
If I was in the terminal "sudo display nvidia-settings-reboot" enter, then I just get error messages at the moment if I used the intel-mode.

How can I activate the desktop-effects for both cards?

My english is very bad, I know! Sorry for this, I hope you understand me und you can help me. Thanks!

Emissär, did you try the second alternative version in message #1?