How do I can switch graphics cards ? ATI/Intel

[NoXon21]

Hello,

I'm new to Linux world

I have HP Pavilion DV6 with 2 graphics cards ATI/Intel

I searched around but it's huge information and I get confused

I tried to install fglrx and reboot but I get error messages [No desktop ... error msg at boot ... etc ] so I removed it

I need a clean way to get switchable cards

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit

Thanks in advanced

best regards !

[Bucky Ball]

Thread moved to Multimedia & Video.

Welcome. You might have more luck here. As you're new, people will be gentle, and just ask if you don't understand. Good luck.

[QIII]

Hello!

I'm on my cell phone so I can't give you the link. You need to have Catalyst 13.10 or later installed (install fglrx-updates and fglrx-amdcccle-updates to be sure) and may need to install fglrx-pxpress. I think the last is not necessary with Trusty.

ATI has put a LOT of work in with the Linux community to get this running, but it's pretty new.

You switch using the Catalyst Control Center, but it is not dynamic like Windows. You have to reboot.

Will get you a link when I can.

Edit: let's see if this works...

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/HybridGraphics

[NoXon21]

Hello!

I'm on my cell phone so I can't give you the link. You need to have Catalyst 13.10 or later installed (install fglrx-updates and fglrx-amdcccle-updates to be sure) and may need to install fglrx-pxpress. I think the last is not necessary with Trusty.

ATI has put a LOT of work in with the Linux community to get this running, but it's pretty new.

You switch using the Catalyst Control Center, but it is not dynamic like Windows. You have to reboot.

Will get you a link when I can.

Edit: let's see if this works...

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/HybridGraphics

Sorry , but I told that I tried to install fglrx and reboot

I couldn't start my desktop , I've got an error message ( I forget it but something like low resolution press ok ... and nothing happened )

I went to text mode [ctrl + alt + F2 ] and removed fglrx package

any idea ?

[QIII]

Which driver did you try to install, how and what was the exact error message?

Can you tell us the exact models of the GPUs?

We will have to find out why you had problems with the fglrx driver.

[NoXon21]

Ok,

I read https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/HybridGraphics before making this thread

and what I did is :

sudo apt-get install fglrx

and reboot

I get error message exactly like this one

( I searched for it ... but the different I'm not using VMbox )

See first attached screenshot. The message before it is in the second screenshot.

I googled for these photos, so like I said I forced to remove fglrx to restore my Desktop again .

Thanks for your fast replies

[QIII]

OK. What are the model numbers of the GPUs?

[Bucky Ball]

I have attached your large pics and edited the post accordingly.

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[NoXon21]

Oh sorry ... ATI Radeon 5650

and Intel HD , no idea what after HD numbers

[NoXon21]

I have attached your large pics and edited the post accordingly.

For future reference, please attach large pics rather than inserting them in the body of your posts by using 'Go Advanced' or 'Adv Reply' and using the paperclip icon. Spare a thought for those with slow connections or vision impairment. Good luck.

Ok , sorry my mistake ... it's 7 AM in my country and I still awake