
To switch between graphical cards we can use PowerXpress support. Mode 0666 # May help enable direct rendering.

Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"īusID "PCI:1:0:0" // sometimes this parametr need to be corrected - try check with lspci Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver" We can check and correct the config file.

To use radeon card you have two possibilities: 1. So install ati and intel drivers and you are done # pacman -Sy xf86-video-ati xf86-video-intelīy default, without any nf file the system starts with intel driver. Only if you want to specify some device details. The best and easy way is to use open-source drivers. In this article I will show you how to successfully install INTEL/ATI proprietary and open-source drivers. This model gives to user the possibility of choice the graphic card he need. The second one – DDG – dedicated graphic -major power consumption with high 3D rendering performance, ussually suitable for playing games, 3D graphic, rendering etc. The fist one – IDG – integrated graphic – allow power save to safe our battery and low-end 3D rendering. Most of current laptops include two graphic cards with different abilities and power consumptions – often known as hybrid graphic.

In this tutorial I am going to show you how to configure two graphic card – Intel and Amd – on most laptops using proprietary and open source drivers and how to switch between them.
