[ltp] [W510] decreasing power use, increasing battery life

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:42:17 +0100


On Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 05:36:10 -0800, keitho@strucktower.com wrote:

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> I'm running Debian (Wheezy), kernel 3.2, on a T520 (4239). I use i3 as a
> wm (not Gnome)

This should support Intel HD graphics OOTB, at least first and second
generation Core i3. The bigger problem might be that the nvidia driver
replaces the GL libraries with custom ones. I don't know if these
custom libraries work with other drivers than the nvidia one.

Regards,
Tino