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    Linux and L501x

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by maschemblance, Mar 17, 2011.

  1. maschemblance

    maschemblance Newbie

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    Would appreciate it if any Linux users with this laptop could clear up a few questions I have -

    - With all the optimus problems, how well do the open source graphics drivers for the integrated Intel chipset cope with 1920x1080 resolution?

    - Any other known problems with wireless drivers?

    Cheers
     
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  2. zygotic

    zygotic Notebook Consultant

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    Can't help on wireless in Linux yet. But I have X running at 1080p from an Clarkdale (ie desktop) i3 and it's IGP. It's my PVR and happily plays large .mkv files at 1080p - while being nearly idle. Had to use Debian squeeze rather than lenny for suitably recent ALSA (sound over HDMI), kernel and X.

    It's not a laptop and I don't have discrete graphics in there - if you're wanting an Optimus equivalent I'd guess it won't be around for a while but look at the link below

    Linux Hybrid Graphics: Nvidia Optimus + Linux + Google Summer of Code 2010: Open Source PRIME multi-gpu support features
     
    zygotic, Mar 17, 2011
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