hp dv6 6165tx amd 6770m gpu switching on linux mint

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hp dv6 6165tx amd 6770m gpu switching on linux mint

Postby velociraptor on Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:21 pm

hello everyone this is my first post in this forums i just now installed linux from a live cd but i am facing a critical issue that my laptop is heating as such it heats while gaming on amd gpu in windows and also there is no option of gpu switching in linux and battery also goes down very quickly and i was not able to connect wo wifi for a long period and also speed was slow compared to windows so tell me what should i do ?
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Re: hp dv6 6165tx amd 6770m gpu switching on linux mint

Postby kfoxb on Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:59 am

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1930450

I followed this guide, I'm on a dv6 6190us but it also has a 6770m and that guide worked for me. Hope it helps :-).
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Re: hp dv6 6165tx amd 6770m gpu switching on linux mint

Postby AlbertP on Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:02 am

@ velociraptor: For your wifi issues please open a new thread.
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