How to manage two video cards on a laptop that runs Ubuntu 10.10?
- by Marc-François Cochaux-Laberge
I have a laptop with two video cards. One ATI and on integrated Intel.
On Windows, I can choose which video card I want to use.
For example, I use the Intel card for normal use and for gaming, I switch to my ATI card for better performance, but a shorter battery life.
In Ubuntu 10.10, only the Intel driver is installed, the ATI driver for my…