Question Intel iGPU not detected on Manjaro Linux, but ATI dGPU detected on Studio XPS 16 from 2009

[Tduc]

I recently did a dual boot of Manjaro Linux and Windows 7 on a old Dell studio XPS 16 from 2009 and I noticed the battery live was really bad. I did xrandr --listproviders and the only GPU that came up was the ATI GPU. There is no setting for GPUs in the BIOS.

Help would be appreciated.

 

[Wolfshadw]

If I read the specs correctly, that system came with an old Intel Core2Duo processor which doesn't have integrated graphics. Systems from that age would integrate graphics with the motherboard's NorthBridge and it's possible/probable that your system used an ATI chipset.

Never mind... Need to read closer (it IS pretty early in the morning here)

Price as reviewed / Starting price	$1,649 / $1,149​
Processor	2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600​
Memory	4GB, 1066MHz DDR3​
Hard drive	320GB, 7,200rpm​
Chipset	Mobile Intel PM45 Chipset​
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon HD3670​
Operating System	Windows Vista Premium ​
Dimensions (WD)	15.0x10.6 inches​
Height	0.93-1.34 inches​
Screen size (diagonal)	16.0 inches​
System weight / Weight with AC adapter	6.6/6.5 pounds​
Category	Mainstream​

-Wolf sends

 

[Alabalcho]

For ten-years old laptop, it is normal for "battery life to be really bad".

 

[Tduc]

For ten-years old laptop, it is normal for "battery life to be really bad".

It is worse than average for it's age, and it is running Manjaro Linux which is much more light on system resources than Windows, which makes it use less power.

 

[Tduc]

If I read the specs correctly, that system came with an old Intel Core2Duo processor which doesn't have integrated graphics. Systems from that age would integrate graphics with the motherboard's NorthBridge and it's possible/probable that your system used an ATI chipset.

Never mind... Need to read closer (it IS pretty early in the morning here)




-Wolf sends

I do believe that this does not have integrated graphics, because the iGPU doesn't show up in Windows either.

 

[Alabalcho]

It is worse than average for it's age, and it is running Manjaro Linux which is much more light on system resources than Windows, which makes it use less power.

Linux is generally worse than Windows in power management. Every review of Linux and laptops makes this conclusion.