You are correct that when you install the kmod-nvidia package, it 
automatically disables nouveau and blacklists it for you, but I didn't 
know there was a new nvidia xorg.conf file created.  After I installed 
the kmod-nvidia package again, I restarted and modified the kernel 
arguements to include the intel.disable=1 arguement, but the result was 
the same....eventually the screen flickered a few times and it stopped 
booting, although I could still open a terminal via alt+F2.  I'm not 
sure what to try next. Someone requested some command output from me in 
a different email, which I provided, but I'm lost now.  I didn't think 
it would be this difficult.

Kevin

On 09/11/2011 01:10 PM, Phil Perry wrote:
> On 11/09/11 18:39, Chris Pemberton wrote:
>
>> Some good info over at the archlinux forums:
>>
>> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=881549
>>
>> http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/
>>
>> To test the nvidia driver: blacklist the nouveau and intel graphic
>> modules, disable kernel mode-setting, and boot to runlevel 3 (all via
>> the kernel command line args below). Then run nvidia's xorg creation
>> tool (nvidia-xconfig). Give X a try and see if it works.
>>
>> nouveau.disable=1 intel.disable=1 nomodeset 3 <--append this to grub
>> kernel line
>>
>
> The elrepo.org kmod-nvidia package already disables nouveau 
> mode-setting (nouveau.modeset=0), blacklists the nouveau driver and 
> runs nvidia-xconfig to create a suitable xorg.conf file.
>
> Perhaps in the case of these hybrid systems we also need to blacklist 
> the Intel driver too as suggested above. Do we know which Intel driver 
> is being loaded?
>
> Once you have worked out what works for you through testing, you 
> should file a bug at http://elrepo.org/bugs/ and we can get these 
> fixes incorporated into the package.
>
>> If that wont work, black list nouveau and nvidia, and try the intel
>> module (delete the xorg.conf made by nvidia-xconfig)
>>
>> nouveau.disable=1 nomodeset 3 <-- append this to grub kernel line
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Chris
>>