Hello, I don't know if some one already noticed this but is it possible to start intel and nvidia card properly with kernel 3.8-rc6. the way to do so is : - Disable EFI frame buffer in kernel option, - switch to intel ouput with gmux, I made the attached durty code based on kernel code to do so. It should be the default but if not, you have to switch. USE at your own risk - load nouveau module. - switch to intel ouput with gmux. - load i915 module it make both card loaded properly but there still issue with console/frame buffer switch since console are bind to only one video output by default, I managed to remap them with fbcon=map:01 that cause half console are on intel and other half are on nvidia output. but this allow to boot with intel video card or nvidia video card (via boot script) without the help of MacOS X. I tested several thinks based on this the following working: - switch to nvidia output (apple-gmux 1) - load nouveau - switch to intel output (apple-gmux 0) - load i915 - echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch this allow to turn of nvidia (i guess) and run intel a main video output. I currently use the following: - switch to intel output - load i915 - switch to nvidia output - load nvidia (proprietary driver) - startx X start properly with nvidia proprietary driver, with side effect to not disable gmux. vt are show by intel output, and X are show with nvidia output, consequently vt switch is not trivial but posible (I use actkbd to do so) All this test was done by ssh because most of time I do not have video output working. I don't know who care about that, or who already know that, but if this can help, please send this information to people that need them. Best regards.