update mgpu for aq

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If you wish to use the integrated GPU to run Hyprland, no further action is If you wish to use the integrated GPU to run Hyprland, no further action is
required. Aquamarine will set `AQ_DRM_DEVICES` to the integrated GPU by default. required.
If instead you would like to use another GPU, you must first create a symlink to If instead you would like to use another GPU, or the wrong GPU is picked by default,
the card from the previous section. set `AQ_DRM_DEVICES` to a `:`-separated list of card paths, e.g.
It is not possible to use `~/.config/hypr/card` as aquamarine will not expand it correctly.
You must include full path e.g `$HOME/.config/hypr/card`
``` ```
ln -sf /dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:06:00.0-card $HOME/.config/hypr/card env = AQ_DRM_DEVICES,/dev/dri/card0:/dev/dri/card1
``` ```
It is not possible to directly use the `/dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:06:00.0-card` path, Here, we tell Hyprland to set priorities. If `card0` isn't available for
as aquamarine interprets the colon symbols in the path as separators. Escaping whatever reason, use `card1`.
characters will not rectify this.
Afterwards, you must set the `AQ_DRM_DEVICES` environment variable in
hyprland.conf to this linked card.
```ini
env = AQ_DRM_DEVICES,$HOME/.config/hypr/card
```
If you want to set a sequence of fallback cards, symlink another card and set
the var as a colon separated list in order of priority.
```ini
env = AQ_DRM_DEVICES,$HOME/.config/hypr/card:$HOME/.config/hypr/otherCard
```
Here, we tell Hyprland to set priorities. If `card` isn't available for
whatever reason, use `otherCard`. So if the AMD GPU isn't available, use NVIDIA.
You should now be able to use an integrated GPU for lighter GPU loads, You should now be able to use an integrated GPU for lighter GPU loads,
including Hyprland, or default to your dGPU if you prefer. including Hyprland, or default to your dGPU if you prefer.