Bumblebee is a software solution trying to support nVidia Optimus laptops
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Bumblebee or Ironhide?
I have an ASUS N53S, and I am using bumblebee. I can see it from the frame rates in Tux Racer. Some people refer to Bumblebee and some to Ironhide. What is the difference?
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How do I get HDMI output working on a Dell XPS 15 L502x?
Recently I've bought my dream's notebook, a Dell XPS 15 but since then this dream became a kind of endless nightmare.
I'm almost getting crazy to make my graphic card driver work properly, but it ...
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How can I get nVidia CUDA or OpenCL working on a laptop with nVidia discrete card/Intel Integrated Graphics?
Background: I'm a 3D artist (as a hobby) and have recently started using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as a dual-boot with Windows 7. It's running on my a fairly new 64-bit Toshiba laptop with an nVidia GeForce GT ...
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How to install nvidia optimus driver on ubuntu 12.10?
I have followed http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/01/bumblebee-3-0-tumblewed-nvidia-optimus-gpu-switching-for-linux-has-been-released-how-to-install-bumblebee-3-0-on-ubuntu.html this guide to install ...
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External displays with Bumblebee
I'm trying to connect my external monitor (via VGA cable) to my laptop, using Bumblebee and the Optimus configuration.
I have a Lenovo W520, with an Intel GMA HD 3000 and an Nvidia Quadro 2000M. The ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Nvidia GT555M Bumblebee
I have laptop with Nvidia GT 555M video card.
System Ubuntu 12.10, kernel Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
step what i do:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo add-apt-repository ...
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Bumblebee Overheating
My laptop Samsung RF411(Geforce 540M) is overheating when i run optirun glxspheres the temperature of the core jumps to 97C and the GPU to 72C and after some minuties the computer shutdown.
An ...
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Can I set my Optimus Nvidia card to run Unity3D with bumblebee?
I'd like to know whether I can run compiz on my Nvidia card to speed things up. It's a Dell XPS15 laptop but I'm mostly using it as a desktop, so battery life is not important. Apparently my Intel ...
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IronHide / BumbleBee with a VirtualBox VM. Will it pass through video acceleration to the physical card?
Any ideas whether you can run a Windows VM via IronHide for graphics card acceleration? I'd like to play games / watch bluray etc utilising my video card.
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Black screen on boot nvidia optimus card
Whenever I boot my screen comes up with a black screen with the same text as if I hit Control Alt F1.
My graphics card is an Nvidia Optimus card using Bumblebee. It also sometimes comes up with "This ...
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Bumblebee: Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) No devices detected
After upgrading to 13.04, I get this error and other answers (Optirun glxgears: Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) No devices detected, 'Cannot access secondary GPU' error with ...
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How to reenable Unity 3D after installing Bumblebee?
I installed Bumblebee to solve Nvidia/Intel driver problem. It does work well, but it also disabled Unity 3D.
How can I get my Unity 3D back?
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Running Compiz using Optirun?
I have an Optimus laptop. I have Ironhide installed, and can use optirun to run programs using the discrete GPU from the command line. However, is there any way to run Compiz itself on the discrete ...
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Screen Resolution stuck at 640x480 after installing Bumblebee
I have a Dell XPS 15z laptop.
As you can see here, there are some issues with NVidia drivers. The site recommends installation of Bumblebee (instructions given in the link).
I am posting it again for ...
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How to install Bumblebee-UI (GUI) in Ubuntu 12.04
I am quite interested in installing Bumblebee-UI in Ubuntu 12.04 after seeing this video on youtube. Link to video
Has anyone been able to install it successfully?
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Removing Annoying Delay in optirun
Can I somehow remove the ~4 seconds delay present in calls to optirun? I need my compiler-run iterations to run faster. Does bumblebeed play a role in this?
I'm sitting on Ubuntu 12.04 on an ASUS ...
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Is Bumblebee-Project that lets you configure Nvidia Optimus completely safe to use?
It's working as expected (Ubuntu 12.04 x64) and I have no problems. However I'm slightly worried about any possible damage to the hardware, I know it's far fetched but it's an unofficial workaround, ...
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Can't install Ubuntu since 10.10
When I try to install ubuntu on my notebook from a disk, I get the screen that asks be what I want to do, (boot live, install etc)... no matter what I do, when I get to the point where I select an ...
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Run Unity on external monitor with Bumblebee
I realise there are lots of other questions about this, but they are all about the basic setup. I have gotten most of the way there but I have a very specific question: I want to run full Unity on the ...
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“Cannot access secondary GPU” error on a Lenovo y580
I've laptop with nvidia optimus technology. I'm trying to run the nvidia graphic card (ubuntu 12.10 32bit).
I did everything from this tutorial ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 Bumblebee package not found
The official nvidia drivers are not working properly on my thinkpad T520 So I was going to give bumblebee a shot.
I have an ubuntu 11.04 install and am reciving a package not found error when trying ...
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Bumblebee and AMD Radeon cards
Does Bumblebee (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee) work with AMD Radeon HD/Intel cards or just with nVidia/Intel cards? Should I always run applications using optirun before the command ...
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Problems with package manager after uninstalling bumblebee
I uninstalled Bumblebee, but now my video card is not working properly. I tried to update its video driver, but now I just got the message
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the ...
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If running on discrete card with Bumblebee, will games on Steam also run on said card?
I have Steam running on Ubuntu and loaded using 'optirun'. Will it follow that games that are started through Steam will also be using the Nvidia discrete card? It doesn't seem to look that way.
What ...
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How do I get Bumblebee working with a GTX 660M?
I have a GTX 660M, also an integrated Intel. The Intel runs fine but I couldn't start the Nvidia.
I followed all the steps to install and configure Bumblebee from this tutorial and this other ...
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I keep getting a syntax error when trying to install Bumblebee
I'm getting a syntax error when trying to install Bumblebee (Hardware graphics switcher). I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. My computer is a Sony Vaio Z (VPCZ122Gx). The github page is here: ...
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Distorted graphics problem
My laptop is Asus N53S. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Installed bumblebee to use nvidia optimus (Nvidia Geforce GT540M) - animations, performance in games are excellent.
But sometimes when I'm working ...
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How to make Bumblebee work with HP Pavilion DV6T-7000 Quad Edition with Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB?
I just recently bought a HP DV6T-7000 Quad Edition. It has an Intel HD 4000 and a Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB with Optimus. I read that I could use bumblebee to make optimus work, so I installed it. I ...
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Enable hardware-accelerated desktop effects with NVIDIA Optimus/Bumblebee
I'm pretty new to Linux and I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my personal laptop, a Dell XPS 15. It has an NVIDIA GT540M with Optimus. Conveniently, there's no way to disable Optimus in the BIOS. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Bumblebee 3.1 - Error - Unable to locate package Bumblebee
Hello Ubuntu citizens,
I am on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (up-to-date) and was trying to install the new Bumblebee 3.1
First, I tried to remove Bumblebee first using:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ...
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How do I install Bumblebee on Nvidia 540M in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I am new to Linux ("Ubuntu") and have been using Windows until now. I have decided to try Ubuntu out since version 11 ...
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Help Getting HDMI Output with Bumblebee
Running Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. Gnome Shell as interface.
Graphics card of nVidia GT555M.
Drivers - Bumblebee and not nVidia's.
Can get great VGA support (which is also on card) and optimal screen ...
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Can I use an Optimus Card without switching?
I know about Bumblebee and stuff. But my notebook is like a desktop now, it is always powered by energy, without battery at all.
My goal is to use the NVIDIA card all the time, without the switching ...
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Lightdm not working at all since bumblebee install!
I'm relatively new to Ubuntu, so please excuse me if my question is stupid...
So a few weeks ago, I bought a Gigabyte U2442N with Optimus Graphics (a 640M and a HD4000). I installed the stable ...
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how to fix “The Bumblebee daemon has not been started yet or the socket path was incorrect”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
NVidia with Optimus conflicting in Ubuntu 12.04
I just bought a new Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook which comes with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M. So, following some indications that ...
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Ubuntu and bumblebee and intel problem
I have a brain teaser that i can't solve. When 12.04 (64bits) came out, i did a fresh install and then installed bumblebee with:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo apt-get install ...
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How to disable “System problem detected” notification [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I enable or disable Apport?
After installing the bumblebee drivers my system started reporting "System problem detected" around every hour. I already reported the ...
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Run X with Nvidia card
I am using a laptop PC (Asus X53S) with integrated Intel Graphics and Nvidia GT540M.
I wasn't able to install the Nvidia card in the standard way with Nvidia drivers. Therefore I used Bumblebee, ...
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Which driver do I need to Install for my gt540M if i want to use bumblebee?
I have the choice of the Nvidia 185 driver and the experimental one.
My Laptop is an Acer aspire 5750G with intel sandyBridge i5.
I just installed Bumblebee.Then I enabled the Card, and ran ...
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bumblebee::Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load GPU driver
EDIT
As of today, this was fixed by the latest nvidia-current update :)
Until last week i had a working bumblee/nvidia set up.
Now, when i do
optirun -vv firefox
I'm greeted by:
[ ...
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How to install bug fixes for nvidia in kernel 3.7.9?
I am using Kernel 3.7.9 in Ubuntu 12.04. I currently can not build the Nvidia packages for Bumblebee.
There is a bugfix available, but I have no clue how to use it.
The instructions are:
[Impact] ...
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How can i see that bumblebee has disabled nvidia?
Im trying to find out how to see if bumblebee which i installed on my 12.10 installation on my k55vd asus laptop...
How can know for sure that bumblebee is turning the nvidia off?
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Problem installing Bumblebee on Ubuntu 10.10
I am installing bumblebee on my laptop(Ubuntu 10.10),and there are some problems when I use this code to install it:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo add-apt-repository ...
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Tried installing bumblebee and now unity is corrupted?
I've installed bumblebee at my laptop due to the 520M GPU following the steps mentioned here.
What I see after logging out and in is this.
But I've noticed now that I do have some effects I didn't ...
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Does bumblebee configure your xserver to use the dedicated GPU?
Just wandered if there is a way to use optirun with the desktop environment.
Anyone know if it works?
Edit:
I have been reading a lot about bumblebee and still have not found any conformation on ...
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Ubuntu 12.10+ optimus nvidia 635m and CUDA installation?
I am trying to install CUDA on my ubuntu 12.10 as my computer has Optimus Graphic card 635m. I was able to use the card by bumblebee till I tried to install CUDA. After that I cannot run optirun. I ...
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Can I edit the Amnesia and Psychonauts launchers to run Bumblebee?
How do I customize the following game launchers to use bumblebee to run these games with my Nvidia card?
The terminal command is:
optirun game
The games are Amnesia the dark descent and ...
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Can T520+Bumblebee run an external monitor via DisplayPort?
Using 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 and integrated (Intel) graphics, I can run the 1600x900 laptop display plus a 1600x1200 external monitor connected to the VGA adapter. But my external monitor is 1920x1200 ...
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Laptop Nvidia Bumblebee clarification
So this is partly clarification (to help future users) and partly questions to make sure I understand what's going on.
Recently attempted to make the switch from MacOSX to Ubuntu as I can't afford ...
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Getting nvidia GEFORCE GT 635M to work in 13.04
I tried installing nvidia drivers in 12.10 via x-swat repository, and primus, and noveau, and a million things i found on the net and everything just broke the system, until I finally got bumblebee to ...
