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12.04 Failed to load module “nvidia” (module does not exist, 0)

I have ASUS UL50Vt with nvidia optimus hybrid graphics (GeForce 210M). I recently installed ubuntu 12.04, and in Details app it was showing me, that I am on Intel video driver. So, I installed ...
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Installing CUDA toolkit

I am trying to set up my computer for CUDA development as per this instruction. Before installation it recommends uninstalling nvidia drivers and suggest running apt-get remove --purge "nvidia*". But ...
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Bumblebee installation on Ubuntu 12.04

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and bumblebee on my Lenovo w530 which comes with NVIDIA Optimus card by following this wiki: Ubuntu wiki I am trying to use the DVI ports (2 ports) on my docking station to ...
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Falling back to unity-2D after an update

I have a laptop with nvidia optimus technology and I had installed bumblebee (running ubuntu 12.04 64bit). After an update ubuntu-2d is loaded (I verified that with echo $DESKTOP_SESSION printing ...
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Nvidia optimus hdmi out tutorial not working correctly

After recently installing ubuntu 12.04 Desktop Edition lts on my nvida optimus equipped laptop (ASUS N53J) I tried to get hdmi out to work by using the method described in this guide here. I am able ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 nvidia optimus issue [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 on my system (Dell XPS L702x). My system has nvidia optimus and I am not able to install optimus in order to avoid loud fan and other things like very short battery ...
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Which BIOS can ignore integrated graphics card and just using discrete graphics card?

I use a laptop of GT630M, ubuntu 12.04 64 bits. Here is my BIOS information: sam@sam:~$ sudo dmidecode -t bios # dmidecode 2.11 # SMBIOS entry point at 0x000f04c0 SMBIOS 2.7 present. ...
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After update Ubuntu 12.04, 3D has disabled

I updated Ubuntu 12.04 yesterday (09/01/2013). After the update (updated the kernel, and several other things that I noticed), it's requested a system reboot. Rebooted: Unity 3D is loaded (only the ...
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Should I be afraid to install NVIDIA driver updates?

im running ubuntu 12.04 lts using nvidia GeForce GT630M i already installed bumblebee and it works, but after like 2 weeks using it, i got updates like this: should i install the updates? im afraid ...
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nvidia proprietary driver 12.04

I have Ubuntu 12.10 an nvidia 540M graphic card with optimis technology. If I install the nvidia current package from Software Center (and bumblebee for optimus) when I run 'optirun glxspheres' i get ...
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How can I see which video card on my Optimus-enabled machine is being used?

I'm Using Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on my Optimus-enabled Asus K55v notebook. This means it features two video cards; an integrated Intel one (1GB shared memory), and a discrete Nvidia Geforce 610M. ...
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Dual monitors on lenovo W520 using displayport (Ubuntu 12.04)

I have a W520 with ubuntu 12.04 32-bit installed. I also have an additional monitor that supports DisplayPort. I have the laptop connected to this external monitor, however, I cannot get ubuntu to ...
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Wavy screen on ubuntu 12.04

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 in a Samsung Chronos Series 7. This machine has NVIDIA Optimus system (Nvidia 640M plus an Intel 4000HD). I have Bumblebee installed and everything works fine with ...
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Nvidia optimus and Steam (on 12.04) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: ‘Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)’ while trying to run Steam I've obtained a copy of the .deb for the Steam beta, but it was pretty disappointing ...
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Connect Lenovo W520 with TV using VGA output

I am trying to connect my Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with my 32 inch TV (Samsung) using he VGA output.The problem is that after connecting it with the TV I go to System Settings and then Monitors but it ...
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Thinkpad T530 with Optimus and Docking Station

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T530 with Optimus video, which is not supported on 12.04.1. I don't normally need the discrete (nVidia) graphics, so I turn it off in the BIOS settings to achieve longer ...
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NVidia GF 555 and HDMI monitor on 12.04

I know there are issues with this, but I haven't heard of a resolution. And some of the suggestions just confuse me. I have a Dell XPS with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M with Optimus running Precise ...
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Flash Player 11.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix Flash issues? I recently got a Sony VAIO S with nVidia GeForce GT 640M LE laptop. I've been struggling to install latest video drivers on the laptop using ...
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HD 3000 is not detected [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work? I am using Ubuntu 12.04 which is runing on an Intel i7 based laptop with a gt540m nVidia graphic card. The problem is that ...
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Having Trouble Updating Nvidia Drivers

I've just bought a new laptop and am trying to install Ubuntu on it. This is the first time I'm installing linux on my own machine (I've used it on machines at work and school before, but I've never ...
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How do I install the video driver on an Asus N56V?

On a fresh installation of Kubuntu 12.04 amd64 on a Asus N56V jockey-kde says that there are no useful prprietary drivers. Using the info-center I can see in PCI an Nvidia Non-VGA unclassified ...
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How to run dual monitor with optimus

I have reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 to make a new attempt in getting the dual monitor working with my nvidia optimus. I already installed bumblebee. But still it isn't working as it should. The monitor ...
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Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0”. Asus k53s

I had everything working fine, I use a number of openGL graphics software, example pymol, mgltools, vmd, ballview, rasmol etc. All of these give the error: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ...
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Why does the optirun command shut down my computer?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on the Ivy Bridge Sony Vaio S. I installed bumblebee for nvidia-optimus support. Everything seemed to install fine, but if I use a command like: optirun firefox my ...
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NVidia with Optimus conflicting in Ubuntu 12.04

i have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 in a Intel Ivy Bridge with integrated graphics and NVidia GPU with Optimus tech, however i cant manage it to work properly. I have already passed by the solution ...
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nvidia-settings error: nvidia driver not in use [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: External displays with Bumblebee I have an Asus with GEFORCE GT520M CUDA (Optimus) and I am running Kubuntu 12.04, 64bit. I am trying to connect an external monitor ...
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Drivers for NVIDIA 520M not working

I know this is nominally a duplicate question, but I've read the other questions and haven't been able to fix my problem after many hours and attempts, so please don't delete it. Also, it seems like ...
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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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Ubuntu boots in 2D mode on GT 540M [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work? I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. In live mode, ubuntu booted in "3d" mode. But after installing it would always ...
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ASUS 1215n 12.04 overheating

This is the 3rd time i install Ubuntu. And this time it's 12.04. I've been going back to Windows, but keep on coming back! But I just got this one problem, my ASUS EeePC 1215n keeps on overheating ...
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ERROR: drm:intel_dsm_platform_mux_info“ ERROR” MUX-INFO call failed [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: drm:intel_dsm_platform_mux_info ERROR MUX INFO call failed First, good afternoon everyone, I found this error (drm: intel_dsm_platform_mux_info "ERROR" MUX-INFO call ...
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How to config multiple monitor with optimus?

I have an Acer Aspire 8951G running 12.04 Pangolin with bumblebee working beautifully. My problem is that when I connect either the VGA port or the HDMI to my projector there is no way I can see to ...
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How do I get HDMI out working with Bumblebee?

This is a repost of a questions i posted in another question thread that contained other questions. previous quetionI just pulled this out of that question. System: Asus N43J Intel i5 2.53GHz Nvidia ...
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nvidia graphics resolution problem

I am currently using ubuntu 12.04 I have acer aspire timelinex 3830tg with 2GB nvidia GeForce GT540M graphics card To enable my graphics card I followed following steps. 1.) I activated ...
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Why there are two brightness control file (/sys/class/) in my system

I own an dell xps 15. I guess the following is because I have hybrid graphics system (nvidia optimus). When I run command to find out lcd brightness path using following command, ls ...
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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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How do I get a Dell Latitude e6420 working?

I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) on a brand new Dell Latitude e6420, and I'm having a few problems. This laptop has an Optimus (?) setup - i.e. integrated gfx and an Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200M. ...
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Upgraded to 12.04 LTS now computer is unusable

I used the "Upgrade" option to install 12.04 LTS on a laptop from 11.10. The installation completed and after rebooting I have these issues: login screen displays but all icons are missing ...
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How to prevent nvidia kernel module from loading Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit

I have a Nvidia Optimus Laptop with Ubuntu 11.10 and previous i used to blacklist nouveau (by "sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf" and adding "blacklist nouveau" then executing "sudo ...
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My laptop is locked with optimus virtualbox [closed]

When I released Optimus crashed virtualbox with the laptop and could not move the mouse, I had to turn it off completely, what happens? Only once has blocked me, but I can go several times in the ...
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How well will Nvidia Optimus cards be supported in 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work? Will Nvidia Optimus be supported in 12.04?It will be improvements in nvidia optimus drivers? Will no longer need bumblebee ...
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Will Nvidia Optimus be supported in 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How well will Nvidia Optimus cards be supported in 12.04? 'cause i'm the owner of a acer timeline with a geforce / cuda / optimus GC, and i want use it with linux...