Questions tagged [nvidia-optimus]
nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology
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wine and nvidia optimus problem
I have Asus N53SN computer which has nvidia optimus. Rift online is working on my ubuntu but its using intel card. i need to make it work with geforce.
But optirun wine riftpatcher.exe saying to me ;
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Asus N53SN nvidia optimus settings?
i have asus N53SN which has 2 graphics card intel and geforce gt550M and used bumblebee. but i have a problem which i dont know when intel or geforce is going to work. is there any way for me to ...
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Should I install privative Nvidia drivers if I'm using Bumblebee?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, and I have Bumblebee installed. I've recently realized that "Additional Drivers" has finally detected my Nvidia GeForce GT 630M GPU, and it is asking me to install vdpau stuff. ...
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Nautilus file names are not visible after LibreOffice invocation
When I open a LibreOffice text document in Nautilus, and then close it, the line within Nautilus that lists the document appears to be highlighted, and in my case it is pink highlighting. There is no ...
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nVidia 325.15 and Bumblebee
I will be receiving a laptop with an nVidia gtx 780M (so, unfortunately, Optimus) and I was wondering if it was possible, on Ubuntu 13.04, to make it run with the newest nVidia drivers (325.15) + ...
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Why doesn't Bumblebee work with NVidia GTX675M in Ubuntu 12.04.2
I'm trying use my NVidia video card in Ubuntu 12.04.2 but without success. The model of my video card is GTX675M. I've installed Bumblebee using the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:...
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bbswitch problem in ubuntu 13.04!
I have a Sager np8290 laptop with NVidia geforce GTX 770m (optimus). I'm currently trying to get bumblebee to work with Ubuntu 13.04. Through all the mess, and fresh system installs, I have been able ...
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Clevo w650sr, nvidia 750m driver problem
I have just bought an Clevo w650sr, everything work except the nvidia graphic card.
It has nvidia 750m together with a haswell CPU, Core i7-4700MQ.
I have done some research and found out that I need ...
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Installed Bumblebee... how do I get Unity 3D running on Nvidia?
I installed Bumblebee following the instructions on the wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee#Installation
It is working! I checked out glxspheres and then optirun glxspheres, and I got 55fps and ...
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Xrandr and nvidia-settings information inconsistent
I have primus, bumblebee, bumblebee-nvidia, nvidia-current, libdrm-nouveau1a, libdrm-noveau2, and xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-quantal on my machine (should I delete the noveau stuff? It seems ...
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Wine + Lotro + Bumblebee
So here is my strange problem. (If this goes outside of the realm of Ubuntu let me know)
I recently purchased a new Samsung Series 7 Chronos which uses the Nvidia Optimus technology.
I have installed ...
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Optirun uses Nvidia, Primusrun uses Intel card
I want to run games on Ubuntu with Steam. I installed Bumblebee and Primus and the default nVidia driver(304). I've read that the 310 driver gives a huge performance boost so I wanted to try that. I ...
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NVIDIA X Server Display Configuration - I don't have any resolution! (Ubuntu 13.04)
I have some problems with configuring the resolution of my screen in Ubuntu 13.04. The data of my hardware:
Acer Aspire V3-531G
Intel B970 processor (2.3GHz dual core)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
My ...
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How to install nvidia optimus graphics card driver in ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have a laptop with nvidia optimus graphics card.I have successfully installed its driver in windows 7. When I tried to install its driver in ubuntu 13 it failed.I need to install the driver so that ...
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How to setup Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Notebook Nvidia Optimus drivers?
I have installed the Ubuntu 12.04 on Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Notebook.
Currently I don't know how to ascertain which card is being used and how to setup the appropriated drivers to use the Nvidia Optimus.
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Laptop overheating on Ubuntu 12.04
I have dell inspiron q17r with two graphic cards and I noticed that it is overheating. I installed bumblebee, jupiter and flashblock, I followed this but it still got to even 74C.
Here I found ...
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How can I Install Nvidia Driver GT 520 and Cuda 5.0 in Ubuntu13.04?
I'm just newbie with Ubuntu/Linux. Actually I am attempting to install Pyrit which requires GPU acceleration.
I have dual-booted Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 7 in my Desktop PC Gigabyte G31M-ES2C with:
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System won't boot when xorg.conf exists
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I need to create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to get my graphics to work correctly, yet whenever I create one using Xorg -configure and place xorg.conf.new there, X won't start after a reboot.
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Bumblebee and Nvidia [duplicate]
I am a Linux newbie having freshly installed Ubuntu for first time. I have Nvidia Geforce GT630M and question about it. I couldn't get Nvidia driver to work. I tried to follow different instructions ...
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How can I know which GPU my VGA output uses?
I have an optimus GPU
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT ...
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How do I configure LVDS+DisplayPort+DisplayPort using an Nvidia chipset?
I have a Thinkpad T520 with Nvidia Optimus. For my own sanity, I've set it (in the BIOS) to use 100% discrete graphics, so the Intel graphics are never used. There are 3 displays: The laptop's built ...
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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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Why didn't the Bumblebee Driver take effect after installing it and rebooting?
How I attempted to install bumblebee:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia
Using this script, I have the following output ...
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discrete GPU not working after update
I updated Ubuntu few days ago and my discrete GPU stopped working. When I start laptop I get some errors starting with
unable to handle kernel paging request at ...some gibberish(probably some kind ...
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Bumblebee indicator icon on unity bar does not show up Ubuntu 13.04
I installed and configured bumblebee and the bumblebee indicator once before on Ubuntu 13.04. It worked fine. I had to reinstall and did the exact same thing as before. Now the indicator on the "...
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graphic problem after updating Ubuntu 13.04
I had a very stable and functional Ubuntu 13.04 until yesterday that I accepted to update the system. After the update files were downloaded, the updater told me that some packages are not needed any ...
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Do I need nvidia driver on my new dell 5720 with Ubuntu 13.04?
Just got new Dell Inspiron 5720. As I know there are two video cards - Intel and Nvidia.
And as I see in system information, I use Intel Ivy Bridge. But how about Nvidia?
I know about Bumblebee and ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Multi Monitor Dell precision m4600 nvidia optimus
I've been fighting for two days now trying to get mulitmonitor support for the my dell precision m6400 with a nvidia quadro 1000m.
I recently saw that Nvidia's 319 drivers supported optimus, so ...
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how to fix bumblebee after a package upgrade?
I have been having issues with bumblebee after a kernel package upgrade. It started in 12.04 and has been carried on into 13.04.
Basically it is outlined as follows; after a clean install of ubuntu (...
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How can I improve battery life on my laptop? [duplicate]
I have a Macbook Pro 6,2. It uses Nvidia Optimus technology and would not work with Bumblebee as the i915 driver would fail. I had to uninstall Bumblebee, install nvidia-current, and blacklist nouveau ...
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Nvidia Optimus / Purple screen at boot
I have a ThinkPad T430 with an Nvidia NVS 5400M dual booting Raring and Windows 8.
If I boot directly into Ubuntu or reboot Ubuntu then the system boots with a purple screen directly after grub. It's ...
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Skype 4.2 in Ubuntu 13.04 won't open in nVidia Optimus Laptops
Actually this is an answer. Im not asking a question. Last day, I tried to install skype 4.2 on my dell N5110 with nvida Optimus, after the installation when I tried to open skype from dash it didn't ...
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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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vblank_mode=0 primusrun in application .desktop file
I just installed bumblebee and primusrun in my Ubuntu 12.04.
I can execute applications like totem successfully through vblank_mode=0 primusrun totem in terminal. My doubt is how do I edit the ....
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Is bbswitch required for bumblebee to work properly?
I have an NVIDIA Optimus video card. I disabled it using bbswitch, and I'm using bumblebee to run programs using the discrete graphic card.
I want to know what's going to happen if I remove bbswitch (...
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How to get Nvidia Graphic card to work on Thinkpad T430?
I installed Ubuntu Linux on my Thinkpad T430 and everything works until last week.
Because then I bought a new monitor with a higher screen resolution than full hd.
So I cannot run the monitor with a ...
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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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Error trying to install NVIDIA OPTIMUS in Recovery Mode
When I try to install NVIDIA OPTIMUS in Recovery Mode, I run:
sudo sh path/to/NVIDIA....run
And I get this error:
unable to create temporary files in /tmp
What's wrong?
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How do I use 2 video boards on Dell XPS 15? [duplicate]
Can I make Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04 use both NVIDIA and Intel graphics processor? And how do I do that?
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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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Stuck with Unity 2d after installing 12.04LTS, no idea how to get to Unity 3d
I have freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit on a dual-boot with Windows 7 64 bit, and the first thing I did was to install myunity by sudo:
sudo apt-get install myunity
When I run myunity, an ...
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Nvidia 319.17 - 640 x 480 screen and no unity post reboot
Just asking, I am running 13.04 64bit on a Lenovo T430 with Nvidia Optimus capable card.
I tried the following instructions to enable the driver
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-...
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GeForce GT 750M graphics driver for Ubuntu 12.04
My computer has an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics card. It's unknown in Ubuntu 12.04. My graphics card is unknown in System Details. In Additional Drivers, no proprietary driver is found.
I tried ...
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Using Nvidia 319 with bumblebee
I have Optimus laptop running Raring and now I'm using nvidia 304 drivers, which have bad performance and some games are not working properly (e.g. Oil Rush is working properly only with 319, with ...
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HDMI support and Nvidia Optimus systems
I see a few questions and talks of a new NVIDIA driver that allegedly supports Optimus technology, by Nvidia. I use a Dell Vostro 3500 Core i5 4GB RAM, with an Intel Video Card and a Geforce 310M GS. ...
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How to install Nvidia 319.12 driver on an optimus system
I have a Samsung NP550 system with Nvidia Geforce GT650M. I have installed bumblebee 3.2.1 and "nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.8.0-19-generic" drivers are loaded for me. However I would like to update to ...
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Bumblebee issue with 13.04
Bumblebee cannot access my GPU
optirun -vv glxspheres
[ 1731.443943] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[ 1731.445149] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.1 starting...
[ 1731.445191] [DEBUG]...
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Why does vblank_mode improve framerate drastically in benchmarks?
I am messing around trying to find the best graphics solution for my Laptop with Optimus Nvidia. (ASUS K55VD)
I've got bumblebeed running and i use optirun when i want to improve graphics performance....
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Can't detect second monitor (NVIDIA Optimus)
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a DELL XPS with NVIDIA Optimus. I know that questions related to this have been asked several times, and I followed many tutorials and instructions but couldn't make this ...