nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology which does not work for Linux
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Ubuntu 12.04 Nvidia drivers
i am new to Ubuntu. And i have been trying to install a new version of the nvidia drivers.
When i do so, the resolution changes to 800*600 and i am unable to change it back. the reason i believe i ...
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Current status of support, on 12.10 quantal, for intel optimus? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
Which is the current status of the support, on 12.10, for intel optimus?
I've seen lots of talk around, but how does it ...
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Using NVIDIA Proprietary Driver in 12.04 [duplicate]
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How can I get nVidia CUDA or OpenCL working on a laptop with nVidia discrete card/Intel Integrated Graphics?
I am running 12.04.1 on a laptop with graphic card NVIDIA ...
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Wasted Graphics Card? [duplicate]
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How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I have a sony VAIO with the NVIDIA GT 1GB 640M LE. It's an optimus card, there's a button on above the keyboard that ...
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How to know if a laptop ships with Optimus enabled?
I'm planning to but a laptop and run Ubuntu on it.
There have been a lot of questions about configuring Optimus with Ubuntu.
Excuse my ignorance but I'm a step behind.
How do I even know if the ...
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How can I enable Unity 3d after installing Bumblebee? GLX Problems
I'm new to Ubuntu, I'm running 12.04 64 Bit on a Dell XPS L207x with a Nvidia GT555M card.
From what I could understand online I needed to install Bumblebee to get the most out of the Optimus system ...
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Will Xorg 1.13 land in ubuntu 12.10?
I am asking this because there may be some Optimus Nvidia updates before next year April ubuntu release and i read somewhere its connected with 1.13 features? Or i am maybe wrong.
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External display is not working under Ubuntu with a Thinkpad W530
I have a new Thinkpad W530. It has a K2000M graphics card (with Optimus) and a Intel Chipset graphic. I can't connect an external display.
Here is what I tried with more or less success.
1) ...
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Can't revert to the previous state of graphic experience
This might seem so similar to many other posts regarding Nvidia Optimus Graphic Cards troubles and the pain it inflicts on its Linux users but my question is actually simply how to go back to my last ...
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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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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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Ubuntu 12.04 external monitor issue under bumblebee
I have a laptop ASUS x53s with an Intel Core i7 2670QM and graphic cards:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor
Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev ...
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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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How do I get Ubuntu working on a Dell XPS 15?
I have a Dell XPS 15, (L502X) and I want to know If there is any problem, because of the 2 Video Cards, or anything else?
Core i5
8 GB
Nvidia GT525M
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ThinkPad T420s won't boot in NVS 4200M enabled
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my Lenovo ThinkPad T420S.
In BIOS I have an option to select graphical card: integrated intel card or NVS 4200M (or NVIDIA Optimus which is out of scope now).
When I ...
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Has anyone used the Lenovo y480 with Ubuntu?
I'm looking into a Laptop with good graphics capabilities for under $1000, and I came across the Lenovo y470p and y480. The y470p has an AMD graphics card which I'm told is supported better under ...
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Bumblebee with external monitor: How to start programs in full screen?
As posted here, I have the problem with bumblebee that I can't start programs on the external monitor so that the whole display is filled.
I found out that with glxspheres -fs (for example) I get the ...
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How to make Unity 3D work with Bumblebee using the Intel chipset
I have a Sony VAIO S laptop with the dreaded Optimus and finally managed to get Bumblebee to work fully on Ubuntu 12.04 so that I can utilize both the hardware acceleration of the Intel chipset as ...
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Bumblebee problem with external monitor on hdmi: program doesn't fill whole screen
I have a DELL L501X computer supporting Optimus; my Nvidia chip is connected to the hdmi port. The driver is Nvidia-current; Bumblebee is installed and working. My PC resolution is set to 1366x768.
I ...
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Intel HD 3000 not working in ubuntu 12.04
My laptop is MSi GE620 DX and it has Nvidia Optimus technology. Intel and Nvidia gfx cards. However Ubuntu doesn´t even regonize my Intel HD 3000 at all!
I even tried Fedora 17 on my system and it ...
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Cannot load nvidia driver on Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 (Nvidia GT 555M)
So I understand that my laptop does not support Nvidia Optimus out of the box (http://askubuntu.com/questions/36930/how-well-do-laptops-with-nvidia-optimus-work), therefore I decided to install ...
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CUDA & MSI GT60 with Optimus enabled GTX670M?
I have a MSI GT60 Laptop with an Optimus enabled GTX 670M GPU, and I have been trying to get CUDA going in Ubuntu 12.04 environment. I realize that Optimus is not supported in Linux, but I have read ...
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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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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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How To Configure Bumblebee In Ubuntu 12.04?
After running optirun firefox i got the following error
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I google & found out the ...
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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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Ubuntu (any version) and 650M CUDA
I'm trying to get CUDA working on Ubuntu. I can install any flavor and version, but have begun with Ubuntu 12.04 because I can't get the network set up with 11.04.
This question is similar: No Cuda ...
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External display on Vortex III laptop with Ivy Bridge and NVIDIA GTX 675M
I am planning to buy a Vortex III laptop:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/VortexIII-15/
but I am not sure if I will be able to connect and use it with the external display. Does anyone have ...
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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 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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Nvidia GT520M with ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I bought a Asus u36sd-rx175v but the video card (Nvidia GT520M) doesn't work properly.
In the first boot the resolution of ...
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What sort of a performance hit can I expect if I use Bumblebee and Wine with an Optimus laptop? Can I even use Bumblebee in ivy bridge?
I plan to buy a new laptop sometime and I have been doing a lot of research trying to find the best one. Unfortunately a lot laptops include Optimus and it has very little Linux support. I have a ...
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Why doesn't Bumblebee work with Nvidia GT640M?
I've done a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 from a liveCD on a Samsung Series 7 Chronos with a 3rd Gen i7 and the Nvidia GeForce GT 640M.
I've followed this: ...
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Should I go with a VMWare install or a Wubi install?
First off, no, I'm not going to do the standard partitioning install. I've gone through a few hours of dealing with boot managers that wouldn't install properly and accidentally temporarily "breaking" ...
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How do I get Ubuntu to recognize my nvidia graphics card?
If i type lspci| grep VGA into the terminal i get this output:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller(rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA ...
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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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Nvidia Drivers and GPU
I've a laptop with an Nvidia optimus graphic card (GEForce GT 630m) with Ubuntu 12.04 installed. After a while of looking around, I found that the optimus controller for linus is bumblebee, so I ...
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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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Can't set correct resolution with xrandr
I'm totally new to Ubuntu and love it except I can't get my screen's resolution correct which is a problem since I do graphic design! I have a month old Alienware M14X. I've tried looking at all the ...
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nvidia-settings error: nvidia driver not in use [duplicate]
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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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Cannot run DCUO on Ubuntu 11.04
When I try to run DC Universe Online, I get the error message "Your graphics card is not capable enough for this game (VendorID=0x8086, DeviceID=0x0126, Name=X11 Windowing System)". Now, I have Wine ...
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Nvidia GeForce GT 540m proprietary driver activated but not enabled? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I managed to get Unity 2D Desktop working but when I try to load up PlayOnLinux, it tells me 3D Acceleration is not ...
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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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bypass optimus for external display
I have an XPS 14z with Intel and nVidia graphics. The Intel card is connected to the laptop display only. The nVidia card is connected to the display port and HDMI port.
I am running bumblebee for ...
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NVIDIA Geforce gt 555m driver install problem [closed]
I recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my asus N55SF, which runs nvidia geforce gt 555m and an integrated graphics, via optimus
but after installation i found no such thing on ubuntu. i went o nvidia ...
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Nvidia GT540M wont work under Ubuntu 12.04, even tried different thinks [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install HD3000 drivers on ubuntu 12.04?
First of all, i want to apologyse in advance for my bad english, i hope you can understpood what i want to say.
Also iam ...
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How can i start a game/program with the Nvidia gpu in the right click menu?
I wanted to create a script so i can start a game/program with the Nvidia gpu.
So that when i right-click, i get a option in the menu "Run with Nvidia card"
(Note: i am using Bumblebee)
I tried ...
