nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology which does not work for Linux
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Nvidia GT540M wont work under Ubuntu 12.04, even tried different thinks [duplicate]
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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 ...
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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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Will Ubuntu 12 run on my Lenovo Z570 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I read somewhere that the graphics were sluggy because of graphic Card !
SPECS OF MY LENOVO:
Graphics:
Nvidia GT-520m ...
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Dock with dual external DVI monitors with Intel + Nvidia Optimus?
I have a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop plugged into a docking station, and the dock has 2 monitors (connected with DVI).
Also note that I've installed Ubuntu alongside (dual-boot) Windows 7.
I can't ...
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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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How to solve Bumblebee/Nvidia Optimus issues with kernel 3.4 (works perfectly under 3.2)
I installed Ubuntu and could setup to utilize my Intel HD 3000/Geforce GT 540M hybrid graphics perfectly with the method described here: How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
Everything works ...
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resolution problem with nvidia craphic card GT540M [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
i upgraded ubuntu to 12.04, i have lenovo ideapad with GT540M 2GB graphic card, 2nd gen i5 processor.
when i installed ...
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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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How to avoid nvidia optimus syndrome? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I'll be buying new laptop in few days, and reading the nvidia optimus problems, I got really scared.
I'm not sure if I ...
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Nvidia Card not detected — clean install — Have tried many solutions
I have a Dell L501x with a clean install (now clean, anyway) of 12.04.
My issue is that I do not have anything in the additional/restricted driver dialog. I have an Optimus Nvidia 425m I believe with ...
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ERROR: drm:intel_dsm_platform_mux_info“ ERROR” MUX-INFO call failed [duplicate]
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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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Cannot adjust brightness on my Packard Bell EasyNote TS11HR-127GE laptop
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Packard Bell EasyNote TS11HR-127GE laptop and I cannot adjust the brightness. If I change the slider, the brightness is always at maximum. My laptop is using NVIDIA ...
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Enable graphics Card in Virtual Box
I recently brought a new laptop with following configuration
Intel i5 2450
8 Gb DDR3 RAM
Nvidia geforce gtx 520 1 GB card
I had setup a Windows 7 virtual machine using VirtualBox. I want to use my ...
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How can I use my external display on my laptop with intel and nvidia video cards?
My hardware: Dell xps L502X laptop with integrated intel video card and an GeForce GT 540M (HDMI).
My config: Ubuntu 12.04 + nidia drivers 295.53
I didn't manage to use my external display neither in ...
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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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How do I install drivers on an Alienware m11x?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my alienware m11x, which has both integrated and discrete graphics. I also installed gnome-shell, but upon login it defaults to fallback mode. I'm pretty sure this is an ...
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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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Bumblebee : Module bbswitch could not be loaded
I've upgraded to 12.04 and I had to switch from Ironhide to the latest version of Bumblebee.
Now, when I try to run bumblebeed, I get this error:
FATAL: Module bbswitch not found.
[ERROR]Module ...
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What's a good alternative to NVidia's proprietary drivers for a GF119
I have a Thinkpad T520 with switchable (Optimus) graphics. The integrated card is Intel, which works great, but won't drive a DVI monitor. The computer also have an NVidia GF119 (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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ASUS X53S Intel Graphics and Unity 3D
I just bought a ASUS X53S. Everything works flawlessly except that I can't run Unity 3D on it because NVIDIA Linux drivers currently doesn't support Optimus. So I'm stuck with the other integrated ...
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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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Gnome Shell keeps falling back to classic desktop when trying to enable it on an Optimus laptop
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 beta, and after installing the gnome-shell each time before i log in, when I select Gnome desktop, I get the gnome backfall (classic) desktop.
I also noticed that I ...
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Dual VGA Cards Intel/ Nvidia
this is my first post in this forum.. I am new to Linux, just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Sony Vaio VGN-Z12 with two graphic cards Intel and NVidia Geforce 9300 GS.
after the installation the lightdm ...
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Can't use nvidia card/driver on optimus notebook
I installed (once again) the latest official nvidia driver for my GT540m on Ubuntu 11.10.
Even though everything seems OK with my xorg.conf file (I've manually added BusID "PCI:1:0:0", since lspci ...
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Dell xps l502x and mini displayport problem
i'm buy new adapter (miniDisplayPort - DVI F Unitek) last week, first connect and everything works great :).
unfortunately next day I can't connect external monitor. I don't know why :(
Any ideas? ...
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Can CUDA and Gnome work together on an optimus laptop?
Here it goes,
I have a laptop with an Nvidia GT520M card and I am running ubuntu 11.10. When I first installed ubuntu on my pc, I was able to use gnome3 and all was well (I suppose my laptop was ...
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Compatibility of new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU with hybrid graphics?
A new Acer Aspire M3 with Nvidia GT 640M Kepler GPU (Nvidia Optimus) has been announced:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/13/2868854/acer-aspire-timeline-ultra-m3-announce-kepler-gt-640M
[...] the ...
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Nvidia 555M driver installation problem with a Lenovo Y570
I am trying to install the Nvidia 555M driver on my Lenovo Y570. I've tried all the advises here and other sites but I couldn't solve the problem.
I downloaded the graphics card driver from the ...
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How to use external displays with Intel driver on a NVidia/Intel hybrid system
I switched to a new laptop, a Dell Latitude E6520. This laptop has a NVidia/Intel hybrid GPU setup. When "NVidia Optimus" is enabled then Linux (Ubuntu Oneiric) sees both GPUs:
lspci | grep VGA
...
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T420 DisplayPort [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Triple-head on a Lenovo T520
I've got a Thinkpad T420. I want to know if it's possible to get three displays running at once (laptop + vga + displayport)? Has anyone ...
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which process is using nvidia module?
I've got bumblebee 3.0 installed, I started chromium-browser with optirun and although I have closed chromium off, the card is still on. How can I know which process is using nvidia module that ...
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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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Problem using miniDisplay port adapter to VGA on Dell XPS l502x
It's my first question here and I feel really bothered by this problem. I recently bought a new AOC e2343F2k 23" monitor, it supports 1920x1080 resolution and when I plugged by the first time, it ...
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No 3D support on Lenovo W520 with nVidia Optimus
i know about projects like Bumblebee but i don't need them.
I've got a Lenovo W520 and i can choose in the BIOS which graphics card I'd like to use.
And now my problem:
I've installed the ...
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How do I know which graphics card is being used in a hybrid system?
I have an Acer Aspire 5935G. It comes with hybrid grahics solution from Nvidia. It has two graphic cards; Nvidia GeForce 130GT M (discrete) and Intel mobile graphics series 4. I have just installed ...
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How do I set up a second display via DVI/viewport with a Lenovo T420S?
My Lenovo T420S has a discrete graphic card with nvidia optimus technology. What I'm basically trying to achieve is the following:
use a second display - connected via DVI/viewport - at work (VGA is ...
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Nvidia Optimus, can i use only the integrated card through vmware?
i am running Ubuntu 11.10 through Vmware worksation 8. when i run Ubuntu, it runs in unity2d, and there are propriety drivers available. is this another optimus conflict? and if so, how can i go ...
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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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A new Linux user, trouble settting up Nvidia and Bumblebee
As the title suggests I'm a new to linux and I'm having some trouble setting up it up. I have a DELL inspiron n5110 with an nVidia 525m and i7-2630QM. Well after a bit of reading and confusing myself ...
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stuck with 640x480 resolution using bumblebee on 10.04
I just installed bumblebee on a Dell XPS L502X. It basically works: optirun glxspheres does exactly what it should.
However, X is running with a resolution of 640x480. I can try to change settings ...
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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 ...
