nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology which does not work for Linux
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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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Can't run Google Earth with Ironhide - libGL.so.1 wrong elf class
I've got a working ironhide setup (ubuntu 11.10). Most applications works fine with the nvidia-drivers (nvidia-current), but I can't get Google Earth (64bit .deb installed) working with or without ...
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Dell E6520 ubuntu 11.10 64bit no working vga / dvi
I can't get any external monitor to work with my dell E6520 after an upgrade. from 11.04 -> 11.10, which is pretty damn annoying. I got a second monitor to work for a short moment once. Currently The ...
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Nvidia optimus - Howto configure xserver on dual screen?
I have notebook with nvidia optimus technology. I have installed bumblebee and everything seems to work fine. The problem is that when I connected a second monitor to my notebook after login, it works ...
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No proper resolution settings on my ASUS x53s (Nvidia/Intel) [closed]
I have an ASUS x53s on which I've installed Ubuntu 10.11. I have read several threads about the Optimus feature using dual GPUs (integrated Intel and dedicated Nvidia) and I have also installed both ...
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Dell Inspiron 17R with Nvidia Optimus
I've just installed ubuntu 11.10 on my new Dell and I've had troubles starting. After adding acpi=off to the boot options it at least boots now.
Right now I'm struggling with NVIDIA Optimus. Because ...
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Nvidia GT 540M on ASUS working on Ubuntu 11.10 optimus 100%
This is a laptop ASUS K53SV-SX538V with Nvidia Geforce GT 540M.
I have several questions about this topic:
1. Do I need to install additional drivers other than the one Ubuntu recommends during ...
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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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Still cannot run unity on my laptop (nvidia optimus)?
When I had installed 11.04 due to my gpu's optimus technology, my laptop could not fully run unity.
I thought that with 11.10 release this would be covered.
When I run nvidia x server I see this ...
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nVidia Optimus , Unity 3D and Dual Monitors
I have an nVidia Quadro 2000M with nVidia optimus.
lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
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How do I get an Nvidia Geforce 310M working? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I have NVIDIA GeForce 310M (Hybrid) Graphics in my Samsung QX 410s02 laptop. I installed Ubuntu 11.10. Before installing ...
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Display brightness and resolution issues with an Nvidia GT520M
I have a notebook with NVidia GT520M (which uses Optimus technology) and after a long and bloody fight I finally put it to work through Ironhide.
Last night I let my notebook be out of battery by ...
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Giant battery consumption with dual graphics solution (only i-gpu working)
I use a Laptop with Intel Core i7 SandyBridge and integrated Intel HD3000 graphics as well as a Nvidia Geforce GTS 555M. So far, I got the impression my Laptop was running with the Nvidia graphics ...
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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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Nvidia amd64 driver update (290.10 certified) impact on Optimus Systems and bumblebee?
Before installing Bumblebee, many users with optimus enabled systems, when they install the nvidia driver, this latter get on conflict with the integrated graphics driver and then remains inactive. ...
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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...
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Screen flashes gray as I log in, can I stop it?
Since installing 11.10 I've noticed that often when I login the following sequence:
login screen [hit enter]
light gray screen (0.5 - 1 sec)
my background appears
Unity loads
Guake loads
I'm ...
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How to install on an Asus N73 with full functionality? [closed]
one of my friend who has an Asus N73SV notebook. he installed ubuntu successfully, but without some features.
VGA Driver: As he told me, Asus N73 have two VGA card, one Intel and one Geforce 540M. ...
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HDMI out on Asus 1215N (Optimus/Ion2) not detected
I'm having trouble with my netbook. Ubuntu works fine otherwise except it won't recognize my HDMI port. I've tried Ironhide and Bumblebee project, and these do enable hardware acceleration, but not ...
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How can I use the NVIDIA Optimus Graphic Card as Primary Card? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I'm checking around but I can't find an answer. I have an eeePC 1215N with Nvidia Optimus (Intel+Nvidia) Graphic Card. I'm ...
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External monitor support for Sandy Bridge integrated graphics
I have a Lenovo W520 with an I7 2720QM+Nvidia Quadro 2000M.
Now, I always use the system in integrated graphics mode, but I've found that with this setup, the system doesn't detect external monitors ...
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Can I use HDMI with the Intel card of my optimus laptop?
I have an Dell Inspiron 7110 that has a Sandy bridge i7 and a discrete graphics card (GeForce 525M) from Nvidia. I want to be able to use my 23' display at home throungh hdmi but Intel integrated ...
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Should I switch my graphics mode in the BIOS to avoid using Bumblebee?
I have just purchased a Acer 3830TG, the timeline X series.
To my surprise I found out that there is no first-party support for nvidia optimus for linux. Bumblebee works great, but the battery life ...
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LightDM will not start after stopping it
[UPDATE: I appreciate the suggestions you posted, but since I couldn't make anything work in the end, I ended up re-installing Ubuntu a little while ago.]
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot", ...
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How to make sure my system has Nvidia Optimus?
I just got a new Dell XPS 15 L502X with these specs:
CPU Intel i7 2670QM with Turbo Boost (integrated graphics : Intel HD 3000)
Discrete Graphics: Nvidia GT 525M
It was ordered from Dell France. ...
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1080p External Monitor through a Dell XPS 15 L502X?
Did someone succeed using an external monitor through the HDMI or Mini DisplayPort of the Dell XPS 15 L502X under Ubuntu 11.10. IF so can you please tell me what you did?
The Discrete graphics card ...
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GUI not started after installing CUDA dev driver [closed]
currently i'm working on CUDA.I've lenovo Z570 laptop which comes with GEforce GT520M with CUDA support with Ubuntu 10.10.I downloaded dev drivers from nvidia.com and installed properly(with shutting ...
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Should I install the nvidia drivers for my computer after I've installed bumblebee?
I'm running an optimus enabled laptop. I installed bumblebee and everything seems to work great. However I'm confused what i should do next. Should i install the nvidia drivers for my computer or ...
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StarCraft II, Wine, Ironhide
ASUS N43JM notebook
NVIDIA Geforce GT 435M
Ubuntu 11.10 64bit
Switchable graphics, working through ironhide
Ironhide Settings:
Automatic Shutdown of nVidia Card: NO
Virtual Terminal: 8
Image ...
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2000+ processor wake ups..?
I have dell xps 15 with nvidia 525 with optimus. I use ironhide for optimus support. Under normal conditions I can see 2000+ processor wake ups. As a result of which my battery dries up rapidly. In ...
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How well does a Samsung qx411 (sandy bridge/optimus?) work with Ubuntu?
New to the site, and debating returning to Ubuntu. My question is tho, how will Ubuntu run on my laptop. It's a Samsung qx411, specs are:
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2410M
Processor Cores: 2
Processor ...
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Dell Latitude E6420 multiple-monitors not working
Has anybody managed to use a Dell Latitude E6420 with Ubuntu 11.10 64bit installed on it with dual monitors? I could not get it working. I have the notebook plugged into the docking station with two ...
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Triple-head on a Lenovo T520
Lenovo T520 with integrated Intel HD graphics + a NVidia card (Optimus)
Ubuntu 11.10 on the computer.
I would like to use the built-in screen plus two external screens.
This PDF indicates that it is ...
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Battery gets low after 2 hours & fan work to much on a Dell Inspiron N5110 [closed]
i have dell inspiron n5110 laptop belt in cards nividia&intel graphic card
when battery is full lap stays on for 2 hours only but with windows 7 battery stays for 5 hours and half, fan works all ...
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nvidia 525 disabling using ironhide
I have installed ironhide using ppa [11.10 - 32 bit, Dell xps 15]. After rebooting I tried to disable nvidia gpu using the command "sudo ironhide-disablecard". I got message as "ERROR : no module for ...
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CPU usage under ideal condition [closed]
I'm using dell xpx L502X (i7 - core) with ubuntu 11.10 with nvidia 525 with optimus support. I have installed ironhide for optimus support on my laptop.
When I look at system monitor even under ...
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Disable GeForce 540m; Use only Intel integrated
After fighting Nvidia optimus too long, I've decided to give up and try to just get 3d working, using any way. I've tried out Fedora 15, which actually worked for my computer -- nice 3d graphics, ...
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How can I enable unity 3d on a Dell XPS 15 L502x?
I am trying to get Unity 3d running on Ubuntu 11.10
I ran the test shared on this post
How to enable Unity 3D on an Nvidia Quadro 1000M
and I got this result:
me@Dell-Ubuntu:~$ ...
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Graphics Card Problems with Lenovo ideapad Z570 w/ Nvidia 520m [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
My lenovo Z570 have 2 Graphic cards Intel HD and Nvidia 520m. In Ubuntu 11.04 I used wobbly windows which but now in 11.10 ...
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Getting gnome-shell working on nvidia optimus notebook
what i need is to enable the lamest hardware acceleration to get gnome-shell or unity 3d working.
i know about bumblebee/ironhide/bumblebee-project. but i didn't
understand how to use it directly ...
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nvidia GT 525m no screen found [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I'm a Dell XPS user with nvidia GT 525M with Optimus. When I installed nvidia I was greeted with blank screen. And the ...
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extension “GLX” missing on display
When I try to confirm than I can run Unity 3D on my Asus U31SD with intel's i5 Sandy Brigde and Nvidia 520 and Nvidia Optimus I receive this error:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Of ...
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How do I get Geforce 540m switchable graphics working? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
First question on here...
I recently bought an Alienware M11x R3 [8gb ram, Intel Core i5-2537M 1.4GHz (2.3GHz Turbo Mode, ...
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Does 11.10 support Sandy Bridge?
I'm an user of Ubuntu 11.10 who have an Asus U32sd equipped with i5 Sandy Bridge (Intel Graphics integrated). I'm afraid that the support of this plattform in Ubuntu is quite bad, and the ...
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Unity fails to load with nvidia-current with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I am using NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
default nvidia-current can only boot into Unity 2D, Unity fails to load.
I tried ...
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If I'm running a hybrid graphics card, should I disable/uninstall NVidia drivers, and what do I switch to?
I'm running a Dell XPS L502X, one of those hybrid graphics models that don't yet "just work" on Linux :( When I installed Ubuntu (Natty) I just went ahead and accepted whatever options I was given, ...
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Can't get Optimus to work with Ironhide on an Asus N53SN
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (Same issue in 11.04 btw) and then I installed Ironhide. I went through the configuration, chose the one with the highest confirmation for my system and tested it:
> ...
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“You do not appear to be using the nvidia x server”(screenshot included)
I am running ubuntu 11.04 at my asus laptop.
Laptop specs:
CPU: i5-2410M @ 2,3GHz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: nvidia gforce GT 520M / (also the cpu has a bult-in graphics processor)
I am getting this error when ...
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Graphics issues: black screen [duplicate]
I cannot enable desktop effects from system>preferences>appearance. There also seems to be a big problem with my graphics in general, because many times I get a blank screen on booting. I have to ...
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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 ...
