nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology which does not work for Linux
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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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nvidia-frickle with hybrid chipset is now over finally? [closed]
no question - linux-headers have to be installed first suiting to your installed kernel.
in case of hybrid-chipsets like CUDA with Optimus this package does NOT work:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51.run
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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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How to enable my Nvidia VGA card permanently
I don't want to use bumblebee to run certain apps using the nvidia card, i want to make it able to switch, or else I don't want to switch between the two cards, I want to enable the Nvidia Card ...
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optimus and external monitor
I own a Lenovo T430 Notebook. I successfully installed Ubuntu 13.04 and Bumblebee for supporting NVIDIA Optimus. Both the nvidia-304-updates and the nouveau driver work perfectly. However, I cannot ...
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How to switch between hybrid Graphics Intel/nVidia?
I have a Samsung NP-QX411. It has two graphics cards, Intel and nVidia. The Intel drivers were quickly found and is fully functional. But nVidia, I have tried installing several drivers in different ...
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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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Able to adjust screen brightness on Live CD, broken after install
I am trying to use Xubuntu 13.04 on a Macbook Pro 6-2 (mid 2010). That's a Nvidia GeForce GT 300m.
I'm positive this is a video drive issue. So what I've done so far:
Tried installing the latest ...
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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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Using Nvidia 319.12 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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Install nvidia 319.17 driver
Ok i have ubuntu 13.04 i have kernel 3.9 and randr and xorg verrsion need to install new driver.
I install new driver from
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-319.17-driver.html
it no ...
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Adapting bumblebee to updated Nvidia Driver?
I was able to update bumblebee to be compatible with the nvidia updates coming from repositories but since I am developing CUDA and the current drivers are not capable of debugging cuda code (at least ...
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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
I also ran several ...
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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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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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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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“Cannot access secondary GPU” error on a Lenovo y580
I've laptop with nvidia optimus technology. I'm trying to run the nvidia graphic card (ubuntu 12.10 32bit).
I did everything from this tutorial ...
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Lower FPS with optirun and primusrun than without
I have Ubuntu 13.04 an nvidia 540M graphic card with optimus technology. I have installed bumblebee and primus.
In glxspheres I get the flowing frames/sec:
glxspheres ~ 60 FPS
primusrun ...
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Confused about Bumblebeed startup
I have bumblebee installed in my optimus enabled laptop. Recently I Installed bum (boot up manager) to tweak the startup applications. I found inside that "Bumblebeed" is not checked as a startup ...
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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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Nvidia provides Optimus support for Linux? [duplicate]
I found this article, which says Nvidia has released a beta driver 319.12 which has the first official support for Optimus technology. It also has a lot of technical stuff that I coudn't comprehend.
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13.04 Unity troubles related to Nvidia Optimus
I know this bug in variations has been discussed in other questions, but none of the solutions work...
I'm running Ubuntu on a lenovo ThinkPad T420s. It has a Nvidia Optimus discrete graphics card.
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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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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 ...
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Cannot install bumblebee to the Ubuntu 12.10?
If I try to install bumblebee with following command:
sudo apt-get install bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia
I face with following output end with double error
Need to get 0 B/60.7 kB of archives.
After ...
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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] ...
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12.04 - Laptop screen white after connecting monitor
I tried to use a lenovo LCD monitor while running ubuntu 12.04.
This initially went well, until i booted the laptop. Now, the laptop screen is completely white, while the external monitor works fine.
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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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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 well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I am considering buying a Dell XPS 15 laptop. The laptop has a Nvidia 420m card which should work with Linux but I keep reading that the Nvidia Optimus technology isn't supported on Linux. I am not ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Logitech K810 bluetooth keyboard fails to work after waking up from hibernate
I recently bought a Logitech K810 keyboard for my laptop (Ubuntu 12.10 AMD64) and set it up using the instructions found on a bug post for the device.
In a new terminal type:
hcitool scan
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Will we ever see full support for nVidia Optimus on Linux?
I've been trying to wait patiently for a while. I want to use Linux a lot, but I don't want to get slower graphics. I paid extra for my graphics card, so I want to get as much gusto as I can. Thanks! ...
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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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Black screen on boot nvidia optimus card
Whenever I boot my screen comes up with a black screen with the same text as if I hit Control Alt F1.
My graphics card is an Nvidia Optimus card using Bumblebee. It also sometimes comes up with "This ...
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Bumblebee not working anymore after installing the new nvdia drivers
I had managed to make bumblebee work yesterday and today i launch update manager and i see some new nvidia drivers. I dont know why but i installed them...
I shouldnt have done that lol
Now im back ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
