Questions tagged [nvidia-optimus]
nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology
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Is a NVIDIA GeForce with Optimus Technology supported by Ubuntu?
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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How to set up nVidia Optimus/Bumblebee in 14.04
The previous methods i have used to set up Bumblebee on 13.10 based distributions is not working under Ubuntu 14.04 . How can I set up Bumblebee and Bumblebee GUI in Ubuntu 14.04 ?
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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 to ...
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How am I supposed to use nvidia-prime?
I have an acer laptop with these GPUs:
- GPU0: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (M) (obviously integrated)
- GPU1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M
I uninstalled all nvidia-drivers because I was experiencing a lot of ...
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How to switch between hybrid Graphics Intel/nVidia? [duplicate]
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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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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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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How to install nVidia drivers with Bumblebee on Ubuntu 14.04
As the title, how can I correctly setup nvidia-optimus technology on Ubuntu?
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NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running
I just installed CUDA in a notebook like this:
sudo apt-get install cuda
Like said here.
The compilation wokrs just fine but when I try to run I got the followin problem:
CUDA error at file.cu:128 ...
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Error loading libGL.so.1
When attempting to run various pieces of software (notably Steam and Yenka), I have come across an error similar to this: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object ...
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Enable graphics card in VirtualBox
I recently bought a new laptop with following configuration
CPU: Intel i5 2450
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 520 1GB
I've setup a virtual machine using VirtualBox with Windows 7 as guest. I ...
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No Audio Over HDMI on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
I am running kernel v4.13.0-36-generic on Ubuntu 17.10 on an HP Omen 15. I have a hybrid NVIDIA Optimus graphics card. I dual-boot Windows 10, which can play audio from the same external monitor over ...
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Bumblebee Intel+Nvidia on 15.10 blackscreen issue
I have a fresh install of Kubuntu 15.10, i have a msi GT70 laptop with optimus.
I have installed bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia, it is absolutely needed because nouveau keeps crashing at login.
So i ...
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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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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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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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How to fix error "Xlib: extension "NV-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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The Bumblebee daemon has not been started yet or the socket path /var/run/bumblebee.socket was incorrect
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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Screen tearing on Nvidia GTX960m
I recently bought MSI GP72 7QF (i5-7300HQ + Nvidia GTX960m) and I am experiencing annoying screen tearing after installing Ubuntu 17.04. I have the latest Nvidia driver installed (384.59), but it's ...
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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 nividia-...
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How can I switch back to Nvidia card from Intel with Nvidia-prime
So I updated to Ubuntu 14.04 and found that the primusrun command no longer works, so ditched bumblebee in favour of nvidia-prime. This lets you switch video card from nvidia-settings rather than ...
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Nvidia-331 Nvidia-Settings Prime Profile Switching Error
I'm having an issue with my nvidia-331 driver. I can't seem to switch between Intel and Nvida via nvidia-settings. The option is there but when I click 'nvidia' a blank error window pops up. It's very ...
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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 ...
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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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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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"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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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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How to install sane graphics drivers for Nvidia Optimus hardware on *Ubuntu 16.04?
Can we (please) build a community summary of how to install sane graphics drivers for Nvidia Optimus hardware on *Ubuntu 16.04?
I can see this becoming a recurring thing every few years.
Ubuntu 16....
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How do I get switchable graphics to work on my Samsung RF711 With Intel HD & GeForce 540M Graphics cards on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I have an Samsung RF711 Intel Core i7 laptop, running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit. This comes with two graphics cards - the Intel one (which runs by default) and an Nvidia GeForce GT 540M (which I have ...
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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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Correct nvidia+intel graphics setup in 14.04
Just upgraded to 14.04 to try to fix some other issues. Now, something has gone wrong with my graphics.
I have a Thinkpad T530 with Intel and Nvidia graphics cards.
$ inxi -SGx
System: Host: xyz ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Installing Nvidia drivers
I am having troubles with getting Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 drivers going on my AMD Ryzen desktop. I have entered the following terminal commands:
ubuntu-drivers devices
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
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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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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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Which is a normal temperature for a laptop?
I have a Samsung series 5 my temperature is around 77-80°c when i am playing, and 48-54 on normal use it laptop don't have a month and I am not sure if it is normal.
Intel® Core™ i5-3210M CPU @ 2....
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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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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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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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Ubuntu 19.04 background kind of pixelized
I have a problem with my Ubuntu background. It seems to get some kind of pixelized. I searched the internet but couldn't find any solution. My background is the default background from Ubuntu 19.04.
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edited to: shutdown hangs on intel grapics on 16.04 with 4.7.2 kernel
I've got a new laptop with an i7-6700HQ, a nvidia gtx 960m and a 256gb pci ssd and everything works perfectly fine when I'm using the nvidia card. However when I'm using the intel card the system ...
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How to use "prime-select on-demand" in latest Kubuntu 19.10
I'm using
Kubuntu 19.10
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz
NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 435.21
and since Kubuntu has dropped bumblebee I was looking for another possibility to use ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 nvidia-prime "is it supported? no"
I have an Optimus laptop, a Dell XPS 15 L502, which I've had for a few years and have tried various things on (bumblebee, nvidia-prime, linux kernel optimus support).
The graphics card is an NVIDIA ...
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Do I need to install Bumblebee for Hybrid Graphics system to enable Optimus on Ubuntu 16.04?
I am asking this question because I have found articles basically saying that some computers have enabled Optimus technique with some propriatory graphics drivers, for example this one from Ubuntu ...
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Disable NVIDIA Optimus Graphics Card
I am running Ubuntu 15.10 and have a laptop with NVIDIA Optimus technology. As known by many, Optimus has yet to receive official support and has a lot of issues. Since I do not need the power of the ...
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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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Ubuntu 18.04 Boot hangs at PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
I had a working 16.04 working perfectly (but no bumblebee) and then upgraded to 18.04. Gnome was very laggy so I installed Unity and lightdm but it was still laggy. So I thought something was wrong ...
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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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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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Run Unity on external monitor with Bumblebee
I realise there are lots of other questions about this, but they are all about the basic setup. I have gotten most of the way there but I have a very specific question: I want to run full Unity on the ...
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Is bumblebee still relevant for Ubuntu 14.04 and up?
I've seen some posts announcing native Nvidia Optimus support since 14.04. But I've also found many tutorials of how to install and run bumblebee on this very same distribution.
So my question is... ...