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http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=905351 Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED CC| |wbauer@tmo.at Resolution|FIXED |--- --- Comment #9 from Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at> --- (In reply to S. B. from comment #0)
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
"If you use bumblebee technology on your laptop also proceed by the guide (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_Bumblebee) to ensure your setup is finished."
I don't think this part is right. It makes it sound like the regular Nvidia drivers should be installed first, and then proceed to install the Bumblebee stuff. I've read in several places that the regular Nvidia drivers should *NOT* be installed on a dual-graphics system, and they can even break the X server: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/502110-Nvidia-and-Bumblebee- doubts?p=2672931#post2672931
You must use the NVIDIA-bumblebee package NOT the regular package. The reqular package will break the Intel driver [...] Important DO NOT install the regular NVIDIA drivers. If you do you must totally remove before going to bumblebee.
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_Bumblebee#Install_NVIDIA_driver
"If you are using any released version of openSUSE proceed by guide and install required drivers there.
Otherwise if you are using Factory or simply do not trust the guide above you can use the driver provided in bumblebee repo"
This also sounds incorrect, from what I've read.
Sorry for reopening this report, but these concerns have not been addressed really IMHO. AFAIK installing the standard nvidia packages breaks intel's OpenGL support, as it replaces some of Mesa's libraries (and Xorg's libglx) with its own incompatible versions. And not even installing bumblebee can fix that. So is it really a good idea to even suggest to install those packages in the "official" documentation? Shouldn't only installing nvidia-bumblebee be proposed? Please note that I do not have any experience with Bumblebee or Optimus myself, I never even used an Optimus system yet. But I do know that many users ask for help in the forums because their Xorg doesn't start any more after installing the nvidia driver on their Optimus system, or that they cannot run any OpenGL applications on the intel chip. Please forgive me if I'm completely wrong though. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.