Comment # 9 on bug 905351 from Wolfgang Bauer

(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.