[opensuse] switchable laptop graphics
New laptop, new 11.4 installation (dual boot with Windows 7) with switchable graphics: on the motherboard, IntelVGA compatible controller (2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller). This is what is in use with no problem since the installation. There is also nVidia GeForce GT 555M card. The hardware switch works in Windows, but has no effect in linux. I think my son (whose computer it is) will use the nVidia most of the time, but might like to know how to switch. In any case, I would appreciate any help in knowing how to use the nVidia in place of the motherboard graphics. Thanks! (If details of either or both or the system, are needed, please tell me what you need.) -- Fr David Ousley davidousley@verizon.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:50:38 -0400
"Fr David Ousley"
New laptop, new 11.4 installation (dual boot with Windows 7) with switchable graphics: on the motherboard, IntelVGA compatible controller (2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller). This is what is in use with no problem since the installation. There is also nVidia GeForce GT 555M card. The hardware switch works in Windows, but has no effect in linux. I think my son (whose computer it is) will use the nVidia most of the time, but might like to know how to switch. In any case, I would appreciate any help in knowing how to use the nVidia in place of the motherboard graphics. Thanks! (If details of either or both or the system, are needed, please tell me what you need.)
Hi Fr David, I'll leave it to someone else to discuss the hardware 'switcher' (my guess is it will only work under Windows) but you can add the nVidia repository: Name: NVIDIA Repository URL: ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/ to install the driver and associated nVidia X-server configuration applet (CLI: 'nvidia-settings') which will allow him to easily change display modes 'on the fly'. (The menu item appears under System Tools on my system.) The packages I have installed on my system are as follows: x11-video-nvidiaG02-270.41.06-5.1.x86_64 nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop-270.41.06_k2.6.37.1_1.2-4.1.x86_64 nvidia-computeG02-270.41.06-5.1.x86_64 hth & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Quoting Fr David Ousley
New laptop, new 11.4 installation (dual boot with Windows 7) with switchable graphics: on the motherboard, IntelVGA compatible controller (2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller). This is what is in use with no problem since the installation. There is also nVidia GeForce GT 555M card. The hardware switch works in Windows, but has no effect in linux. I think my son (whose computer it is) will use the nVidia most of the time, but might like to know how to switch. In any case, I would appreciate any help in knowing how to use the nVidia in place of the motherboard graphics. Thanks! (If details of either or both or the system, are needed, please tell me what you need.)
This is an Optimus system. The official word from Nvidia is auto switching will never be supported under Linux. Details of how or if Linux can be switched to use the Nvidia card varies with the specific brand of laptop and perhaps model. Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 07/09/2011 11:34 AM, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
This is an Optimus system. The official word from Nvidia is auto switching will never be supported under Linux. Details of how or if Linux can be switched to use the Nvidia card varies with the specific brand of laptop and perhaps model.
Shouldn't most laptops have a BIOS setting? My 4 year old desktop with an Intel motherboard has a BIOS setting allowing me to select "On Board Graphics", "Installed AGP Graphics Card" (in my case nVidia), or "Both". -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 09/07/11 02:50, Fr David Ousley wrote:
New laptop, new 11.4 installation (dual boot with Windows 7) with switchable graphics: on the motherboard, IntelVGA compatible controller (2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller). This is what is in use with no problem since the installation. There is also nVidia GeForce GT 555M card. The hardware switch works in Windows, but has no effect in linux. I think my son (whose computer it is) will use the nVidia most of the time, but might like to know how to switch. In any case, I would appreciate any help in knowing how to use the nVidia in place of the motherboard graphics. Thanks! (If details of either or both or the system, are needed, please tell me what you need.)
The bumblebee project exists to try and bring Optimus support to Linux, but it's unsupported and still very new. https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee It claims to have an openSUSE install script. YMMV Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
New laptop, new 11.4 installation (dual boot with Windows 7) with switchable graphics: on the motherboard, IntelVGA compatible controller (2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller). This is what is in use with no problem since the installation. There is also nVidia GeForce GT 555M card. The hardware switch works in Windows, but has no effect in linux. I think my son (whose computer it is) will use the nVidia most of the time, but might like to know how to switch. In any case, I would appreciate any help in knowing how to use the nVidia in place of the motherboard graphics.
This is an Optimus system. The official word from Nvidia is auto switching will never be supported under Linux. Details of how or if Linux can be switched to use the Nvidia card varies with the specific brand of laptop and perhaps model.
Jeffrey
Thanks. There is no BIOS switch, alas, as someone else had on his system. Any idea where might I find the details for mine (a CyberpowerPC C Series 282175 NTBKX77500)? -- Fr David Ousley davidousley@verizon.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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