Op woensdag 2 maart 2016 10:43:56 CET schreef Daniel Bauer:
Am 02.03.2016 um 10:08 schrieb Knurpht - Gertjan Lettink:
Op dinsdag 1 maart 2016 20:26:47 CET schreef Daniel Bauer:
Hi again :-)
I am installing leap on my new Asus GL552VW-CN113T that has an intel graphics chip and a Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 M.
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1. Yes, you have an Optimus system. Optimus systems have an Intel GPU + and NVIDIA one. 2. You have two options: - Bumblebee ( which allows you to run individual applications on the NVIDIA by adjusting their startup commands ) - suse-prime ( which allows you to run your entire X session on either the Intel, or the NVIDIA ).
The forums contain a couple of threads on suse-prime. Mind, on Tumbleweed the packages is called suse-prime-alt
Thanks for the clarifying (1) and the prime-hint (2).
I was stumbling about prime, too, during my searches. It seems easier to me, because of the kernel-update-problems with bumblebee.
I don't care too much, if I have to manually turn on/off the nvidia graphics card, as my graphics-intensive sessions are long, over several days, so no on/off every few minutes...
Are there any performance differences (graphics card or system in general) between the two options?
IME the NVIDIA performs much better using suse-prime than using Bumblebee.
What would be your decision in my case?
Maybe this says it best: since testing the suse-prime packages Bo Simonsen made for openSUSE I'm a happy user of both the Intel and the NVIDIA. No way I'm going back to bumblebee. This won't work though with the drivers from the NVIDIA repo ( since they replace some openGL files by symlinks ). You need the drivers from the home:/ Bumblebee-Project:/nVidia:/latest/YOUR_openSUSE_Version repo. The one installed right now needs to be uninstalled, you also need to force a reinstall of the Mesa package, also Mesa-32bit if installed. Next install the suse-prime packages through software.opensuse.org, read the notes on the package page.
Anyone has experience with both ways? Also over kernel-updates? Also with virtualbox?
Yep. See comment Kernel-updates: on a kernel update the driver packages get updates too I don't understand the question about virtualbox, it has no relation to Intel/ NVIDIA.
Daniel
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