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Re: Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!

 

I can confirm that compiz can run on intel card only (I own a Vostro
3500 with Hybrid Graphics). And I was able to run kde (nothing fancy
though) just with IGP.
This thing you found is just is amazing. I'll give it  atry in the
week-end and report back. Really is cool when things get done :)

El mar, 03-05-2011 a las 21:01 +0200, Martin Juhl escribió:
> I will keep the howto and todo list updated here:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/2011/05/optimus-on-linux-problem-solved/
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Fra: "Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Til: hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sendt: tirsdag, 3. maj 2011 18:42:20
> Emne: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
> 
> Hi all..
> 
> I have found a way to use the nvidia card in machines WITHOUT the
> optimus mux...
> 
> There are still a few flaws... but in my regard they are few...
> 
> First of all I have this running on my Alienware M11X R2, on Ubuntu
> Natty 11.04 64-bit.. And haven't tried it on any other
> configurations.. so I hope you can report back, if it works on other
> laptops (it should) and other distributions....
> 
> Here it goes:
> 
> First of all download the following:
> 
> General:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/xorg.conf
> 
> 
> 32-bit deb-based:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/turbojpeg_1.11.1_i386.deb
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/VirtualGL_2.2.1_i386.deb
> 
> 
> 64-bit deb-based:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/turbojpeg_1.11.1_amd64.deb
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/VirtualGL_2.2.1_amd64.deb
> 
> 
> 32-bit rpm-based:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/turbojpeg-1.11.i386.rpm
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/VirtualGL-2.2.1.i386.rpm
> 
> 
> 64-bit rpm-based:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/turbojpeg-1.11.x86_64.rpm
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/VirtualGL-2.2.1.x86_64.rpm
> 
> 
> Source:
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/turbojpeg-ipp-1.11.1.tar.gz
> 
> http://www.martin-juhl.dk/optimus/VirtualGL-2.2.1.tar.gz
> 
> 
> Files can also be found here:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualgl/files/
> 
> 
> Ok... Installation:
> 
> Start by installing the nvidia driver:
> 
> sudo aptitude install nvidia-current     (ubuntu)
> 
> then put the xorg.conf in /etc/X11/
> 
> after that, install the two files you downloaded above:
> 
> sudo dpkg -i turbojpeg*  VirtualGL*        (deb)
> 
> or
> 
> sudo rpm -ihv turbojpeg*  VirtualGL*     (rpm)
> 
> 
> Now run:
> 
> sudo vglserver_config
> 
> answer as below:
> 
> 1) Configure server for use with VirtualGL in GLX mode
> 2) Unconfigure server for use with VirtualGL in GLX mode
> X) Exit
> 
> Choose:
> 1
> 
> Restrict 3D X server access to vglusers group
> (recommended)?                                                                                                                
> [Y/n]                                                                                                                                                                       
> n                                                                                                                                                                           
>                                                                                                                                                                             
> Restrict framebuffer device access to vglusers group
> (recommended)?                                                                                                         
> [Y/n]                                                                                                                                                                       
> n                                                                                                                                                                           
>                                                                                                                                                                             
> Disable XTEST extension
> (recommended)?                                                                                                                                      
> [Y/n]
> y                                                                                                                                                                           
> ... Creating /etc/modprobe.d/virtualgl.conf to set requested
> permissions
> for                                                                                                
>     /dev/nvidia* ...
> ... Attempting to remove nvidia module from memory so device
> permissions
>     will be reloaded ...
> ERROR: Module nvidia is in use
> ... Granting write permission to /dev/nvidia0 /dev/nvidiactl for all
> users ...
> ... Modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enable DRI permissions for
>     all users ...
> ... Adding xhost +LOCAL: to /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup script ...
> ... Disabling XTEST extension in /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc ...
> 
> Done. You must restart the display manager for the changes to take
> effect.
> 
> IMPORTANT NOTE: Your system uses modprobe.d to set device permissions.
> You
> must execute rmmod nvidia with the display manager stopped in order
> for the
> new device permission settings to become effective.
> 
> 
> 1) Configure server for use with VirtualGL in GLX mode
> 2) Unconfigure server for use with VirtualGL in GLX mode
> X) Exit
> 
> Choose:
> x
> 
> 
> Then: 
> 
> append the following two lines to /etc/profile
> 
> VGL_DISPLAY=:0.1
> export VGL_DISPLAY
> 
> 
> and reboot...
> 
> Hopefully your computer comes back up.. 
> 
> now you should be able to start applications with:
> 
> vglrun <application> 
> 
> and the nvidia card will be used for acceleration..
> 
> btw. <application> needs to contain the full path to the application
> if not in the path...
> 
> It is still the Intel card running the rest.. and for now I haven't
> found a way to activate acceleration for both cards.. so no fancy
> compiz effects.. but thats no problem for me, as long as I can use my
> nvidia card for gaming :D...
> 
> Hope this will help someone..
> 
> 
> /MrMEEE aka Martin Juhl...
> 
> 
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