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[Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Fra: "Eric Appleman" <erappleman@xxxxxxxxx> 
Til: hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sendt: tirsdag, 3. maj 2011 21:57:05 
Emne: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!! 

Make sure David Airlie hears about this. He's in charge of implementing 
seamless GPU switching for Optimus notebook at the driver stack level. 

- Eric 

On 05/03/2011 12:42 PM, Martin Juhl wrote: 
> 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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