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[Matthew Chambers <chambers3000@xxxxxxxxx>]

When I tried the test my screen flipped around to become a mirror image and
appears like it is having trouble any ideas?

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM, André Ventura <andrefv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Martin!
>
> Thank you for your work/findings, this works for me on Asus N82Jv! It's the
> first time I can use the nVidia card! :)
>
> For now the major problems I face are the loss of transparency (why?) on
> icons, for example, and the 3D acceleration due to the mesa libraries.
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor
> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT215 [GeForce GT
> 335M] (rev a2)
>
> André
>
>
> On 3 May 2011 21:44, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Ok..
>>
>> I've added the different BusID's to the howto..
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Fra: *"Luis Zaldivar" <luis.zaldivar@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Cc: *hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sendt: *tirsdag, 3. maj 2011 22:11:57
>>
>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
>> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>
>> It works!
>>
>> 3372 frames in 5.0 seconds = 674.381 FPS
>> 3609 frames in 5.0 seconds = 721.780 FPS
>> [VGL] ERROR: in readback--
>> [VGL]    362: Window has been deleted by window manager
>> luis@luis-XPS-L501X:~$
>>
>> I'm using a Dell XPS 15, with an nvidia GT520M (I think), i5 pre sandy
>> bridge (i think :P)
>>
>>
>> Glxgears doesn't run on intel, i think it ran before, i don't know. But
>> with vglrun it works at 720 FPS
>>
>> Just an adjustement. I had to change xorg.conf to match the PCI ID from
>> lspci
>>
>> luis@luis-XPS-L501X:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep PCI
>>     BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
>>     BusID          "PCI:0:2:0"
>> luis@luis-XPS-L501X:~$ lspci | grep VGA
>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor
>> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18)
>> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df1 (rev a1)
>> luis@luis-XPS-L501X:~$
>>
>>
>> Also, another tip. In KDE you can set a file association for the
>> executable files and desktop files to open them in vglrun.
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to find if it's working as expected?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 03/05/11 14:36, Martin Juhl wrote:
>>
>> Hi..
>>
>> I haven't found the MUX.. as far as I can tell the M11X doesn't have a
>> mux.. this solution actually works the way optimus is meant to work.. by
>> using the intel card to disable everything, and only offload though stuff to
>> the Nvidia card...
>>
>> I discovered that the never versions of the nvidia driver allowed me to
>> create a virtual screen on the nvidia card.. and worked my way from there...
>>
>> /Martin
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Fra: *"Matthew Chambers" <chambers3000@xxxxxxxxx><chambers3000@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Til: *"Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Sendt: *tirsdag, 3. maj 2011 21:28:44
>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
>> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>
>> Can you tell me how you identified the card MUX. I am a little confused or
>> point to a link. I have a Asus NV61J with the 325M optimus Nvidia card. But
>> when I looked into the specs of your machine you also have an Optimus
>> "enabled". As a side note I love using linux and was wondering if there is
>> anything I should read to be more proficient like you are with this kind of
>> stuff.
>>
>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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