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[Matthew Chambers <chambers3000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Didnt get to try any tests. Upon reboot I ended up with a mirrored desktop.
It is like I am behind the screen everything is literally backwards. Tonight
I am going to remove the xorg.conf get the machine back up and see if I can
see why this happened. I just wondered if anyone else has had similar
results.

Thanks,

Matt

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What test did you try???
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *Fra: *"Matthew Chambers" <chambers3000@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Til: *"André Ventura" <andrefv@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc: *"Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sendt: *onsdag, 4. maj 2011 16:17:38
>
> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>
> 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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