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Re: Optimus Solution found!!!! - More Performance

 

Nice! :)

glxgears:

intel: 60 FPS
nvidia: 743 FPS
with this: 1795 FPS

Thanks!

On 4 May 2011 22:42, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all..
>
> I have just found a way to get some more performance from our nvidia card:
>
> My guide can still be found at: http://www.martin-juhl.dk or
> https://github.com/MrMEEE/prime-ng
>
> This "more performance"-hack is now added to the guide...
>
> If you are already up running then just make the following changes:
>
> Add to your ~/.bashrc:
>
> VGL_COMPRESS=jpeg
> export VGL_COMPRESS
>
> Now you need to make sure that your Desktop Enviroment runs the following
> command after starting up..
>
> vglclient localhost &
>
> In KDE this is archived by creating:
> ~/.kde/share/autostart/vglclient.desktop (you might need to create the
> autostart folder as well):
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Comment[da]=
> Comment=
> Exec=vglclient localhost &
> GenericName=
> Icon=exec
> MimeType=
> Name=vglclient
> Path=
> StartupNotify=true
> Terminal=false
> TerminalOptions=
> Type=Application
> X-DBUS-ServiceName=
> X-DBUS-StartupType=
> X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
> X-KDE-Username=
> X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdebase
>
>
> /MrMEEE aka Martin Juhl
>
> ------------------------------
> *Fra: *"Vangel V. Ajanovski" <ajanovski@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Til: *hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sendt: *onsdag, 4. maj 2011 21:11:14
> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>
> On 04.05.2011 16:27, Matthew Chambers wrote:
> > Didnt get to try any tests. Upon reboot I ended up with a mirrored
> > desktop. It is like I am behind the screen
> I also get mirrored display but only in some programs in some
> situations, and not all of the desktop. :)
> But this happens only with the latest ATI that I just downloaded.
>
> Every application is normal but firefox-trunk. I have two firefox
> installations.
>
> So if I run this
>     MOZ_GLX_IGNORE_BLACKLIST=1 firefox-trunk
> will make the client area mirrored, while
>     firefox-trunk
> runs normal
>
> On the other hand
>     MOZ_GLX_IGNORE_BLACKLIST=1 firefox
> is normal, and
>     firefox
> is again normal
>
>
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