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Re: Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
You don't get anything out of "sudo nvidia-settings" when plugging in the
external monitor? Have you tried HDMI or VGA?
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM, David Mackenzie <dmackenz1981@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Martin and other Optimus people,
>
> First, a big thank you to Martin for this solution. I have my external
> Samsung monitor working with nvidia proprietry drivers on Ubuntu 11.04 with
> gnome and compiz 3d effects working using this solution, however, I am
> unable to get any display on my laptop LVDS. I have tried hacking around
> with various xorg configs but can't get any output on the laptop screen.
>
> Does anyone have dual screen working? If so, what is your xorg config?
>
> For the record I have the following hardware:
>
> Dell XPS L502X with:
>
> a) 2nd generation Intel® Core? i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost
> 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz PCI:0:2:0
> b) 2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M graphics with Optimus PCI:1:0:0
>
> Thanks everyone for your efforts so far. As someone else said, we all owe
> Martin a beer.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave.
>
>
>
> On 6 May 2011 02:59, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi..
>>
>> What are you using for testing...
>>
>> I'm using glxgears and getting:
>>
>> ~ 1700 fps with libjpeg-turbo
>>
>> 7362 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1472.247 FPS
>> 6651 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1330.055 FPS
>> 6507 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1301.198 FPS
>> 9399 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1879.629 FPS
>> 9519 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1903.788 FPS
>> 8857 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1771.247 FPS
>> 9524 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1904.607 FPS
>> 8545 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1708.921 FPS
>> 9485 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1896.910 FPS
>> 9495 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1898.814 FPS
>>
>> ~ 1600 fps with turbojpeg
>>
>> 6580 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1315.794 FPS
>> 7177 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1435.397 FPS
>> 9346 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1869.135 FPS
>> 8206 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1641.097 FPS
>> 6429 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1285.784 FPS
>> 7006 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1401.094 FPS
>> 6229 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1245.770 FPS
>> 7559 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1511.768 FPS
>> 8541 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1708.090 FPS
>> 8503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1700.564 FPS
>> 8501 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1700.139 FPS
>> 8540 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1707.930 FPS
>>
>>
>> ~ 1900 fps with none of them installed
>>
>> 7621 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1524.158 FPS
>> 9526 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1905.055 FPS
>> 9504 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1900.725 FPS
>> 9487 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1897.317 FPS
>> 9419 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1883.613 FPS
>> 8754 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1750.718 FPS
>> 9435 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1886.882 FPS
>> 9400 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1879.999 FPS
>> 9408 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1881.523 FPS
>>
>>
>> ~ 1600 fps with xuv
>>
>> 7888 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1577.544 FPS
>> 7906 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1581.168 FPS
>> 7963 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1592.556 FPS
>> 8090 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1617.894 FPS
>> 8122 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1624.336 FPS
>> 8204 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1640.684 FPS
>> 8377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1675.184 FPS
>> 8288 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1657.548 FPS
>> 8399 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1679.671 FPS
>>
>> /Martin
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Fra: *"Ellington Santos" <ellington@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Til: *hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sendt: *torsdag, 5. maj 2011 17:23:31
>>
>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
>> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>
>> Look my tests with libjpeg-turbo and turbojpeg-ipp:
>>
>>
>> 1) libjpeg-turbo-1.1.0:
>>
>> I got around 170fps without VGL_COMPRESS and around 130fps with
>> VGL_COMPRESS=jpeg.
>>
>> 2) turbojpeg-ipp-1.11.1:
>>
>> I got around 290fps without VGL_COMPRESS and around 350fps with
>> VGL_COMPRESS=jpeg.
>>
>> My hardware:
>>
>> Asus Eeepc1215N,
>>
>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated
>> Graphics Controller (rev 02)
>> 04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0a76 (rev a2)
>>
>> NVIDIA ION2 Optimus.
>>
>> Att,
>>
>> Ellington Santos
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Sry... Fixed...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *Fra: *"Ellington Santos" <ellington@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Til: *"Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Sendt: *torsdag, 5. maj 2011 16:15:14
>>>
>>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
>>> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>>
>>> Martin, my name is Ellington Santos. It isn't Santos Ellington. ;-)
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Great...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your feedback
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Med venlig hilsen
>>>>
>>>> Martin Juhl
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *Fra: *"Ellington Santos" <ellington@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Til: *"Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Cc: *"peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>,
>>>> hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Sendt: *torsdag, 5. maj 2011 02:53:17
>>>>
>>>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using my
>>>> Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>>>
>>>> It worked with Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0".
>>>>
>>>> I attached my xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log. I swaped screen 0 and 1 to use
>>>> intel as first screen.
>>>>
>>>> By the way, my netbook is a Acer EeePC 1215N.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Martin Juhl <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If that doesn't work...
>>>>>
>>>>> You can try:
>>>>>
>>>>> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
>>>>>
>>>>> or
>>>>>
>>>>> Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
>>>>>
>>>>> instead...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *Fra: *"Martin Juhl" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> *Til: *"Ellington Santos" <ellington@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "peter" <
>>>>> peter@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Cc: *hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> *Sendt: *onsdag, 4. maj 2011 23:49:03
>>>>>
>>>>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using
>>>>> my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Santos and Peter..
>>>>>
>>>>> I think you guys have the same problem..
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you try the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> Add:
>>>>>
>>>>> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
>>>>>
>>>>> to your nvidia device:
>>>>>
>>>>> Section "Device"
>>>>> Identifier "Device1"
>>>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>>>> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
>>>>> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>>>>> Option "IgnoreEDID"
>>>>> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT-0"
>>>>> #Screen 0
>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>
>>>>> Santos: You might need to change your BusID as well to BusID
>>>>> "PCI:1:0:0"...
>>>>>
>>>>> Please report back...
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *Fra: *"Ellington Santos" <ellington@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> *Til: *hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> *Sendt: *onsdag, 4. maj 2011 23:31:14
>>>>> *Emne: *Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using
>>>>> my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got the same error.
>>>>>
>>>>> Look Xorg.0.log lines referent to nvidia:
>>>>>
>>>>> [ 35340.269] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
>>>>> [ 35340.269] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 260.19.29 Wed Dec 8 12:25:40 PST
>>>>> 2010
>>>>> [ 35340.272] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
>>>>> [ 35340.273] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>>>>> [ 35340.273] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
>>>>> [ 35340.276] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 260.19.29 Wed Dec 8
>>>>> 12:10:28 PST 2010
>>>>> [ 35340.276] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
>>>>> [ 35340.298] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and
>>>>> Composite X extensions is
>>>>> [ 35340.299] (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
>>>>> [ 35340.579] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU ION (GT218) at PCI:4:0:0
>>>>> (GPU-0)
>>>>> [ 35340.579] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
>>>>> [ 35340.580] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.18.82.00.0b
>>>>> [ 35340.580] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 1X
>>>>> [ 35340.580] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on
>>>>> this GPU
>>>>> [ 35340.580] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on ION at
>>>>> PCI:4:0:0
>>>>> [ 35340.580] (--) NVIDIA(0): none
>>>>> [ 35340.581] (EE) NVIDIA(0): No display devices found for this X
>>>>> screen.
>>>>> [ 35340.661] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
>>>>> [ 35340.703] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA
>>>>> X driver not found)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Flat6 <flat6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After some tests ( i'm quite a nob), I have the same message
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> reports: [VGL] ERROR: Could not open display :0.1.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I think PCI buses are correctly matched in the Xorg file.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried to launch vglrun glxgears
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CU,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Flat6
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -------- Message initial --------
>>>>>> *De*: Peter Liedler <peter@xxxxxxxxxx<Peter%20Liedler%20%3cpeter@xxxxxxxxxx%3e>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> *Reply-to*: peter@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *À*: Luis Zaldivar <luis.zaldivar@xxxxxxxxx<Luis%20Zaldivar%20%3cluis.zaldivar@xxxxxxxxx%3e>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> *Cc*: hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> *Sujet*: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Optimus Solution found!!!! Using
>>>>>> my Nvidia card in my Alienware M11X R2!!!
>>>>>> *Date*: Tue, 3 May 2011 23:07:55 +0200
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Luis,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've checked:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> lspci | grep VGA
>>>>>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated
>>>>>> Graphics Controller (rev 18)
>>>>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [GeForce 310M]
>>>>>> (rev a2)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep PCI
>>>>>> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>>>>>> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Section "Device"
>>>>>> Identifier "Device1"
>>>>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>>>>> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
>>>>>> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>>>>>> Option "IgnoreEDID"
>>>>>> #Screen 0
>>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Section "Device"
>>>>>> Identifier "Device0"
>>>>>> Driver "intel"
>>>>>> VendorName "onboard"
>>>>>> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
>>>>>> #Screen 1
>>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I even stopped the display manager and reconfigured vgl_config, then rebooted.
>>>>>> Should work in my opinion. Am I missing something?
>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am Dienstag, 3. Mai 2011, 22:48:19 schrieb Luis Zaldivar:
>>>>>> > Peter
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I had the same issue
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > You must match the PCI buses to the xorg.conf ones
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > run lspci | grep VGA
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > $ 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)
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > and modify the xorg file with those numbers
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > ~$ fgrep "PCI" /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>>>>> > BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
>>>>>> > BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On 03/05/11 15:38, Peter Liedler wrote:
>>>>>> > > Hi there,
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > after all, this is great news! Thank you for this solution.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > I am running Kubuntu natty 11.04 64bit.
>>>>>> > > The installation was absolutely smooth and worked as in described in the
>>>>>> > > HOWTO.
>>>>>> > > Still, for some reason, the display export does not work here. I appended
>>>>>> > > the two lines to my /etc/profile and rebooted. System comes up with gui
>>>>>> > > (kde). But running applications with e.g.
>>>>>> > > vglrun ./pslaunch
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > reports: [VGL] ERROR: Could not open display :0.1.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > What have I missed?
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > peter
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Am Dienstag, 3. Mai 2011, 21:36:31 schrieb Martin Juhl:
>>>>>> > >> 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>
>>>>>> > >> Til: "Martin Juhl"<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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