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Re: nvidia/nvidia systems: has anyone tried bumblebee?

 

Julien-Charles
For my part, I tried installing bumblebee on my test partition and it just
wrecked everything. Installation bugged half-way and I was left with no /usr
directory.


On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:51 AM, matthijs brouwer <matthijsbro@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Albert,
>
> You find the tar.gz attached. I cannot submit it as a bugreport because I
> don't know how to upload files in github. Also, though it has happened, it
> didn't happen just now. (so would the bug-report have that info?)
>
>
>
> 2011/5/23 Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Can you run bumblebee-bugreport and submit your tar.gz as a github issue?
>>
>> sudo ./install-files/bumblebee-bugreport
>>
>> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:21 PM, matthijs brouwer <matthijsbro@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > Dear,
>> >
>> > My system (lenovo w520, ubuntu 11.04 classic/non-unity) has become quite
>> > unstable since using bumblebee, I'm kicked out of X from time to time.
>> Also,
>> > I'm quite sure the nvdia card is still draining the battery. Is there a
>> way
>> > to check this last / is bumblebee supposed to shut down nvidia
>> completely
>> > (or is development not yet there)?
>> >
>> > Matthijs
>> >
>> > 2011/5/23 MASSUCHETTI Jonathan <iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >> https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee/tree/master/install-files
>> >>
>> >> 2011/5/23 Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Jonathan,
>> >>>
>> >>> Could you attach your xorg files in reply to the list?
>> >>>
>> >>> I think it would be useful for other people. Cheers
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM, MASSUCHETTI Jonathan
>> >>> <iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>> > I'm using bumblebee. It works fine, I can use both card, chose which
>> >>> > card
>> >>> > use with wihich application.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > bumblebee is not intel specific, but you have to alter the default
>> xorg
>> >>> > configuration to use another IGP.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > 2011/5/23 MASSUCHETTI Jonathan <iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I'm using bumblebee. It works fine, I can use both card, chose
>> which
>> >>> >> card
>> >>> >> use with wihich application.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> bumblebee is not intel specific, but you have to alter the default
>> >>> >> xorg
>> >>> >> configuration to use another IGP.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> 2011/5/23 Eric Appleman <erappleman@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> On 05/23/2011 02:04 AM, Albert Vilella wrote:
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>> I just found this question in askubuntu.com:
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>>
>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/30073/using-the-onboard-vga-output-with-a-pcie-video-card-both-nvidia
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>> And I am wondering if anyone has tried bumblebee on an
>> nvidia/nvidia
>> >>> >>>> system. Is it working?
>> >>> >>>> AFAICS, bumblebee assumes the integrated card is an intel so
>> far...
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________
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>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> What you are trying to is what Nvidia will be calling their
>> Synergy
>> >>> >>> technology.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> http://www.anandtech.com/show/4292/nvidia-synergy-desktop-optimus
>> >>> >>>
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>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
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>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
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