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[jmalmari <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the link. I'll dig deeper.

I use kubuntu 14.04. I went through the steps described in "Basic Setup for 
13.10 and later" here: <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee#Installation> 

I'll try some more tweaking with bumblebee daemon configs to see if I can get 
it not to crash on me.

Is Z13 real optimus or "dynamic hybrid graphics system"? Or am I confused with 
the terminology and technologies?

> I have a z13 and doing according to this:
> http://www.adhocism.net/2012/06/installing-ubuntu-12-04-on-sony-vaio-vpc-z13
> m9eb/
> 
> All looks fine. Which distro you use and which version? I know the newer
> distro doesn't work well with optirun it works with the other one.(Don't
> remember the name)
> 
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 3:34 PM, jmalmari <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Craig, and all
> > 
> > I just had to dig this old thread up to see whats up.
> > 
> > What you were essentially saying is that it's possible to use the NVIDIA
> > card
> > via bumblebee with Vaio Z11 which, to my understanding, does *not* have
> > Optimus but a "dynamic hybrid graphics system"?
> > 
> > I'm trying to bring my four-year-old VPCZ11Z9E back to life with Linux.
> > Nvidia
> > drivers work but won't recognize my display (i.e. accelerates but HDMI or
> > screen configuration doesn't work); bumblebee just says I don't have an
> > NVIDIA
> > discrete graphics card and crashes all over me. I, too, think I don't have
> > NVIDIA discrete graphics card (in optimus sense) but the fact that you had
> > it
> > working got me suspicious.
> > 
> > Can you give your Z11's exact model?
> > 
> > Anyone else tried this?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > > Craig S. Blackie Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:28:14 -0700
> > > Hey guys,
> > > 
> > > I think I must be pushing my luck, I decided to install bumblebee today:
> > > https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/ Rebooted with the
> > 
> > switch in
> > 
> > > 'auto' position.
> > > Upon booting, I checked power usuage:
> > > 
> > > "The battery reports a discharge rate of 11.6 W"
> > > 
> > > Ran glxspheres:
> > > 
> > > csb@csb-laptop:~$ glxspheres
> > > Polygons in scene: 62464
> > > Visual ID of window: 0x92
> > > Context is Direct
> > > OpenGL Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile
> > > 20.078867 frames/sec - 22.408016 Mpixels/sec
> > > 26.432012 frames/sec - 29.498126 Mpixels/sec
> > > 29.906124 frames/sec - 33.375235 Mpixels/sec
> > > 28.067554 frames/sec - 31.323390 Mpixels/sec
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Now for the real test:
> > > csb@csb-laptop:~$ optirun glxspheres
> > > Polygons in scene: 62464
> > > Visual ID of window: 0x21
> > > Context is Direct
> > > OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2
> > > 74.902735 frames/sec - 83.591453 Mpixels/sec
> > > 127.273131 frames/sec - 97.262626 Mpixels/sec
> > > 169.620041 frames/sec - 115.070236 Mpixels/sec
> > > 174.924951 frames/sec - 118.669087 Mpixels/sec
> > > 166.887317 frames/sec - 113.216356 Mpixels/sec
> > > 171.806394 frames/sec - 116.553458 Mpixels/sec
> > > 167.313173 frames/sec - 113.505256 Mpixels/sec