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#1 2016-02-13 12:52:17

lalartu
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Registered: 2016-02-13
Posts: 2

Nvidia GTX 950m Optimus issue

Hi all,

I have a lap-top with Nvidia GTX 950M.
I'm trying to make the Optimus thing work but I am failing so far, just want to know if the problem is with the existing drivers or I am doing something wrong.

When I try using xf86-video-intel and xf86-video-nouveau, the nouveau fails to load X. But X loads on the Intel card.

journalctl -b

keeps dupming this:

nouveau 0000:01:00.0: priv: HUB0: 10ecc0 ffffffff

In X

xrandr --listproviders

shows only the Intel card.

I've also tried with the nvidia proprietary driver but it fails to load X completely.
If somebody has managed to make these type of cards run please help. Thank you very much in advance. I've been fighting with this for some days now...

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#2 2016-02-14 06:41:39

i_love_r34
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From: Mexico
Registered: 2016-02-14
Posts: 87

Re: Nvidia GTX 950m Optimus issue

Hi
You need to install bumblebee to use the optimus tecnology in applications.
I recommend to read this help relationated with the error of nouveau you have :
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=207501
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1 … 99dc18498f

I hope I've helped ^^

Last edited by i_love_r34 (2016-02-14 06:43:34)

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#3 2016-02-14 07:26:32

lalartu
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Registered: 2016-02-13
Posts: 2

Re: Nvidia GTX 950m Optimus issue

Thanks alot ! I was hoping that I don't have to recompile the kernel sad ... I'll give it a go and if it runs I'll post the solution in case somebody else is having similar issue,

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#4 2016-02-15 15:49:39

telis80
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Registered: 2015-03-26
Posts: 96

Re: Nvidia GTX 950m Optimus issue

Uninstall this and install bumblebee..i have the exactly same card in my new laptop you will have to run the command

 vblank_mode=0 optirun -b primus [program] 

to have the full use of your card (for now). It is still very buggy in games the optimus tech. Lets hope something will change for the better.


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