Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

Oyed · 2019-03-27 11:57:04

Hi all,

I'm running Arch on an Optimus laptop with Bumblebee + NVIDIA drivers (So running games etc. via `optirun`)

My HDMI is wired through discrete graphics, which has meant I'm bound to a single monitor (Not great for work)

I've decided that given I'm always plugged in, and always have an external monitor available, it'd be better to remove dual-graphics and enable discrete graphics full-time.

I was wondering how easy a process this would be - I'm guessing I'd have to uninstall Bumblebee, but past that, I'm clueless.

Thanks.

Lone_Wolf · 2019-03-27 12:21:24

Check if your bios/uefi firmware has an option to select the nvidia card as primary one.

You would still be using a hybrid graphics setup , but with nvidia as primary card and the integrated one as secondary card.

Oyed · 2019-03-27 12:24:54

Lone_Wolf wrote:

Check if your bios/uefi firmware has an option to select the nvidia card as primary one.
You would still be using a hybrid graphics setup , but with nvidia as primary card and the integrated one as secondary card.

Unfortunately it doesn't.

Oyed · 2019-03-27 12:56:48

To add - if there's a method of enabling discrete graphics when needed (And using something like `autorandr` to enable the external monitor), I'd love to be able to do that

Lone_Wolf · 2019-03-27 13:06:00

Using Nvidia Optimus instead of bumblebee seems like it may be suitable.
Check https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NV … ing_nvidia

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#1 2019-03-27 11:57:04

Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

#2 2019-03-27 12:21:24

Re: Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

#3 2019-03-27 12:24:54

Re: Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

#4 2019-03-27 12:56:48

Re: Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

#5 2019-03-27 13:06:00

Re: Removing Bumblebee & running discrete graphics

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