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Matix

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Registered: 2020-03-23

Posts: 10

optimus-manager nvidia doesn't switch

When I first time installed optimus-manager with noveau everything was working, but later I read that nvidia driver is faster and better than noveau, so I uninstalled noveau and installed installed nvidia, but now optimus manager can't switch to nvidia. I've tried a lot of solutions but nothing is working.

lspci -k | grep -A 2 -E "(VGA|3D)"

lspci: Unable to load libkmod resources: error -12
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 14e0
        Kernel driver in use: i915
--
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce 940MX] (rev ff)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX] (rev ff)
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

optimus manager config file:

[optimus]
switching=bbswitch
pci_power_control=no
pci_remove=no
pci_reset=no
auto_logout=yes
startup_mode=intel
startup_auto_battery_mode=intel
startup_auto_extpower_mode=nvidia

[intel]
driver=modesetting
accel=
tearfree=
DRI=3
modeset=yes

[nvidia]
modeset=yes
PAT=yes
DPI=96
ignore_abi=no
allow_external_gpus=no
options=overclocking

fistrosan

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Registered: 2020-04-01

Posts: 171

Re: optimus-manager nvidia doesn't switch

What do you mean by "cannot switch to nvidia" ? What is the output of optimus-manager --switch nvidia ? Is systemd's optimus-manager.service up and running ?

Also, that config file you created: where is it located ? /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ or in /etc/optimus-manager ? And how did you create it ? Did you use  optimus-manager-setup --setup-gpu ?

Finally, it seems to me that you are using bumblebee to switch ... was this your intent ? What about going to [optimus] switching=none ?

Matix

Member

Registered: 2020-03-23

Posts: 10

Re: optimus-manager nvidia doesn't switch

It just logs me out, and when I login again I still have intel as graphic.
Yes, service is running.
I edit this file: /etc/optimus-manager/optimus-manager.conf I don't remember if I created it or it was automaticaly generated, I suppose it was generated.
I thought that I had to use something to switch. Will it work when switching is none?
I didn't use optimus-manager-setup --setup-gpu, I will try it.

Last edited by Matix (2020-08-29 13:51:25)