Arch Linux

glindner

Member

Registered: 2016-10-14

Posts: 13

Disable integrated graphics, use only GTX 950M

Hi everybody,
My new laptop is coming with i7-7700HQ HD630 + Geforce Nvidia GTX 950M 2Gb
I want to use the proprietary NVIDIA driver (will use KDE) and my question is if it is possible to disable the integrated HD 630?
My laptop is a 17", so i dont care about energy and it will be always plugged.
I will do a lot of activities with postprocessing CFD and sometimes games.
Will my laptop become hot while browsing just because im using the dedicated card?

Thanks in advance

Mr.Elendig

#archlinux@freenode channel op

From: The intertubes

Registered: 2004-11-07

Posts: 4,094

Re: Disable integrated graphics, use only GTX 950M

Typically only the intel chip is actually wired to the outputs so you can't really do this. See the bumbplebee/primus page on the wiki for how to use the nvidia chip.

---

Evil #archlinux@libera.chat channel op and general support dude.
. files on github, Screenshots, Random pics and the rest

Lone_Wolf

Administrator

From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,037

Re: Disable integrated graphics, use only GTX 950M

some laptop manafacturers allow choosing the primary videocard in uefi/bios firmware.

Maybe you will be one of the lucky people with that option.

Do you have only a ssd in the laptop ?
apart from speeding up things a lot, that also tends to reduce heat dissipation.

---

Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 23,430

Re: Disable integrated graphics, use only GTX 950M

Read and follow https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NV … ing_nvidia make sure to also pay attention to potential display manager specifics

If you have problems, post the exact commands and outputs, as well as the contents of the config files you have created.

Last edited by V1del (2017-02-04 15:49:25)