Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Quick Search: in
Using Intel HD or Nvidia proprietary driver
View unanswered posts
View posts from last 24 hours
View posts from last 7 days

 
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Desktop Environments
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Clad in Sky
l33t
l33t


Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 887
Location: Germany

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:53 am    Post subject: Using Intel HD or Nvidia proprietary driver Reply with quote

Hi,

I have a T420 that has Nvidia Optimus graphics. Fortunately, I can also tell the BIOS to use either the integrated Intel HD graphics or Nvidia discrete graphics. When I'm at university, I don't need nvidia graphics but long battery life. At home, I sometimes use the laptop to play Diablo 3, which runs a bit better on the nvidia card.
The Intel HD won't run with a xorg.conf in place, whereas the nvidia card won't work without one. So my question is, can I put both into a xorg.conf and the X-server will use the entry for Intel when the nvidia card is switched off and use the nvidia one when it is on? Or do I need some sort of script that handles that for me?
Now I have a xorg.conf that I rename to xorg.conf.nv every time I've finished using it, so next time I start the computer there won't be a xorg.conf and the intel driver works.
I'm sure there must be a more elegant solution.
I know there is Bumblebee, but switching while the computer runs is not really what I'm after.
_________________
Kali Ma
Now it's autumn of the aeons
Dance with your sword
Now it's time for the harvest
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Gusar
Advocate
Advocate


Joined: 09 Apr 2005
Posts: 2665
Location: Slovenia

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The simplest is having two config files, then telling X which to use:
Code:
startx -- -config xorg.conf.nv
or
Code:
startx -- -config xorg.conf.intel

You could also patch X so that you don't need a config file for nvidia. Arch does that: https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/autoconfig-nvidia.patch?h=packages/xorg-server (the patch is a bit wrong, the NV3 section should say "nv", but I doubt anyone still has a NV3 card anyway)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Desktop Environments All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum