I can disable the NVidia GPU by restarting X server with xorg.conf for only intel chip, unloading nvidia kernel module and run apci_call to turn it off. To turn it on reverse the sequence. This is just a simple script.
Pavel. On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 12:57 AM, Eric Appleman <erapple...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Windump method is pretty sweet when you set it up right. The only > drawback is that you can't turn off the Nvidia GPU without freezing up your > system. > > On of the side projects for the Bumblebee team right now is running Windump > through a Bumblebee X server. By doing this, we can disable the card when > we're not using it. > > - Eric > > On 10/14/2011 06:39 PM, snake4d wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> thanks to Hybrid-windump project https://github.com/harp1n/hybrid-windump >> >> I have ASUS N53JF with GeForce GT 425M. With new installation of >> Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64) I have tried to use >> NVidia board once again. >> Using Bumblebee gives no fun and it gives only 328 fps in glxgears app. >> Finally I come to hybrid-windump and it really does right job. >> First, you have to setup proprietary nvidia driver (I used default >> nvidia driver 280.13 >> from ubuntu repository) and attach it to second screen. While >> first screen is served by intel chip. Take a look at xorg.conf example in >> Hybrid-windump project. Then you have two screens: >> :0.0 - attached to intel >> :0.1 - attached to nvidia. >> >> Then you run windump like >> # ./windump :0.1 :0.0 >> >> and run any opengl software like >> # DISPLAY=:0.1 glxinfo >> >> OpenGL program starts on second screen :0.1 and you can see output and >> interact with >> it just when you move mouse to the right outside first screen :0.0. To >> return back on the >> first one just move mouse to the right outside of the second screen. >> Real fun! With this I have >> pure NVidia GPU rendering and not pain of the intermediate layer >> solution. Windump just copies >> full root window on intel board via shared memory and forward events >> in between two screens. >> Glxgears gives 2850 fps, blender and other opengl software run smoothly. >> >> Best regards, >> Pavel. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >> Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
