> solution is to use bumblebee/ironhide, that internally uses the binary> > Nvidia drivers and CUDA SDK. Are you sure Bumblebee has the binary NVIDIA drivers because the NVIDIA site says it does not support Linux for the hybrid cards
Thanks Srimal. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Albert Vilella <avile...@gmail.com> wrote: > Although the open source nouveau drivers are constantly improving, I > think right now the only > solution is to use bumblebee/ironhide, that internally uses the binary > Nvidia drivers and CUDA SDK. > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:30 AM, Srimal Jayawardena <srim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks. >> >> Since NVIDIA does not have linux drivers for Optimus cards, >> >> is it possible to do CUDA with the Generic / OpenSource drivers? >> >> Cheers >> >> Srimal. >> >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 4:16 AM, Albert Vilella <avile...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Find here the Ubuntu 10.10 installation instructions for cuda on >>> Linux:https://github.com/run4flat/perl_nvcc/wiki/Installing >>> >>> It's more than a year old, so it may not work... >>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Alexandre Saint <snt.a...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> 2011/12/16 David Overcash <funnylookin...@gmail.com>: >>>>> If you want to play it safe, just get a laptop with a discrete graphics >>>>> card >>>>> and no onboard graphics. If you try to use Optimus with any CUDA based >>>>> work, you'll have to do quite a bit of work on top of what you're already >>>>> programming to get things to turn out well. :) >>>>> >>>> What extra bit of work are you referring to? The installation of >>>> Bumblebee or Ironhide? >>>> I plan to develop OpenCL programs in the near future on my Optimus >>>> equipped laptop. I'm using Ironhide to gain access to the gpu. Though >>>> I didn't try to set up the OpenCL environment yet, any feedback in >>>> that direction would be very welcome. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Alexandre >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> ~ >> Srimal Jayawardena >> BSc (Engineering), BIT, MIET >> PhD Candidate >> Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering >> College of Engineering and Computer Science >> Building 115, Corner of North and Daley Roads >> Australian National University >> T: +61 2 6125 1771 >> M: +61 422 684 854 >> F: +61 2 6125 8651 >> >> http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~srimalj/ >> http://srimal.sri-lankan.net/ >> http://srimal-techdiary.blogspot.com/ >> >> 'My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable >> superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able >> to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.' - Albert Einstein -- ~ Srimal Jayawardena BSc (Engineering), BIT, MIET PhD Candidate Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science Building 115, Corner of North and Daley Roads Australian National University T: +61 2 6125 1771 M: +61 422 684 854 F: +61 2 6125 8651 http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~srimalj/ http://srimal.sri-lankan.net/ http://srimal-techdiary.blogspot.com/ 'My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.' - Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ 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
