Hi everybody, I'm not sure whether the Nvidia 330M + intel GPU combo on Z13 is "real Optimus" or not, but like Zheng said, it works with Bumblebee. So give it a shot with Z11 too! As long as lspci shows two GPUs, I bet that bumblebee works.
Heikki On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Zheng Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think I understand your question. Optirun is a program, "dhgs" is > a technology term. when you run a program with optirun it will use nvidia > otherwise by default it's intel. But I rarely use it. (Basically I just use > bumblebee to turn off nvidia) Because I can't see the diff if a firefox is > running under nvidia. Besides it drain battery makes system hotter(these > are 2 weakness of the first generation i core. I wish sony could ve made > Z1, not Z2, with later generation i core.) > > Strange why I could not even enter the ubuntu 14.04 before.... > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 4:04 PM, jmalmari <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the link. I'll dig deeper. >> >> I use kubuntu 14.04. I went through the steps described in "Basic Setup >> for >> 13.10 and later" here: <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee#Installation> >> >> I'll try some more tweaking with bumblebee daemon configs to see if I can >> get >> it not to crash on me. >> >> Is Z13 real optimus or "dynamic hybrid graphics system"? Or am I confused >> with >> the terminology and technologies? >> >> > I have a z13 and doing according to this: >> > >> http://www.adhocism.net/2012/06/installing-ubuntu-12-04-on-sony-vaio-vpc-z13 >> > m9eb/ >> > >> > All looks fine. Which distro you use and which version? I know the newer >> > distro doesn't work well with optirun it works with the other one.(Don't >> > remember the name) >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 3:34 PM, jmalmari <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Hi Craig, and all >> > > >> > > I just had to dig this old thread up to see whats up. >> > > >> > > What you were essentially saying is that it's possible to use the >> NVIDIA >> > > card >> > > via bumblebee with Vaio Z11 which, to my understanding, does *not* >> have >> > > Optimus but a "dynamic hybrid graphics system"? >> > > >> > > I'm trying to bring my four-year-old VPCZ11Z9E back to life with >> Linux. >> > > Nvidia >> > > drivers work but won't recognize my display (i.e. accelerates but >> HDMI or >> > > screen configuration doesn't work); bumblebee just says I don't have >> an >> > > NVIDIA >> > > discrete graphics card and crashes all over me. I, too, think I don't >> have >> > > NVIDIA discrete graphics card (in optimus sense) but the fact that >> you had >> > > it >> > > working got me suspicious. >> > > >> > > Can you give your Z11's exact model? >> > > >> > > Anyone else tried this? >> > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > >> > > > Craig S. Blackie Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:28:14 -0700 >> > > > Hey guys, >> > > > >> > > > I think I must be pushing my luck, I decided to install bumblebee >> today: >> > > > https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/ Rebooted with the >> > > >> > > switch in >> > > >> > > > 'auto' position. >> > > > Upon booting, I checked power usuage: >> > > > >> > > > "The battery reports a discharge rate of 11.6 W" >> > > > >> > > > Ran glxspheres: >> > > > >> > > > csb@csb-laptop:~$ glxspheres >> > > > Polygons in scene: 62464 >> > > > Visual ID of window: 0x92 >> > > > Context is Direct >> > > > OpenGL Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile >> > > > 20.078867 frames/sec - 22.408016 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 26.432012 frames/sec - 29.498126 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 29.906124 frames/sec - 33.375235 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 28.067554 frames/sec - 31.323390 Mpixels/sec >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Now for the real test: >> > > > csb@csb-laptop:~$ optirun glxspheres >> > > > Polygons in scene: 62464 >> > > > Visual ID of window: 0x21 >> > > > Context is Direct >> > > > OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 330M/PCIe/SSE2 >> > > > 74.902735 frames/sec - 83.591453 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 127.273131 frames/sec - 97.262626 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 169.620041 frames/sec - 115.070236 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 174.924951 frames/sec - 118.669087 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 166.887317 frames/sec - 113.216356 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 171.806394 frames/sec - 116.553458 Mpixels/sec >> > > > 167.313173 frames/sec - 113.505256 Mpixels/sec >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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