Public bug reported: There seems to be a problem getting Ubuntu to use the nvidia card of laptops with hybrid graphics drivers. My Asus N61J has an Intel card and an Nvidia card. For some other Asus models, there is a workaround (which includes changing a hard drive parameter in the BIOS): http://wiki.daviddarts.com/Ubuntu_Maverick_on_the_Asus_UL30VT
This workaround does not work for me. The BIOS option is similar, but not the same, and I tried changing to IDE (which was the only alternative to the default), but no change. I bought this laptop because I thought nvidia cards were supposed to be a safe choice, if you want to run Linux. But no :( There is a discussion about the problem here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9429844 It indicates that the Intel card can use GLX, but it doesn't work for me. My lspci output is similar to that in the first posting in the thread, with 2 lines of output. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Nvidia Accelerated Graphics Driver does not work in Asus N61J laptop with Hybrid Graphics Drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/671659 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
