[Nouveau] Optimus and Nvidia

[Jason Long]

Which intel list is that?

I am assuming I can still run Linux in Virtual Box on a Windows 7 host.  Is
this correct?

I did Google quite a bit, but I could only find people that were thinking
about fixing, but not solutions or serious progress.

I can deal with running running Linux virtually for a while.

What are the chances that I will end up with a laptop that will never run
Fedora native?



On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Younes Manton <younes.m at gmail.com> wrote:

> (Use reply-all if you want people on the list to see your emails, your
> last two were only to me.)
>
> Google "nvidia optimus linux" and you'll find some info on the matter.
> The Nvidia driver does not support Optimus. As far as I know this
> means that it will not work with the 330M in an Optimus chipset
> because the 330M is hooked up to the Intel chip, it doesn't matter
> that the Nvidia driver supports regular 330Ms, this is not a regular
> 330M. Nouveau doesn't support it either until someone figures out how
> it works.
>
> As far as the Intel chip is concerned I don't know if the Intel driver
> will support it and just ignore the Optimus-related stuff. Maybe you
> should ask that on the Intel list.
>
> What the sales guy told you about turning it off doesn't matter.
>
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Jason Long
> <mailing.lists at octgsoftware.com> wrote:
> > The NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M is supported by the propriety driver, but I do
> > not know how is will work with the integrated Intel.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Jason Long <
> mailing.lists at octgsoftware.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> It is a http://www.pctorque.com/sager-5125-gaming-computers.php
> >> with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with integrated Intel 4500 GMA.
> >> I am not really concerned about if Optimus works.  I am mainly concerned
> >> about using the latest Fedora release.  I do not even care if I have to
> use
> >> either the Intel of Nvidia card.  I just want 1080p under Linux.
> >> Does anyone know what the options are?  The sales guys said there was a
> >> switch to turn Optimus off.
> >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Younes Manton <younes.m at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Jason Long
> >>> <mailing.lists at octgsoftware.com> wrote:
> >>> > I need to buy a Sager 5125 laptop immediately and I am concerned
> about
> >>> > the
> >>> > Optimus setup in this model.
> >>> > It comes with a Nvidia 330M/Intel Hybrid.
> >>> > I want to use this with Fedora 13.  I do not care if I can switch.  I
> >>> > just
> >>> > want it to work.  I can also deal with only the onboard graphics
> >>> > working in
> >>> > linux.
> >>> > Do you think the HDMI output will work or I will need the 330M driver
> >>> > for
> >>> > that?
> >>> > I see nvidia has support for the 330M in their driver?  Will this
> work?
> >>> > _______________________________________________
> >>> > Nouveau mailing list
> >>> > Nouveau at lists.freedesktop.org
> >>> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Last I heard I don't think Nvidia will support Optimus on Linux with
> >>> their driver. As far as Nouveau and DRM playing nice with Optimus I
> >>> think Dave Airlie had some interest in that but no access to hardware?
> >>> I don't remember the details myself, maybe someone else can tell you
> >>> more.
> >>
> >
> >
>
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