I have a SONY VAIO FIt-15 (Core i7 + Intel HD 4000/Nvidia GT 735M)
I want have the Nvidia graphics for default (No matter if I have to disable the driver Intel or the battery life).
I was using the bumblebee software, but it is insufficient, for example, the “Color Config” in Nvidia is much better than Intel, but doesn’t works with Bumblebee. So, How do I make the Nvidia graphics card the default in my laptop?
S.O: OpenSUSE 12.3 (x86_64)
Kernel: 3.10
D.E: KDE 4.10.4
You need to modify your ~/.xinitrc
Find where it says “Add your own lines here…” at the end of the file, and add:
xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0
xrandr --auto
As you installed the nvidia driver manually (it’s the only solution with kernel 3.10, I guess), it’s possible that the libglx.so symbolic link created by the nvidia installer often gets overwritten by a libglx.so from openSUSE xorg updates. You’ll have to fix that link or applications will crash:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.319.32 /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(replace 319.32 by your driver version)
You need to add:xrandr --output LVDS-0 --off
before xrandr --auto in your .xinitrc. X.org 1.13.2 has a bug that was fixed in later versions. Also, you need to be running the xrandr program version 1.4.0:
$ xrandr --version
xrandr program version 1.4.0
Did you uncomment the UseDisplayDevice = “none” line in the nvidia Screen section in xorg.conf? You need to do that if you’re only using the laptop screen and no others.
Oh, you’re using KDM. The commands in the .xinitrc won’t get called when KDM starts. It’ll read .xsessionrc, but only after login. To make sure the Nvidia card and Intel card are working properly, log in in text mode and call startx. That should work. If it works, you’ll need to put xrandr commands into something KDM reads at start.
Now, I have only a problem… the “nvidia-config” doesn’t have “Color Config”. :(
So, I can’t adjust gamma/brightness/contrast. Neither works “System Preferences > Screen > Gamma” nor “xcalib”.
I have a similar issue disabling my Intel HD Graphics 3000 for an NVIDIA GT540M installed in a Novatech nSpire Pro 2640m i7 2nd Generation Intel HM65 Chipset. I tried disabling it but comes back as a default can anyone assist here ??
Could you please describe your solution that worked in a bit more detail? Did you add the xrandr lines to a config file (which one exactly)? How did you disable DisplayManager?