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DEPRECATED. Don't use it anymore — Optimus graphics support for Debian through VirtualGL
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Debian SID with Dell LX502. Dont understant anything #25

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ghost commented 13 years ago

Hi.

Im trying to work with Debian Unstable (amd64) with Dell LX502 (intel and nvidia). Read the document for install and select the automatic option.

./install.sh

Ok. All right is the finally message, but when I trying to configure I dont understan... Iam lost. Very lost...

How is the xorg.conf, because the install make new "xorg.conf.nvidia" but I have a xorg.conf that the privative drive of nvidia make...

Can help me??? And explain how install and work. Because read, read the document install and configure and :-(

Thanks a lot...

PD: Sorry for my english

z0rc commented 13 years ago

Well, you've come at bad times. Currently unstable is waiting for updated nVidia packages due to Xorg 1.11 update. nVidia driver isn't installable in sid. Testings isn't affected, I guess.

How does it work? It runs additional X server for nVidia card, libGL and libglx are loaded explicitly for additional server (check optirun script and debumblebee init script). VirtualGL is used for transferring data from Intel X server to nVidia one and backward. That's all. xorg.conf.nvidia is used only by nVidia X server, xorg.conf (if there is any, nowadays you don't need it) goes to Intel card. debumblebee configuration is in /etc/default/debumblebee.

ghost commented 13 years ago

Thanks a lot.

You recomended that use debumblebee with debian testing? Is correct.

I install debian testing and testing with debumblebee

Thanks

z0rc commented 13 years ago

Yes. As it's the only distribution, which you can run the automatic installation. Right now Sid requires some manual work to get it working. Also if you running sid you have to be experienced with packaging management and be able to keep your system in sane state. Otherwise use testing.

ghost commented 13 years ago

Thanks a lot.