Hi.
I'm using proprietary nvidia driver from 'Driver Manager'. To save battery, I have selected (from 'Nvidia X Server Settings') Intel (Power Saving Mode).
Now when I change this setting -- to Nvidia (Performance Mode), either I get:
1. a frozen screen after few minutes (after having successfully switched)
2. or, an error which couldn't make switch
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dpkg -l nvidia*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii nvidia-331 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA binary driver - version 33
rc nvidia-331-upd 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA binary driver - version 33
un nvidia-331-upd <none> <none> (no description available)
ii nvidia-331-uvm 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA Unified Memory kernel modu
un nvidia-common <none> <none> (no description available)
un nvidia-driver- <none> <none> (no description available)
ii nvidia-libopen 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL Driver and ICD Load
rc nvidia-libopen 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL Driver and ICD Load
un nvidia-libopen <none> <none> (no description available)
ii nvidia-opencl- 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
rc nvidia-opencl- 331.113-0ubu amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
un nvidia-persist <none> <none> (no description available)
ii nvidia-prime 0.6.2linuxmi amd64 Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-setting 331.20-0ubun amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA g
un nvidia-setting <none> <none> (no description available)
un nvidia-vdpau-d <none> <none> (no description available)
I'm sorry I don't get it. I'm using nvidia-331 (selected from Driver Manager) and have GK208M [GeForce GT 740M].
It's just that upon switching from Intel to Nvidia -- as I've mentioned originally -- it won't do so.
I mean to say that I have nvidia driver installed.
tzh wrote:I'm sorry I don't get it. I'm using nvidia-331 (selected from Driver Manager) and have GK208M [GeForce GT 740M].
It's just that upon switching from Intel to Nvidia -- as I've mentioned originally -- it won't do so.
I mean to say that I have nvidia driver installed.
THANKS!!!! THIS SOLVES A LOT!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU SAID THIS IN YOUR FIRST POST?
The command inxi -F only shows the activated GPU which in your case was the Intel GPU
Thanks for your help, but still no progress. I've followed the link you provided, but couldn't move beyond the point where the author asks to select the graphic card,
as my system shows same old error -- unable to select the driver(it doesn't actually display this in written, as you can in the screenshot). I am looking for solution for this problem.
*NOTE*: I have reinstalled (after uninstalling) the nvidia driver via the command mentioned on that article, and then applied things again.