From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 133851389E2 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:11:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2B659E0A99; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:11:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-f176.google.com (mail-ig0-f176.google.com [209.85.213.176]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B90FFE0A61 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:11:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f176.google.com with SMTP id l13so7829055iga.15 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:11:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=OL5CIbiShH9/Uaw86due1FKB6deD+kSLdkEDPyU/0RE=; b=doE92m6UgLChILsDlqFIhq0uUkuEneeaG/LEOoY5F2jw5qXYaqnTE+AhZdJ8rDG09C gPm9FFPR/sJVQ7KxNZMo+5fEZMVet6UufRCM84WSdm/qKtsKsB9J5MCcC3gZCk8wz+tC QOTiBbW7c4NjAv1Ia9sZHdIJgpPBkScz5rsPhyy4GWQ4S2ZsOPUkh0yMGu5CttT6NJ8C lIoyp/eDesD1MMXacyrr6Y/oA8bzEIE36E2RtFFDxHVsKfYY+D5ACx62f/11oX/+mU+e AvkFKPh5hAaCNaX58IAr4O43Ymxu7b0BMzMJx8js6UxYu7YoQpomWE5JaZybSxV5Etax NEzg== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.43.68.205 with SMTP id xz13mr7297665icb.13.1418753503996; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:11:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.107.132.163 with HTTP; Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:11:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <2862842.mSLXqejs7b@andromeda> References: <3263934.HixPIKAuea@andromeda> <2862842.mSLXqejs7b@andromeda> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:41:43 +0330 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia and optimus From: behrouz khosravi To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51d2230a15dd1050a594a03 X-Archives-Salt: d92427d8-f78d-4f36-ba34-32e68630d17e X-Archives-Hash: ab6d2ad0fd3293bc8072c910bff98308 --bcaec51d2230a15dd1050a594a03 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > The idea of Optimus is to use the lower-spec GPU for the general activities > and only enable the higher-spec GPU (NVidia) for processes requiring the > extra > processing power (generally 3D games or rendering). > > Using bumblebee, you can start an application using "optirun > ". > The application then can use the Nvidia-chip. Other applications will still > use the lower-spec GPU. > > -- > Joost > > Well actually I dont play games on linux, but I like to see how it is performing. What is interesting for is using a set up that does the offloading automatically. However it seems that the optimus support for linux is not good at all, and I hope it get better eventually. I am beginning to thinks that maybe Linus was right NVIDIA!! --bcaec51d2230a15dd1050a594a03 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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The idea of Optimus is to use the lower-spec GPU for the genera= l activities
and only enable the higher-spec GPU (NVidia) for processes requiring the ex= tra
processing power (generally 3D games or rendering).

Using bumblebee, you can start an application using "optirun <appli= cation>".
The application then can use the Nvidia-chip. Other applications will still=
use the lower-spec GPU.

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Joost


Well actually I dont play games on lin= ux, but I like to see how it is performing.
What is interesting f= or is using a set up that does the offloading automatically.
Howe= ver it seems that the optimus support for linux is not good at all, and I h= ope it get better eventually.
I am beginning to thinks that maybe= Linus was right NVIDIA!!=C2=A0
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