Hi Luca, bumblebee-nvidia seems to do the job, I think it's safe to close this bug now.
Thanks for clearing this up for me. Enjoy your winter holidays! Mateusz On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Luca Boccassi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 19, 2015 09:09, "Mateusz Kaduk" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Package: nvidia-driver > > Version: 352.63-1 > > Severity: normal > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > I have laptop with GTX960M and I7-6700HQ processor. > > After installing nvidia-driver, and restarting X does not start but I > see console and it keeps blinking such that I cannot type anything without > delay of 5-6seconds and some key presses are ignored (impossible to login > and type password). > > I expect nvidia driver to support my graphics card, such that it does > not conflict with intel graphics. > > Removing all packages with "nvidia" in the name, boots into gnome but > running Intel SkyLake. > > I would like to use nvidia instead, which unfortunetly does not work. > > > > BIOS settings are "switchable" or "internal", I have set it to > "switchable". > > I use experimental only to test with recent drivers as I had the same > problems with the driver from sid. > > > > > > > > -- Package-specific info: > > uname -a: > > Linux debian 4.4.0-rc4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.4~rc4-1~exp1 (2015-12-13) > x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > > /proc/version: > > Linux version 4.4.0-rc4-amd64 ([email protected]) (gcc > version 5.3.1 20151207 (Debian 5.3.1-3) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.4~rc4-1~exp1 > (2015-12-13) > > > > /proc/driver/nvidia/version: > > NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 352.63 Sat Nov 7 > 21:25:42 PST 2015 > > GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20151207 (Debian 5.3.1-3) > > > > lspci 'VGA compatible controller [0300]': > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device > [8086:191b] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > > Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3802] > > Hi, > > From your system log and your description it looks like you have a lenovo > laptop with switchable graphics (ie an optimus system). > > If that's indeed the case, then you cannot use the Nvidia driver as the > main stack. You must use the Intel stack as the main driver, and to do so > you need to install the bumblebee-nvidia package alongside nvidia-driver, > which will allow you to run programs on demand on the Nvidia card with: > optirun <program name> > > Kind regards, > Luca Boccassi >
