hi luca Luca Boccassi: > Control: package -1 nvidia-driver > Control: tag -1 moreinfo > Control: severity -1 normal > > On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 23:34 +1100, Fulano Diego Perez wrote: >> Package: nvidia-detect >> Severity: grave >> Justification: renders package unusable >> >> >> _disclaimer_ >> >> 1. >> i do not know if the problem lies with nvidia-detect, nvidia-driver and its >> dependencies, or neither >> >> 2. >> this bug report was submitted after removal and revert back to nouveau >> >> 3. >> applies to intel ivy bridge chipset with built-in intel graphics + >> nvidia below >> >> >> >> nvidia-detect recommends nvidia-driver >> >> i then install nvidia-driver, its dependencies and nvidia-xconfig >> >> NB i attempted this ~6 months ago and yesterday, i do not know the affect of >> the recent nvidia updates to xserver and whether nvidia-xconfig is still >> necessary >> >> gdm3 cannot proceed after reboot >> >> please advise any further log provision where necessary: > > Hi, > > It looks like you have a laptop with a switchable Optimus system (610M). > If that's indeed the case, you cannot just install the nvidia stack, as > your hardware is wired to use the Intel card to drive the display. > > If you want to use the discrete Nvidia card, you must do so through > bumblebee. Please install > > bumblebee-nvidia > > Then run: > > sudo update-glx --config glx > > And make sure nvidia/bumblebee is selected, if not pick it.
done above > > If the problem persists, please add more information by running: > > reportbug -N 815888 sorry, this is out ATM, nevertheless... > Kind regards, > Luca Boccassi i get the following: $ primusrun glxgears primus: fatal: Bumblebee daemon reported: error: [XORG] (EE) $ optirun glxgears [23162.070642] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) ive tried various basic amendments such as adding my user to the bumblebee group; manually specifying the nvidia option in /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf; manually specifying BusID "PCI:1:0:0" in /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia (from the github FAQ) $ lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D' 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce 610M] (rev a1) i admit im stuck