I'm running the Dell M3800 which has the NVIDIA hybrid graphics. My external monitor is not 4K, but I haven't had any trouble. Whatever graphics driver is auto-detected by Fedora appears to work fine. It took me a while to figure out to use Bumblebee to access the discrete graphics, but appears to work.
On Thursday, April 21, 2016 10:49:24 John Shaver wrote: > Hey all, > > Do any of you have experience with running linux (Debian/Arch > preferably) on any of the recent Dell Precision laptops? They have a > newer type of hybrid graphics and I don't think you can disable the > hybrid graphics in the BIOS anymore. > > Of particular concern: > > They don't allow you to order it with ubuntu and the 4k display. Even > if I can only use the intel graphics, it should support a 4k display > right? > > I want to run 2 4k displays off of the docking port. I think the > Intel graphics should support this, but I had trouble getting a single > display to work with a Lenovo W550s (with similar hybrid graphics) and > Ubuntu. I ended up returning that laptop. > > So I guess I just want to see if anyone has any experience with these > laptops before I spend 2k one =/ > > Thanks, > > John Shaver > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
