nvidia driver from repo...

malcolmlewis · January 20, 2022, 11:22pm

pattiM:

Hmmm…
patti@linux-lhkc:~> xrandr --auto 
patti@linux-lhkc:~>  
patti@linux-lhkc:~>  
patti@linux-lhkc:~> xrandr --auto 
patti@linux-lhkc:~> 
Also, I’m a little confused - is there a simple way to only use the NVidia card?
(I think the only reason for using the intel video is power-saving.)

Hi
Then you need to run;


xrandr --listproviders

Do two providers appear or only 1?

pattim · January 20, 2022, 11:46pm

(sorry I didn’t reply sooner - had to reinstall 15.3 three times to get back online)
:shame:

malcolmlewis · January 21, 2022, 1:05am

Hi
Oh dear So no BIOS option to define the GPU to use?

pattim · January 21, 2022, 1:29am

(I don’t want to do anything tricky - like “offloading” with Prime)
https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/455.38/README/primerenderoffload.html

also…

patti@linux-lhkc:~> sudo zypper in opensuse-prime 
[sudo] password for root:  
Loading repository data... 
Reading installed packages... 
'opensuse-prime' not found in package names. Trying capabilities. 
No provider of 'opensuse-prime' found. 
Resolving package dependencies... 
Nothing to do. 
patti@linux-lhkc:~>

pattim · January 21, 2022, 1:30am

Hi
Oh dear So no BIOS option to define the GPU to use?

Never thought of that. I wonder… I don’t think I saw anything but I’ll look. You’d think they would…

malcolmlewis · January 21, 2022, 2:19am

Hi
It’s suse-prime