[ubuntu-za] Need Support For Latest Hardware?

[Peter Nel]

Navdeep,

I haven't done it, but I'd say you should add the PPA (personal package
archive) to your software repositories then install it via
  $ sudo apt-get install <package-name>
, on the command-line (terminal).

The second blog link I gave has details on this (the one with PPA).
(NB: make sure you actually have nvidea optimus enabled gfx card, as
mentioned in the blog)
All the commands you need are on that blog. Here they are again (untested,
but should work):
-------
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mj-casalogic/bumblebee
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install bumblebee
-------
Copy them to your command-line terminal and hit return.

There's also a link on that blog with further info on "How to install...",
under "Related Posts"
** How to install Nouveau graphics drivers for NVidia in Ubuntu **
[
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/nouveau-open-source-3d-graphics-drivers-for-nvidia-in-ubuntu/]

Cheers.
Péter

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Navdeep Singh Sidhu <
navdeepsingh.sidhu95 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter,
> How to install bumblebee on ubuntu?
>
> Regards,
> Navdeep
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Peter Nel <fourdots at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>  From: Navdeep Singh Sidhu <navdeepsingh.sidhu95 at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> ... may be it is nvidia's optimus drivers that they have not
>>> given to add in Linux kernel ...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Navdeep Singh
>>
>>
>> Navdeep,
>>
>> I did not check if your gfx cards use optimus, but I read recently on
>> omgubuntu that there is some level of optimus support via a tool called
>> "Bumblebee"
>>
>> See:
>>
>> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/bumbleebee-brings-nvidia-optimus-gpu-switching-to-linux-users/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg%21+Ubuntu%21%29
>>
>>
>> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/06/bumblebee-gets-a-ppa-brings-nvidia-optimus-graphics-switching-to-ubuntu/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg%21+Ubuntu%21%29
>>
>> If you try it, please come tell us if it worked or not.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Péter
>>
>
>


-- 
Péter Nel
Technical Director / Developer
Avonstorm Gaming (pty) ltd - www.avonstorm.co.za
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