TBP/Bumblebee supports the opensource nouveau driver, but this driver does not provide CUDA support afaik.
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Albert Vilella <[email protected]> wrote: > Although the open source nouveau drivers are constantly improving, I > think right now the only > solution is to use bumblebee/ironhide, that internally uses the binary > Nvidia drivers and CUDA SDK. > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:30 AM, Srimal Jayawardena <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks. > > > > Since NVIDIA does not have linux drivers for Optimus cards, > > > > is it possible to do CUDA with the Generic / OpenSource drivers? > > > > Cheers > > > > Srimal. > > > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 4:16 AM, Albert Vilella <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Find here the Ubuntu 10.10 installation instructions for cuda on > >> Linux:https://github.com/run4flat/perl_nvcc/wiki/Installing > >> > >> It's more than a year old, so it may not work... > >> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Alexandre Saint <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> 2011/12/16 David Overcash <[email protected]>: > >>>> If you want to play it safe, just get a laptop with a discrete > graphics card > >>>> and no onboard graphics. If you try to use Optimus with any CUDA > based > >>>> work, you'll have to do quite a bit of work on top of what you're > already > >>>> programming to get things to turn out well. :) > >>>> > >>> What extra bit of work are you referring to? The installation of > >>> Bumblebee or Ironhide? > >>> I plan to develop OpenCL programs in the near future on my Optimus > >>> equipped laptop. I'm using Ironhide to gain access to the gpu. Though > >>> I didn't try to set up the OpenCL environment yet, any feedback in > >>> that direction would be very welcome. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Alexandre > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > >>> Post to : [email protected] > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > -- > > ~ > > Srimal Jayawardena > > BSc (Engineering), BIT, MIET > > PhD Candidate > > Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering > > College of Engineering and Computer Science > > Building 115, Corner of North and Daley Roads > > Australian National University > > T: +61 2 6125 1771 > > M: +61 422 684 854 > > F: +61 2 6125 8651 > > > > http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~srimalj/ > > http://srimal.sri-lankan.net/ > > http://srimal-techdiary.blogspot.com/ > > > > 'My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable > > superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able > > to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.' - Albert Einstein > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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