hi,
I am on dual-boot debian 7 & ubuntu 14 (updated) with two choices on
my laptop :
Nvidia or Intel.
Optimus technology manage it with the soft "prime" allowing switching
the graphic-card easily.
On ubuntu, it is clear & neat ; i add nvidia settings - it chooses and
download the driver ; then, i restart.
On Debian, it is not clear, not at all.
I wish obtain the same thing on my debian.
What must i do ?
Is someone know a how-to (recent please) ?
Is someone working with optimus ?
Does Debian accept Optimus & Nvidia settings + Prime ?
Very simple with ubuntu, even the french doc is easily readable :
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/prime
apt://nvidia-331 nvidia-prime mesa-utils.
or
sudo apt-get install nvidia-331 nvidia-prime mesa-utils
Nota Bene : it works only with proprietary driver
That is one part of my problem.
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The second part occurs when i follow a debian tutorial : installing a
proprietary driver : it is not the same that ubuntu' choice !!!
driver 331 -Nvidia settings_ubuntu
driver 340 -Nvidia site_debian
Like every user, we prefer let the assistant do the right choice.
If i choose another driver (maybe better) is there not a risk to crash
my system ?
With the Nvidia assistant, the better driver will be choose without
any risk.
Why have i not on my software the prime soft & nvidia 331 (mesa-utils
is) included in the packages (Optimus on laptop is a modern function
well known) or at least a quick help/explanation ?
I looked for information on several sites but i did not find something
coherent or relevant.
OK, it is maybe not free, not tolerated but i need it : it saves the
life of my battery on debian and allows me playing on line on ubuntu.
Different tutorials are on the web but i do not know which one i must
follow.
I would like solve that on debian with the same manner/procedure that
i did on ubuntu.
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How to install Optimus_Prime on Debian 7 ?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2221392
trouble-shooting help
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#wheezy-backports
unclear
http://mirror.onat.edu.ua/debian/pool/contrib/n/nvidia-settings/
unreadable
http://pkgs.org/download/nvidia-settings
can i download it whithout any risk ?
http://pkgs.org/debian-wheezy/debian-backports-contrib-amd64/nvidia-set
Is it unstable or a verified package ppa ?
What must i choose ?
Thank you by advances for your answers.