I had used most linux distributions for long time, Now i bought a dell XPS 15 LAPTOP with an nvidia gtx 960m.
For many reasons i couldn't get to install the driver, because after i did, i can't get to the UI and i get stoke on the CLI interface until i unistall the driver.
I tested on fedora 23,24.
I don't like fedora but its the one loaded into my USB, so if it works in any distribution let me know so i can start downloading
Thanks fags
>using linux on a laptop with dedicated graphics
Optimus is shit in linux, I don't know what you expected. Pretty much everyone recommends going Intel CPU + graphics for the smoothest experience with linux on laptop. Not sure why you would decide otherwise when you clearly have no idea what you're doing.
>>56960786
Can concur
Linux in my desktop was hell
Linux in my Intel driven laptop just werks
It makes me sad
>>56960786
I thought radeon was the one that was shit on linux laptops
>>56960818
It's not the GPU itself that is the problem but the ways of dealing with optimus for the dual graphics devices, none of which are ideal.
>>56960786
i have an nvidia gpu on my thinkpad and its always been damn smooth. cant remember the model, NVS-something
>>56960818
Optimus is more or less a hardware switch between the IGPU and the discrete mobile GPU. NVIDIA drivers are plenty for Linux but don't officially support Optimus. For that you need bumblebee which is a pile of shit.
Ahhh, just to make it clear, my laptop has an Intel GPU and an nvidia 960m, But the nvida GPU is not functional, So i cant play 4k videos or any high graphics thigns in linux.
I don't want to switch to windows, But i guss i have to
>>56960786
Intel GPU's aren't so powerful
I will try Ubuntu and see if there is any success there...
Has anyone gotten Bumblebee to work?
I've got a $1200 ASUS with a 965m and it works just fine with Nvidia proprietary drivers.
OpenSUSE though, Fedora gave me trouble.
I installed Ubuntu and I guess there problem was fedora, works perfectly in Ubuntu. sweet!!!
>>56963739
>Nvidia binary drivers (open source)
>(open source)
Lolwhat?