Bug#849013: nvidia-detect: Nvidia Optimus Technology device(s) not detected incl. GTX 960M

[Floris]

Op Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:31:38 +0100 schreef Taylor Kline  
<taylor.kline at utexas.edu>:

> Package: nvidia-detect
> Version: 375.20-4
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> Output of nvidia-detect does not show a GTX 960M:
>
> $ nvidia-detect
> No NVIDIA GPU detected.
>
> I am able to see the device as recommended at
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=603924#p603924 via:
>
> $ lspci -vnn | grep '\''[030[02]\]'
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics
> 530 [8086:191b] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> 01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GM107M [GeForce GTX
> 960M] [10de:139b] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
>
> Here's a helpful output I would expect:
> Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
> $GTX 960M$
> It is recommended to install the
>     bumblebee-nvidia and primus
> packages according to https://wiki.debian.org/Bumblebee.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.
>

Maybe it is time to add Nvidia Optimus to nvidia-detect, because since  
370.23 there is experimental support. But I think it will be a complete  
rewrite of nvidia-detect.

Which Debian and Nvidia versions must be supported and recognized by the  
script?

Floris