Bug#815888: nvidia-detect: GF119M [GeForce 610M] nvidia-detect=ok for nvidia-driver . . . not ok

[Luca Boccassi]

Control: package -1 nvidia-driver
Control: tag -1 moreinfo
Control: severity -1 normal

On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 23:34 +1100, Fulano Diego Perez wrote:
> Package: nvidia-detect
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> 
> _disclaimer_
> 
> 1.
> i do not know if the problem lies with nvidia-detect, nvidia-driver and its
> dependencies, or neither
> 
> 2.
> this bug report was submitted after removal and revert back to nouveau
> 
> 3.
> applies to intel ivy bridge chipset with built-in intel graphics +
> nvidia below
> 
> 
> 
> nvidia-detect recommends nvidia-driver
> 
> i then install nvidia-driver, its dependencies and nvidia-xconfig
> 
> NB i attempted this ~6 months ago and yesterday, i do not know the affect of
> the recent nvidia updates to xserver and whether nvidia-xconfig is still
> necessary
> 
> gdm3 cannot proceed after reboot
> 
> please advise any further log provision where necessary:

Hi,

It looks like you have a laptop with a switchable Optimus system (610M).
If that's indeed the case, you cannot just install the nvidia stack, as
your hardware is wired to use the Intel card to drive the display.

If you want to use the discrete Nvidia card, you must do so through
bumblebee. Please install

bumblebee-nvidia

Then run:

sudo update-glx --config glx

And make sure nvidia/bumblebee is selected, if not pick it.

If the problem persists, please add more information by running:

reportbug -N 815888

Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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