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

[Andreas Beckmann]

Control: severity -1 wishlist
Control: retitle -1 nvidia-detect: Nvidia Optimus Technology device(s) not detected
Control: tag -1 help

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:31:38 -0500 Taylor Kline <taylor.kline at utexas.edu> wrote:
> Package: nvidia-detect
> Version: 375.20-4

> 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)

The detection should be fixed since 375.82-7: Detect devices in PCI 
classes 0301 (XGA compatible controller) and 0302 (3D controller), too.

sid$ nvidia-detect 10de:139b
Checking driver support for PCI ID [10de:139b]
Your card is supported by the default drivers and legacy driver series 390.
It is recommended to install the
    nvidia-driver
package.

> 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.

Turning this bug into a wishlist report for enhancing nvidia-detect to
detect optimus systems.


Andreas