My laptop has a integrated amd gpu and a dedicated nvidia gpu.
I have switched to nvidia using optimus yet
glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor |OpenGL renderer"
OpenGL vendor string: AMD
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (radeonsi, raven, LLVM 16.0.6, DRM 3.54, 6.6.26-1-MANJARO)
xrandr --listproviders
Providers: number : 0
Edit: I switched from wayland to x11 and optimus started working.
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What does that mean?
The default configuration would rquire using prime-run
prime-run glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor |OpenGL renderer"
But do provide system information if you need more assistance;
mhwd -li -l
inxi -Farz
so when I run the command you referred to I do get the nvidia one
prime-run glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor |OpenGL renderer" ✔
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2
but running
lxinfo | grep "renderer" ✔
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_gl_interop, GLX_MESA_query_renderer,
GLX_MESA_gl_interop, GLX_MESA_query_renderer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (radeonsi, raven, LLVM 16.0.6, DRM 3.54, 6.6.26-1-MANJARO)
gives the amd one can you tell me the difference please thnx.
the output for
mhwd -li -l
inxi -Farz
You have a hybrid system using prime.
Thats how it works.
AMD iGPU by default, nvidia dGPU with prime-run.
This is also covered in the wiki.
What else do you need to know?
so by default i am using the amd one?
how do I switch to the nvidia one and why does xrandr shows 0 providers?
???
this is one way but not the way it works.
sudo systemctl stop optimus-manager
sudo systemctl disable optimus-manager
sudo systemctl mask optimus-manager
pamac install envycontrol
sudo envycontrol -s nvidia
reboot, make sure that you select x11-session at the login screen (left-bottom at the login screen)
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE && glxinfo | grep server
nvidia ? fine, it runs
yes.
You appear to be using wayland.
Use prime-run
If you mean to switch semi-permanently … I implore you to reanalyze if you really want or need to.
If you do tools like envycontrol exist.
Please refer to the wiki.
It is indeed how it works.
You can make it work differently, true.
But that is how it works by default.
They also did not confirm they installed/enabled optimus-manager.
a lot of users experience that the external displays work only proper if nvidia is used. prime is no solution and that is a hardware-related design.
…huh?
tools like envycontrol are still using prime.
And, despite your belief, there do exist ways to handle external monitors plugged into the dGPU without switching tools.
Is it an easy solution applicable in some cases? Yes.
Do I think you are confused? Also yes.
(examples like here: Second screen doesn't work with proprietary drivers (Laptop with amd hybrid drivers needed) - #8 by Yochanan , and here: PRIME - ArchWiki)