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I have a system76 but it uses an NVIDIA GPU for the external monitors. It works fine when plugged in, but I basically don't use it as a portable computer becau
by Osiris 6y ago
I have a system76 but it uses an NVIDIA GPU for the external monitors.
It works fine when plugged in, but I basically don't use it as a portable computer because it's such a pain to switch back to Intel graphics. There are some options for hybrid graphics but it limits the options I have for external monitor orientation.
- gshulegaard 6y agoGraphics switching remains somewhat painful in the Linux ecosystem. There are options but nothing that quite achieves the seamlessness of Windows or Mac solutions. Did you get the System76 with PopOS? I was impressed with my last one with the desktop menu that allowed graphics switching (albeit after a restart). https://support.system76.com/articles/graphics-switch-pop/ https://support.system76.com/articles/graphics-switch-pop/ Which I think is just a wrapper around the nvidia drivers, but at least I didn't have to install it myself and the menu location is a tad more convenient.
- Osiris 6y agoyeah the restart is the problem, it adds a lot of overhead if I'm just running to a meeting or something. There is a Prime option but you can only use external monitors in standard landscape and I use mine in portrait.
- gshulegaard 6y agoAh yeah, I have similar feelings. BumbleBee was promising at one time: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/FAQ https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/FAQ But seems kind of dead now. https://www.bumblebee-project.org/ https://www.bumblebee-project.org/