New laptop with two VGA

[pider]

Bought a new laptop last week : Multicom Kunshan W155 Design Collection, without any OS. Installed Kubuntu 11.10 and moust of the stuff worked well except I had to install update with this command :"sudo apt-get upgrade -y". It did crash if I used Muon.
Here are the specs for the laptop (in Norwegian, but I hope you can understand):

15.6" Wide skjerm Full HD LED 1920x1080 - mattskjerm
GeForce GT 555 skjermkort med 2GB DDR3 minne, nVidia PhysX og CUDA teknologi
nVidia Optimus teknologi - skjermkortet veksler mellom Intel HD Graphics 3000 og GeForce GT 555M etter behov
Nyeste Intel Core™ i5 eller i7 prosessor - valgfri størrelse
Intel HM65 Express chipset
DDR3 1333MHz SO-DIMM RAM - valgfri størrelse
Bluetooth
802.11 b/g/n trådløst nettverkskort Intel Centrino 6230
10/100/1000Mpbs nettverkskort
DVD Super Multi brenner eller Blu-Ray spiller
Touchpad med scroll funksjon
Webkamera 2.0 Megapiksler
Intel HD-Audio
Stereo høyttalere innebygget
Innebygget mikrofon
1 x HDMI utgang
1 x VGA utgang
1 x SPDIF utgang
2 x USB 2.0 kontakter
2 x USB 3.0 kontakter
1 x eSATA kontakt
1 x Mikrofoninngang
1 x Hodetelefonutgang
9-i-1 minnekortleser (MMC, RS MMC, MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, SD, Mini-SD, SDHC, SDXC)
6 Cellers batteri Smart Lithium Ion, 5600mAh
Kensington låsespor
Størrelse 374 x 250 x 25~40.2mm (BxDxH)
Vekt: 2.6 kg med batteri

I think it is using the "Intel HD Graphics 3000" because there are no nVidia driver installed. I would like tom use the "GeForce GT 555M "
How do I fix this?

[Snowhog]

As to the GPU to be used, you 'may' need to check the BIOS settings. Usually, when there are two video cards/chips in the PC, one is set to be used 'by default'. Likely, in this case, it's the Intel HD Graphics 30000. So, in the BIOS, see if it can be disabled, which "should" then allow the GeForce GT 555 to be utilized. Even then, you might have to check to see if the Additional Drivers then sees it and makes it available for activation.

[SteveRiley]

The Bumblebee Project is actively working on a software stack to enable easier switching between CPU-integrated and nVidia discrete graphics. You can install from a PPA; no compiling required. Their Launchpad project page contains some useful information, as does the Ubuntu wiki.

[pider]

I have checked the BIOS settings, but I cannnot find a option for turning off the Intel card.

[pider]

Maybe I schould install CUDA : http://http://samiux.blogspot.com/20...on-ubuntu.html
Anyone have experience with this?

[SteveRiley]

More information on CUDA. Note that this won't help you get your nVidia hardware running -- it has to be functioning properly with the correct drivers first. If your BIOS/UEFI lacks the functionality to switch video hardware, then you'll need to explore what Bumblebee can help you do to get Optimus working correctly.

[pider]

Installed Bumblebee, success!





Tanks!

[SteveRiley]

Nice!

[Teunis]

A nice piece of kit with an excellent price, especially for Norge!

I hope you will find a way to start up on the nVidia card as that's on my Thinkpad with Optimus technology the only way to enable an external monitor.

[SteveRiley]

I hope you will find a way to start up on the nVidia card as that's on my Thinkpad with Optimus technology the only way to enable an external monitor.

Which ThinkPad do you have?