graphics drivers

Set Nvidia 331 as default driver for optimus cards in Ubuntu 13.10

Optimus cards running in Linux don’t enjoy the same level of support from Nvidia as its Windows counterpart. Using bumblebee gives people some control over the two graphics cards and power management but dynamic switching isn’t available yet. Anyone using optimus cards for gaming or some graphics intensive program will have to invoke the game […]

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[How To] Fix broken display after installing NVidia beta driver 319.17 (Optimus Cards)

If you have a broken display , rather a 640×480 display with no unity panels, you are one of the many who tried to install the new Nvidia beta driver which promised initial Optimus graphics card support for Linux. In reality, the Nvidia beta driver 319.17 does not support the current Xorg nor the current Ubuntu kernel

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ATI Catalyst 10.6 released

AMD has released its monthly update for its proprietary driver for ATI graphics cards. The version now stands at 10.6. This release has a few good additions. For ex, 2D acceleration is now enabled by default. Also it now includes RHEL 5.5 production support, official support for OpenGL 3.3 and OpenGL 4.0. There is considerable

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