tell mx linux to use app on the nvidia gpu

Mark B · 05-01-2024, 05:40 PM

Hi, does anyone know the prefix command to start an app in mx linux so it uses the nvidia gpu? I have trawled for it but I've lucked out. Most of the info out there refers to bumblebee installations which are 5 to 8 years old. Any help will be appreciated.

rokytnji · 05-01-2024, 07:46 PM

Without a quick system info report reported in the thread. Which is in the menu.
Just open it and copy and paste in between code tags under advanced reply here.

Hard to tell what nvidia chip you are talking about.
It should spit out something like this.

Code:

System:
  Kernel: 6.1.60-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 12.2.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: IceWM v: 3.4.7 dm: slimski v: 1.5.0
    Distro: antiX-23.1-runit_x64-full Arditi del Popolo 20 February 2024
    base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 43843AU v: ThinkPad T510
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 43843AU serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: LENOVO v: 6MET61WW (1.24 ) date: 06/07/2010
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 73.2 Wh (99.9%) condition: 73.3/73.3 Wh (100.0%)
    volts: 12.5 min: 11.1 model: SANYO 42T4763 type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: not charging
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 6 GiB available: 5.59 GiB used: 1.31 GiB (23.4%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 8 GiB slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None
    max-module-size: 4 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: DIMM 1 type: DDR3 detail: synchronous size: 2 GiB
    speed: 1066 MT/s volts: N/A width (bits): data: 64 total: 64
    manufacturer: 0443 part-no: RMT1970ED48E8F1066 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: DIMM 2 type: DDR3 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB
    speed: 1600 MT/s volts: N/A width (bits): data: 64 total: 64
    manufacturer: SK-Hynix part-no: HMT351S6CFR8C-PB serial: <filter>
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5 M 520 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    smt: enabled arch: Westmere rev: 2 cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1328 high: 1463 min/max: 1199/2400 boost: enabled cores:
    1: 1199 2: 1199 3: 1454 4: 1463 bogomips: 19151
  Flags: acpi aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov
    constant_tsc cpuid cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts ept est
    flexpriority flush_l1d fpu fxsr ht ibpb ibrs ida lahf_lm lm mca mce mmx
    monitor msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pclmulqdq pdcm pebs pge
    pni popcnt pse pse36 pti rdtscp rep_good sep smx ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1
    sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc vme vmx vnmi vpid
    xtopology xtpr
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Lenovo
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-5.75 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1,
    DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0046 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877] driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-1.6:5 chip-ID: 17ef:480f
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 driver: X: loaded: intel dri: crocus
    gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
    s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS1 model: Lenovo 0x40b0 res: 1366x768 hz: 60
    dpi: 101 size: 345x194mm (13.58x7.64") diag: 396mm (15.6") modes: 1366x768
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus x11:
    drv: crocus inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 2.1 vendor: intel mesa v: 22.3.6 glx-v: 1.4 es-v: 2.0
    direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (ILK)
    device-ID: 8086:0046
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo 5
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3b56
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.60-antix.1-amd64-smp status: kernel-api with: apulse
    type: pulse-emulator
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.3 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: 1820 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10ea class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4239 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> scope: link
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-1.2:3
    chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
    lmp-v: 6 sub-v: 22bb hci-v: 6 rev: 22bb class-ID: 6c010c
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 41.72 GiB (35.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: THNSNC128GCSJ size: 119.24 GiB
    speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0201 scheme: MBR
  Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: HL-DT-ST model: DVDRAM GT30N rev: LT09
    dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
  Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
    rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 116.81 GiB used: 41.72 GiB (35.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
    label: rootantiX23.1 uuid: 7cdec373-91b8-41cd-99b4-e0b2cefe6bab
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    file: /swap/swap
Unmounted:
  Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 1-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 8087:0020 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1.2:3 info: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI
    mode) type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Device-2: 1-1.3:4 info: Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint
    Sensor type: <vendor specific> driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 1.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 147e:2016 class-ID: 0000
  Device-3: 1-1.6:5 info: Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877] type: video
    driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
    power: 200mA chip-ID: 17ef:480f class-ID: 0e02
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 3 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 8087:0020 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 2526
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 1858
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/antix-archive-keyring.gpg] http://la.mxrepo.com/antix//bookworm bookworm main nonfree nosystemd
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bookworm-backports.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/librewolf.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.librewolf.net bookworm main
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liquorix.list
Info:
  Processes: 159 Power: uptime: 43m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: runit v: N/A runlevel: 2
  Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: roxterm
    inxi: 3.3.33

I am on my antiX laptop right now. See the graphics readout?