How can I force all applications to run on/permanently enable discrete GPU with open source drivers?












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System: KDE Neon 18.04, 4.18 kernel



Integrated: Intel HD



Discrete: Nvidia 965M



Drivers: nouveau



I have gotten it to work with Nvidia's proprietary drivers, but I am trying out Wayland and would like to stick with it. The problem is that Nvidia's proprietary source means Wayland can't develop a seamless way to integrate Nvidia drivers. I'd really love to get away from xorg and Nvidia software usage because they've been a huge pain.



I can use X.org with my discrete GPU, but can only (most of the time) use Wayland with my integrated GPU. I say most of the time because I haven't actually seen it switch to using my discrete GPU with either desktop manager but the RAM I save/performance boost is very noticeable when forcing everything to run off the discrete GPU. I know that applications that render 3D gfx heavily are able to switch off, but the ability to do it well is hampered by Intel HD Graphics deciding to use a lot more RAM. The main applications I'd like to force run on my discrete are browsers and GUI shell.



Things I've tried:



Purged anything nvidia



Installed nvidia-prime and using command prime-select nvidia



Reinstalled any nouveau related packages



Looked if my discrete was known by my system with switcheroo-control; not really sure what this does without any BIOS settings to help.



Partial output of gdbus introspect --system --dest net.hadess.SwitcherooControl --object-path:



interface net.hadess.SwitcherooControl {
methods:
signals:
properties:
readonly b HasDualGpu = true;


Removed nouveau.modeset=0 and replaced it with nvidia-drm.modeset=1. I previously used the prior to allow myself to boot into login without system hang and the latter option was suggested as such from here.



What I haven't tried from that guide is sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall, which I will try now. I've been hesitant to try it because of all the packages it installs.



libbsd0:i386 libdrm-amdgpu1:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
libdrm2:i386 libedit2:i386 libelf1:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libgl1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
libglapi-mesa:i386 libglvnd0:i386 libglx-mesa0:i386 libglx0:i386 libllvm7:i386 libnvidia-cfg1-390
libnvidia-common-390 libnvidia-compute-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386 libnvidia-decode-390
libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390 libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390
libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390
libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libsensors4:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libwayland-client0:i386
libwayland-server0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-dri2-0:i386
libxcb-dri3-0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-present0:i386 libxcb-sync1:i386 libxcb1:i386
libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxnvctrl0 libxshmfence1:i386
libxxf86vm1:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-390 nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390
nvidia-kernel-source-390 nvidia-settings nvidia-utils-390 screen-resolution-extra
xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390








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    System: KDE Neon 18.04, 4.18 kernel



    Integrated: Intel HD



    Discrete: Nvidia 965M



    Drivers: nouveau



    I have gotten it to work with Nvidia's proprietary drivers, but I am trying out Wayland and would like to stick with it. The problem is that Nvidia's proprietary source means Wayland can't develop a seamless way to integrate Nvidia drivers. I'd really love to get away from xorg and Nvidia software usage because they've been a huge pain.



    I can use X.org with my discrete GPU, but can only (most of the time) use Wayland with my integrated GPU. I say most of the time because I haven't actually seen it switch to using my discrete GPU with either desktop manager but the RAM I save/performance boost is very noticeable when forcing everything to run off the discrete GPU. I know that applications that render 3D gfx heavily are able to switch off, but the ability to do it well is hampered by Intel HD Graphics deciding to use a lot more RAM. The main applications I'd like to force run on my discrete are browsers and GUI shell.



    Things I've tried:



    Purged anything nvidia



    Installed nvidia-prime and using command prime-select nvidia



    Reinstalled any nouveau related packages



    Looked if my discrete was known by my system with switcheroo-control; not really sure what this does without any BIOS settings to help.



    Partial output of gdbus introspect --system --dest net.hadess.SwitcherooControl --object-path:



    interface net.hadess.SwitcherooControl {
    methods:
    signals:
    properties:
    readonly b HasDualGpu = true;


    Removed nouveau.modeset=0 and replaced it with nvidia-drm.modeset=1. I previously used the prior to allow myself to boot into login without system hang and the latter option was suggested as such from here.



    What I haven't tried from that guide is sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall, which I will try now. I've been hesitant to try it because of all the packages it installs.



    libbsd0:i386 libdrm-amdgpu1:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
    libdrm2:i386 libedit2:i386 libelf1:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libgl1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
    libglapi-mesa:i386 libglvnd0:i386 libglx-mesa0:i386 libglx0:i386 libllvm7:i386 libnvidia-cfg1-390
    libnvidia-common-390 libnvidia-compute-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386 libnvidia-decode-390
    libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390 libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390
    libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390
    libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libsensors4:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libwayland-client0:i386
    libwayland-server0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-dri2-0:i386
    libxcb-dri3-0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-present0:i386 libxcb-sync1:i386 libxcb1:i386
    libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxnvctrl0 libxshmfence1:i386
    libxxf86vm1:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-390 nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390
    nvidia-kernel-source-390 nvidia-settings nvidia-utils-390 screen-resolution-extra
    xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390








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      System: KDE Neon 18.04, 4.18 kernel



      Integrated: Intel HD



      Discrete: Nvidia 965M



      Drivers: nouveau



      I have gotten it to work with Nvidia's proprietary drivers, but I am trying out Wayland and would like to stick with it. The problem is that Nvidia's proprietary source means Wayland can't develop a seamless way to integrate Nvidia drivers. I'd really love to get away from xorg and Nvidia software usage because they've been a huge pain.



      I can use X.org with my discrete GPU, but can only (most of the time) use Wayland with my integrated GPU. I say most of the time because I haven't actually seen it switch to using my discrete GPU with either desktop manager but the RAM I save/performance boost is very noticeable when forcing everything to run off the discrete GPU. I know that applications that render 3D gfx heavily are able to switch off, but the ability to do it well is hampered by Intel HD Graphics deciding to use a lot more RAM. The main applications I'd like to force run on my discrete are browsers and GUI shell.



      Things I've tried:



      Purged anything nvidia



      Installed nvidia-prime and using command prime-select nvidia



      Reinstalled any nouveau related packages



      Looked if my discrete was known by my system with switcheroo-control; not really sure what this does without any BIOS settings to help.



      Partial output of gdbus introspect --system --dest net.hadess.SwitcherooControl --object-path:



      interface net.hadess.SwitcherooControl {
      methods:
      signals:
      properties:
      readonly b HasDualGpu = true;


      Removed nouveau.modeset=0 and replaced it with nvidia-drm.modeset=1. I previously used the prior to allow myself to boot into login without system hang and the latter option was suggested as such from here.



      What I haven't tried from that guide is sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall, which I will try now. I've been hesitant to try it because of all the packages it installs.



      libbsd0:i386 libdrm-amdgpu1:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
      libdrm2:i386 libedit2:i386 libelf1:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libgl1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
      libglapi-mesa:i386 libglvnd0:i386 libglx-mesa0:i386 libglx0:i386 libllvm7:i386 libnvidia-cfg1-390
      libnvidia-common-390 libnvidia-compute-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386 libnvidia-decode-390
      libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390 libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390
      libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390
      libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libsensors4:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libwayland-client0:i386
      libwayland-server0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-dri2-0:i386
      libxcb-dri3-0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-present0:i386 libxcb-sync1:i386 libxcb1:i386
      libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxnvctrl0 libxshmfence1:i386
      libxxf86vm1:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-390 nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390
      nvidia-kernel-source-390 nvidia-settings nvidia-utils-390 screen-resolution-extra
      xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390








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      System: KDE Neon 18.04, 4.18 kernel



      Integrated: Intel HD



      Discrete: Nvidia 965M



      Drivers: nouveau



      I have gotten it to work with Nvidia's proprietary drivers, but I am trying out Wayland and would like to stick with it. The problem is that Nvidia's proprietary source means Wayland can't develop a seamless way to integrate Nvidia drivers. I'd really love to get away from xorg and Nvidia software usage because they've been a huge pain.



      I can use X.org with my discrete GPU, but can only (most of the time) use Wayland with my integrated GPU. I say most of the time because I haven't actually seen it switch to using my discrete GPU with either desktop manager but the RAM I save/performance boost is very noticeable when forcing everything to run off the discrete GPU. I know that applications that render 3D gfx heavily are able to switch off, but the ability to do it well is hampered by Intel HD Graphics deciding to use a lot more RAM. The main applications I'd like to force run on my discrete are browsers and GUI shell.



      Things I've tried:



      Purged anything nvidia



      Installed nvidia-prime and using command prime-select nvidia



      Reinstalled any nouveau related packages



      Looked if my discrete was known by my system with switcheroo-control; not really sure what this does without any BIOS settings to help.



      Partial output of gdbus introspect --system --dest net.hadess.SwitcherooControl --object-path:



      interface net.hadess.SwitcherooControl {
      methods:
      signals:
      properties:
      readonly b HasDualGpu = true;


      Removed nouveau.modeset=0 and replaced it with nvidia-drm.modeset=1. I previously used the prior to allow myself to boot into login without system hang and the latter option was suggested as such from here.



      What I haven't tried from that guide is sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall, which I will try now. I've been hesitant to try it because of all the packages it installs.



      libbsd0:i386 libdrm-amdgpu1:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
      libdrm2:i386 libedit2:i386 libelf1:i386 libexpat1:i386 libffi6:i386 libgl1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
      libglapi-mesa:i386 libglvnd0:i386 libglx-mesa0:i386 libglx0:i386 libllvm7:i386 libnvidia-cfg1-390
      libnvidia-common-390 libnvidia-compute-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386 libnvidia-decode-390
      libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390 libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390
      libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390
      libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libsensors4:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libwayland-client0:i386
      libwayland-server0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb-dri2-0:i386
      libxcb-dri3-0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-present0:i386 libxcb-sync1:i386 libxcb1:i386
      libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxnvctrl0 libxshmfence1:i386
      libxxf86vm1:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-390 nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390
      nvidia-kernel-source-390 nvidia-settings nvidia-utils-390 screen-resolution-extra
      xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390






      drivers nvidia wayland nouveau





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