Nvidia Optimus and dual monitor setup
by Daulat Neupane from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6MN3Q)
Hi, I'm currently using Pop OS in my laptop, Asus Gaming TUF F15, that has dual graphics card, Intel and NVIDIA. And the switching between the two is quite easy. But I have been having serious crashes in my system, one that require hard reboot, when using the latest kernels provided. I experimented and found the only kernel version that doesn't cause crashes and have been managing but not entirely happy with it.
So I am thinking of switching over to Slackware, which I have previously used in the past and was extremely satisfied with the experience, I think it was 13.37. Back then I had a PC.
Now I have a laptop that comes with dual GPUs, and I mostly would be using NVIDIA card for my work but without intel running, I can't get the HDMI output to work for the second monitor it seems.
So I wanted to learn how it is done in Slackware and which posts do I follow for the references. If I can get it working in Slackware, then I would switch without a thought as I really enjoyed the stability and simplicity of the Slackware system during my past usage.
Thanks and Regards,
Daulat
So I am thinking of switching over to Slackware, which I have previously used in the past and was extremely satisfied with the experience, I think it was 13.37. Back then I had a PC.
Now I have a laptop that comes with dual GPUs, and I mostly would be using NVIDIA card for my work but without intel running, I can't get the HDMI output to work for the second monitor it seems.
So I wanted to learn how it is done in Slackware and which posts do I follow for the references. If I can get it working in Slackware, then I would switch without a thought as I really enjoyed the stability and simplicity of the Slackware system during my past usage.
Thanks and Regards,
Daulat