From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 28 18:51:54 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4A5F1B3876 for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:51:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ot1-x334.google.com (mail-ot1-x334.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::334]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47P6F54knGz3wdY for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:51:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ot1-x334.google.com with SMTP id l14so22910869oti.10 for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:51:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=iXHPg2FtaSxIUyepEUYZAKfbgwR9VvzMbk5kiFQfOcI=; b=K4EQgJJY7yiQeP4wL6BlyuTxpX8VcV7fJYjV+robHeZzBPcdZXWD3NeFYYpgZd6eNC 11+FX/9glb+QkYkOAbyJMn3e23ggv3Vyx8lnalPEJWMX7Z+hbhNXxBiWwUyUkbEierGm E8fxqP3VDExFPPPX0jiQTG8Df9YW9VDlWs3wsyvW2VD8M1k9QrHNOFDoBssqEiUlOkE/ j70cdG5PsCt/0JcWpJpIvzuGLZ855KhyqyPgt4dvv9LLAH77pYDi4rZBQczo+9Se1Nw2 CtOvkpZ7WPFdAf0R3eNZ9d5WSDLCFLbgGi9Qpn8E8UsEMDGDDCRXKNRF39umINXJ/0Y4 xq/Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=iXHPg2FtaSxIUyepEUYZAKfbgwR9VvzMbk5kiFQfOcI=; b=eIhlkuzl2aq+3s2DOBH4MPhW2bae4oNXbBGGPIB3UiOSngdvV9cB3ZurotMe+2V+IH ar0O/Z+n6QPtcZWf3u/di5m4mxQolKtiG+hcyoTTTYzakeTjwlHQpf1F21DIZedn/Acb sNctiI0ke9OL4EniCVNYZAO6O0+3De5vMf7YWI6Rw0guoXhUA1LEYuB8vdVXipRzqklq uryXagzwtx8km9DWRmvuYQtRHeCJrylK3KsCCGO63SRvkfehcr5+tkoDzz/TQF59W7Tn JP1TV5shf1rBM7G/P6JXjxiQTS2TWm/4HXdXNR9Qov93NzL/HnT3qO1p29mgXwzIWSft Mvhg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXb/pE2LBhFSOJy1PjJ6oKqc04FOF/dW/corqSfsvRpwKQ3HorL 6dbqpikojuGrnrSmte4MpX9JoFYUpkG4JceCCE8BhQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqx7oAD0dYDLvkotcY+NIs8Fq+1fOr8Q7JYZ0sgmCxlDOCJOguDoD1GFDR1pstEv0jy/z1ng+TuES1ZABR38dxY= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6c46:: with SMTP id g6mr8008225otq.270.1574967111791; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:51:51 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191128103810.9599da0b.freebsd@edvax.de> <770ebb05-9d76-1b54-5bf5-af548368e19e@hedeland.org> <20191128140254.fc3ee735.freebsd@edvax.de> <17109e52-a8d5-be58-d29f-aacd30f7de01@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <17109e52-a8d5-be58-d29f-aacd30f7de01@panix.com> From: "Kurt Buff - GSEC, GCIH" Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:51:39 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD-12.1 on laptop To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47P6F54knGz3wdY X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=K4EQgJJY; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kurtbuff@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::334 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kurtbuff@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (-7.05), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.26), asn: 15169(-1.95), country: US(-0.05)]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[4.3.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:51:54 -0000 Laptops with two graphics processors typically use the most powerful one only to drive external monitors, and possibly only through a docking station, though I'm not as clear on that point. Kurt On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 11:32 AM Kurt Hackenberg wrote: > > On 2019-11-28 08:02, Polytropon wrote: > > > The drm.ko module is also loaded. You'll need to have your > > username be a member of the "video" group to make it actually > > work for direct rendering in X, if I remember correctly. > > > > But why did you also load the nvidia kernel module? It shouldn't > > be there if you're using an Intel GPU. This matches the unneeded > > nvidia X11 driver... > > At one point, vm finance told us that computer has an Nvidia graphics > processor: > > > I actually have "Pro-level NVIDIA=C2=AE Quadro=C2=AE P500 graphics" on = my P52S > > Thinkpad. > > Maybe that's true. Maybe that computer has both that and an Intel > graphics processor that's part of the main processor. > > A web search finds that Lenovo used to sell a ThinkPad P52S, but doesn't > anymore. Ads for that computer confirm that it has "Pro-level NVIDIA=C2= =AE > Quadro=C2=AE P500 graphics", and say the processor is an Intel i7-8550U, > which includes "Intel=C2=AE UHD Graphics 620", which apparently is a grap= hics > processor packaged with the main processor. > > So, vm finance, it looks like that computer has two graphics processors. > Which one do you want to use? I guess the Nvidia graphics processor is > probably faster. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg"