X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID

[Mel Flynn]

On 3/21/2012 15:58, Unga wrote:

>>>  vgapci0 at pci0:1:0:0:     class=0x030200 card=0xc0a5144d chip=0x0df410de 
>> rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
>>>       vendor     = 'nVidia Corporation'
>>>       device     = 'GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3]'
>>>       class      = display
>>>       subclass   = 3D

> Yep, its a Nvidia card with the Optimus technology (GeForce GT 555M).
> 
> But the Nvidia driver documentation say the card is supported on FreeBSD (http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x86-295.20-driver.html). That's the very reason bought this laptop.
> 
> Any ideas?

Quoting from "Additional Information":
Note that the list of supported GPU products is provided to indicate
which GPUs are supported by a particular driver version. Some designs
incorporating supported GPUs may not be compatible with the NVIDIA Linux
driver: in particular, notebook and all-in-one desktop designs with
switchable (hybrid) or *Optimus graphics* will not work if means to
*disable the integrated graphics in hardware* are not available.
Hardware designs will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, so please
consult with a system's manufacturer to determine whether that
particular system is compatible.

In other words, check if the bios can disable the integrated intel. Once
that is done, pciconf -lv should show nvidia0 rather than vgapci0.
-- 
Mel