X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID

[Unga]

> From: Mel Flynn <rflynn at acsalaska.net>
> To: Unga <unga888 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Luca Pizzamiglio <l.pizzamiglio at bally-wulff.de>; "freebsd-x11 at freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11 at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: X Server 1.7.7 does not recognise BusID
> 
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----

Unfortunately it is not possible to disable the Intel controller in BIOS. The laptop is Samsung RF511.

I have already written to the Nvidia, lets see what they could do. After all its a software issue. It works well on Windows 7 without any BIOS change.

Thank you very much for all who helped in this regard.

Best regards
Unga