From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from omta002.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net (omta002.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net [3.97.99.33]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6BCC13858D32 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:05:32 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 6BCC13858D32 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=Shaw.ca Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=shaw.ca Received: from shw-obgw-4003a.ext.cloudfilter.net ([10.228.9.183]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id M82qpfRYFl2xSMFnnp3n55; Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:05:31 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=shaw.ca; s=s20180605; t=1675029931; bh=/Druk83GrK1bK7CTtl1lzNy4FFG+/SMsskWa/Jy8oZw=; h=Date:Reply-To:Subject:To:References:Cc:From:In-Reply-To; b=U7xaD5euf9rGQHrn+nQEwyWEMKEjNa+4+g+MWEr6llOGCoqU9Ryz+1h4ANDqfXzkc t5OGhZh0hHERp1hrATWI2FjMau2B4hIZ4fnKMlBA1RuN/iu6xmlSlvj3w0UOeq/Ltx anBnzvfFLAA0fXpwvbyk9OUQk723IcNe58S/fXF47va9koXJyc7vDnNt9AKkO6iWIY V9ihVy9Y7JhPuCz9OV+vZ0l6cs8X7cvfzpzd/sgKJcupjViLUUgO0q8r9sZBbFkOJj 7bzVU2DIeG6wxtEQ5XLOXFhDigIMLO4L6CVAAu4j9FP9lQ99umHGhWRLNMp7ilvl3V qMc1FWr5z9/sQ== Received: from [10.0.0.5] ([184.64.124.72]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id MFnnpHtvpcyvuMFnnpOic1; Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:05:31 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=VbHkgXl9 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=63d6edab a=oHm12aVswOWz6TMtn9zYKg==:117 a=oHm12aVswOWz6TMtn9zYKg==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=43XF7BcyAAAA:8 a=7RyCZBsNlEnERUj66cEA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=foa7QHzdca_pXFbViOZ6:22 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:05:31 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.6.1 Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cygwin X11 on second (Nvidia) graphics card Content-Language: en-CA To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: Cc: Franz Fehringer From: Brian Inglis Organization: Inglis In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfEZErcQYwh+LZLr5fJGb2HGQbvPVmjdS74ZQ0SU4W5oxyvoWjLwpoifxlZLeNyk0pe4K1ibC30nR+4Er1P1J/UwTh3XZ3x7bUh9SxuG8RE5w3s3DSXIb iuBU8wN2XiZM4cSfKbfvrnM7RdDBWbLhFYL3YQoG30sbNCxD8OPLbv8boDWIlZsVhU9/VQSNjNM6H95bcYyIBR3M7QtxK260/rw= X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,NICE_REPLY_A,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On 2023-01-29 10:18, Franz Fehringer via Cygwin wrote: > Am 27.01.2023 um 20:58 schrieb Brian Inglis via Cygwin: >> On 2023-01-27 08:22, Franz Fehringer via Cygwin wrote: >>> I have a question which seems quite natural but i cannot find anything useful >>> using google & co. >>> My (business) notebook has two graphics cards, one builtin identifying as >>> Intel Iris Xe and an additional one, a Nvidia MX550. >>> I start X11 (xwin) with defaults (-listen tcp is the only extra option). >>> Using nvidia-smi and the Nvidia activity dialog i see that the Nvidia >>> graphics card is not used. >>> Using glxinfo i see that the builtin Intel Iris Xe is used instead. >>> I already prefer Nvidia over Intel via the Nvidia control panel. >>> How do i make X11 and OpenGL use the Nvidia graphics card instead of the >>> Intel one? >> >> $ man Xwin # See OPTIONS FOR SPECIFYING X SCREENS >> >> In your XWin Server shortcut etc., add server options -multimonitors or >> -screen ... after startxwin ... -- ["--" required to allow server options]. > Using these options does not change anything. > The XWin server simply doesn not detect the second (Nvidia) graphics card. > I think i will repost with a more concise subject. You might have to select Desktop/right click/Display Settings/Graphic Settings/.../Desktop|Classic app/XWin/.../GPU|Adapter/Nvidia/.../Options/High Performance or something similar as I don't have any system with two graphics adapters or Windows 11. https://pureinfotech.com/set-default-gpu-apps-windows-11/ You may also be able to set this in Nvidia control panel settings for Programs: do both if possible unless they conflict! -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry