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April 1, 2019 20:25
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Basic switchable eGPU X11 config that supports hotplugging
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| #startx | |
| Section "ServerLayout" | |
| Identifier "layout" | |
| Screen 0 "intel" | |
| Inactive "nvidia" | |
| EndSection | |
| #startx -- -layout egpu | |
| Section "ServerLayout" | |
| Identifier "egpu" | |
| Screen 0 "nvidia" | |
| Inactive "intel" | |
| EndSection | |
| Section "Device" | |
| Identifier "nvidia" | |
| Driver "nvidia | |
| #Nouveau driver is useful for PRIME offloading, but lacks 3D performance | |
| #Driver "nouveau" | |
| BusID "PCI:6:0:0" | |
| Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration" | |
| Option "AllowExternalGpus" | |
| EndSection | |
| Section "Screen" | |
| Identifier "nvidia" | |
| Device "nvidia" | |
| EndSection | |
| Section "Device" | |
| Identifier "intel" | |
| Driver "intel" | |
| BusID "PCI:0:2:0" | |
| EndSection | |
| Section "Screen" | |
| Identifier "intel" | |
| Device "intel" | |
| EndSection |
Just tried it. It doesn't work for me.
You can search for egpu-switcher on the egpu.io forums for a working setup.
In which working means that it will automatically detect the egpu and use it when it's there.
It doesn't support hotplug support.
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Hi,
this looks interessting :)
Does it mean I dont have to eject my eGPU anymore with this config? Where do I have to set these configs?