optimus

When I used use "glGetString(GL_VERSION)" and "glGetString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION)" to check the OpenGL version on my computer, I got the following information: 3.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.2538 for GL_VERSION 1.40 - Intel Build 8.15.10.2538 for GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION When I ran "Geeks3D GPU Caps Viewer", it shown the OpenGL version of my graphics cards(NVS 4200M) are GL_VERSION: 4.3.0 GLSL version: 4.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler Does that mean my graphics cards only supports some OpenGL 4.3.0 functions, and I cannot create 4.3 context? Your graphics card is an NVIDIA Optimus card. This means

I have an OpenGL library written in c++ that is used from a C# application using C++/CLI adapters. My problem is that if the application is used on laptops with Nvidia Optimus technology the application will not use the hardware acceleration and fail. I have tried to use the info found in Nvidias document http://developer.download.nvidia.com/devzone/devcenter/gamegraphics/files/OptimusRenderingPolicies.pdf about linking libs to my C++-dll and exporting NvOptimusEnablement from my OpenGL-library but that fails. I guess I have to do something with the .exe not with the .dlls linked to the .exe

I am working on an automatic app updating solution for devices (LG p509 - Optimus 1) which we deploy to our customers. We have control of these devices and currently install a custom kernel on them (but not a full custom ROM). Since we are trying to do auto-updating of our app on the device, we need the system to be signed by a key which we control so we can sign our apps with the same key (to get the INSTALL_PACKAGES permission). I have been having a few issues running AOSP builds on the device (using the LG released source for the device), and am trying to take a step back and evaluate our

In order to save power it is common in recent graphics architectures to dynamically switch between a discrete high-performance and an integrated lower-performance GPU, where the high-performance GPU is only enabled when the need for extra performance is present. This technology is branded as nvidia Optimus and AMD Enduro for the two main GPU vendors. However due to the non-standardized way in which these technologies work, managing them from a developer's perspective can be a nightmare. For example in this PDF from nvidia on the subject, they explain the many intricacies, limitations and

I'm programming a DirectX game, and when I run it on an Optimus laptop the Intel GPU is used, resulting in horrible performance. If I force the NVIDIA GPU using the context menu or by renaming my executable to bf3.exe or some other famous game executable name, performance is as expected. Obviously neither is an acceptable solution for when I have to redistribute my game, so is there a way to programmatically force the laptop to use the NVIDIA GPU? I've already tried using DirectX to enumerate adapters (IDirect3D9::GetAdapterCount, IDirect3D9::GetAdapterIdentifier) and it doesn't work: only 1