STEAM on Linux BETA

[p4designer]

Are you on an Optimus laptop?

Yes, I'm now in the notebook (nvidia gt540m + + drivers unity 2d 310 (3d doesn't work).

[ELD]

Yes, I'm now in the notebook (nvidia gt540m + + drivers unity 2d 310 (3d doesn't work).

On Optimus laptops you cannot directly install nvidia drivers by either ppa or their website.

You pretty much have to use Bumblebee.

Remove all traces of nvidia to get back to your intel chip.

Install bumblebee and it pulls in nvidia properly for you.

Then use "optirun" to run stuff on the dedicated gpu.

[p4designer]

On Optimus laptops you cannot directly install nvidia drivers by either ppa or their website.

You pretty much have to use Bumblebee.

Remove all traces of nvidia to get back to your intel chip.

Install bumblebee and it pulls in nvidia properly for you.

Then use "optirun" to run stuff on the dedicated gpu.

Yes, I did that for weeks ago.
Trine 2 installed, and did not get 10 FPS.
So I think it is not working.

[ELD]

Yes, I did that for weeks ago.
Trine 2 installed, and did not get 10 FPS.
So I think it is not working.

Try it again and post what happens when you run it in terminal using the optirun command.

[p4designer]

Try it again and post what happens when you run it in terminal using the optirun command.

Here the log: https://gist.github.com/4060639

Now, using primusrun, I can play, but Trine 2 is running very slowly (10 ~ 15FPS is the max).
This game is really so heavy for so GT540M 2gb?

[ELD]

Report it to the official github page.

[1204]

Works flawlessly though I am not beta tester. I played World of Goo for hours.

[weasel fierce]

A decent handfull of games work from the humble bundles. Amnesia ran pig slow for some reason.

[Sofox]

A decent handfull of games work from the humble bundles. Amnesia ran pig slow for some reason.

No, no... pigs are in their next game.

[Zeven]

Ubuntu gamers wanting to get right to action with Steam can now do so straight from the login screen.

Steam-login runs nothing Steam’s Big Picture Mode. No fuss, no frills, just Steam.

Source.

Very interesting as it is a unique advantage that gaming on Ubuntu, and Linux in general, has over gaming on Windows. What do you guys think?