Posted October 17, 2016
Oh yeah, manually installing the nVidia drivers is pretty brutal. I actually do it manually on my desktop and had to write up a guide for myself so I don't forget how to do it. It's not without it's problems either once you do get it working, when Ubuntu updates certain packages they need to be re-installed. I probably won't ever do that again and just stick with the repos.
On topic I actually did use the repositories to install the nVidia drivers on the laptop though, which is automatically supposed to install and configure Prime. And it did work for one boot until I tried switching. I probably should have checked the logs for some hints before rage quitting, but I'm sure I'll try again when I have the time and right temperament. I've come up dry searching for information so far too, all I get are unanswered posts from other people with the same issue.
On topic I actually did use the repositories to install the nVidia drivers on the laptop though, which is automatically supposed to install and configure Prime. And it did work for one boot until I tried switching. I probably should have checked the logs for some hints before rage quitting, but I'm sure I'll try again when I have the time and right temperament. I've come up dry searching for information so far too, all I get are unanswered posts from other people with the same issue.