EnvyControl

EnvyControl is a program aimed to provide an easy way to switch GPU modes on Nvidia Optimus systems (i.e laptops with Intel + Nvidia or AMD + Nvidia configurations) under Linux.

Envycontrol is licensed under the MIT license which is a permissive, free software license (see LICENSE).

EnvyControl should work on any distribution of Linux, see tested distros.

If you're using Ubuntu please read this.

• GDM
• SDDM
• LightDM

If your display manager isn't currently supported by EnvyControl you might have to manually configure it.

If /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup file is missing on your system please run sudo envycontrol --reset_sddm.

• integrated
• hybrid
• nvidia (X.org only)

Read a detailed explanation here.

Install the envycontrol package from the AUR manually or by using an AUR helper:

# with Paru
paru -S envycontrol

# with Yay
yay -S envycontrol

# with Pamac (Manjaro)
pamac install envycontrol

Now you can run sudo envycontrol -s <MODE> to switch graphics modes.

• Clone this repository with git clone https://github.com/geminis3/envycontrol.git or download the latest tarball from the releases page.
• Run sudo python envycontrol.py -s <MODE> from the root of the repository to switch to a different graphics mode.

You can also install EnvyControl globally as a pip package:

• From the root of the cloned repository run sudo pip install .
• Now you can run sudo envycontrol -s <MODE> from any directory to switch graphics modes.

usage: envycontrol.py [-h] [-v] [-s MODE] [-q] [--dm DISPLAY_MANAGER] [--reset_sddm]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --version         show this program's version number and exit
  -s MODE, --switch MODE
                        switch the graphics mode, supported modes: integrated, hybrid, nvidia
  -q, --query           query the current graphics mode set by EnvyControl
  --dm DISPLAY_MANAGER  Manually specify your Display Manager. This is required only for systems without systemd. Supported DMs: gdm, sddm, lightdm
  --reset_sddm          restore original SDDM Xsetup file

Set current graphics mode to integrated (power off the Nvidia dGPU):

sudo envycontrol -s integrated

Set current graphics mode to nvidia (automatic display manager setup)

sudo envycontrol -s nvidia

Set current graphics mode to nvidia and setup SDDM display manager

sudo envycontrol -s nvidia --dm sddm

Query the current graphics mode:

envycontrol --query

The GPU profile selector extension provides a simple way to switch between graphics modes in a few clicks, you can get it from here.

PD: Just make sure to have EnvyControl installed globally ;)

The following options can now be enabled when switching graphics mode:

• RTD3 power management (for Turing and newer GPUs)

• ForceCompositionPipeline (fixes tearing on external screens wired to the Nvidia GPU)
• Coolbits (allows overclocking on supported GPUs)

See here.

Also read fixes for some common problems

Feel free to open an issue, don't forget to provide some basic info.

• Linux distribution
• Linux kernel version and type
• Desktop Environment or Window Manager as well as your Display Manager
• Nvidia driver version
• EnvyControl version