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Multi-GPU: Rewrite documentation to set WLR_DRM_DEVICES (#552)
Initial rewrite of multi GPU setup as raised here. https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland-wiki/issues/551
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@ -37,13 +37,16 @@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Jul 14 15:45 pci-0000:06:00.0-card -> ../card1
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jul 14 15:45 pci-0000:06:00.0-render -> ../renderD129
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```
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So from the above outputs, we can match the bus IDs and determine that NVIDIA is
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`card0` and AMD is `card1`.
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So from the above outputs, we can see that the path for the AMD card is
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`pci-0000:06:00.0-card`, due to the matching `06:00.0` from the first command.
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Do not use the `card1` symlink indicated here. It is dynamically assigned at
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boot and is subject to frequent change, making it unsuitable as a marker for GPU selection.
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## Telling Hyprland which GPU to use
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After determining which "card" belongs to which GPU, we now have to tell
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Hyprland the GPU we want to use primarily.
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This is done by setting the `WLR_DRM_DEVICES` environment variable.
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{{< callout type=info >}}
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@ -55,23 +58,36 @@ with a lower and higher power rating GPUs respectively.
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{{< /callout >}}
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We can do so by using the `WLR_DRM_DEVICES` variable.
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If you wish to use the integrated GPU to run Hyprland, no further action is
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required. wlroots will set `WLR_DRM_DEVICES` to the integrated GPU by default.
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Add the following template to `hyprland.conf`
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If instead you would like to use another GPU, you must first create a symlink to
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the card from the previous section.
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```ini
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env = WLR_DRM_DEVICES,/dev/dri/cardN
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```
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ln -sf /dev/dri/pci-0000:06:00.0-card ~/.config/hypr/card
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```
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For our case, we want to use `card1` primarily and use it to render stuff.
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It is not possible to directly use the `/dev/dri/pci-0000:06:00.0-card` path,
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as wlroots interprets the colon symbols in the path as separators. Escaping
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characters will not rectify this.
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Afterwards, you must set the `WLR_DRM_DEVICES` environment variable in
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hyprland.conf to this linked card.
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```ini
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env = WLR_DRM_DEVICES,/dev/dri/card1:/dev/dri/card0
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env = WLR_DRM_DEVICES,~/.config/hypr/card
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```
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Here, we tell Hyprland to set priorities. If `card1` isn't available for
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whatever reason, use `card0`. So if the AMD GPU isn't available, use NVIDIA. The
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colon is for setting priorities, essentially.
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If you want to set a sequence of fallback cards, symlink another card and set
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the var as a colon separated list in order of priority.
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You should now be able to use an integrated GPU for for lighter GPU loads,
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including Hyprland.
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```ini
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env = WLR_DRM_DEVICES,~/.config/hypr/card:~/.config/hypr/otherCard
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```
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Here, we tell Hyprland to set priorities. If `card` isn't available for
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whatever reason, use `otherCard`. So if the AMD GPU isn't available, use NVIDIA.
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You should now be able to use an integrated GPU for lighter GPU loads,
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including Hyprland, or default to your dGPU if you prefer.
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