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 '''8.''' Reboot your system. Now it should work ;)
+=Bumblebee and Steam=
+Properly using and configuring Bumblebee with Steam is much easier than it seems at first.
+'''1.''' Install bumblebee for nonfree nvidia. Please run in terminal command in proper order:
+ sudo pacman -S virtualgl lib32-virtualgl lib32-primus primus
+ sudo mhwd -f -i pci video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-bumblebee
+ sudo systemctl enable bumblebeed
+'''2.''' Reboot system:
+ sudo reboot
+'''3.''' Next run:
+ optirun -b none nvidia-settings -c :8
+'''4.''' Verify it is working
+ primusrun glxspheres
+and
+ glxspheres
+so you can see the difference.
+'''5a.''' To have all games with Steam run using the NVidia card.
+Run Steam with command:
+ primusrun steam
+'''5b.''' Alternatively, you can run specific games by:
+Select a game - that you want to run using your discrete Nvidia card - from the Library page of the Steam client, right-click, and select Properties.
+Click the SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... button and specify primusrun %command% for the command line.
+Save your changes.This method allows you to pick when the discrete NVidia GPU should be used on a per-game basis.