"No device found": Debian 7.0, driver 304.88, X server 1.12.4, GeForce 660M GTX, Optimus l

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Hi, I’m fighting to get the NVIDIA driver to work on my Debian stable - driver version 304.88, GeForce 660M GTX, Optimus laptop.
As I had problems installing the official .run for 319.17 (related to DKMS and gcc version, not the problem here), and it seems I need a more recent version of the X server for having Optimus working anyway, I decided to use the Debian packages to at least get my GPU working with the official driver.

I installed the nvidia-glx package, then I installed nvidia-xconfig package, and ran it: I got a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf (didn’t have one before), but /var/log/Xorg.0.log says there is no device detected → black screen :/
Log content: [ 1024.710] X.Org X Server 1.12.4Release Date: 2012-08-27[ 1024.710] X P - Pastebin.com
xorg.conf: # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig# nvidia-xco - Pastebin.com

EDIT: some more information:

Any help welcome, thank you!
nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (40.2 KB)

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You want bumblebee.

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Is Bumblebee needed even if I just want to use my NVIDIA GPU as the main and only one, without using Optimus functionality? Shouldn’t the official driver “just work”?

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In optimus the nvidia chips has no display out.
So you can’t use the nvidia chip as main device.

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Oh, ok, thanks for the info.
You were right, I needed Bumblebee to make it work.
I just followed the instructions here: http://suwako.nomanga.net/
And now I have Optimus working :) (I need to use the optirun command prefix for using the NVIDIA GPU instead of the Intel GPU).

I didn’t think installing the official driver on Debian became so complicated…:/