Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

LenPayne · 2012-09-03 01:27:46

I have the nvidia module blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.
I have bbswitch set to turn the card off when it loads up using "options bbswitch load_state=0 unload_state=0" in /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.
I have confirmed that the bbswitch module believes these configuration options are set, and I know that the card is successfully turned off when Bumblebee loads up.

But when I load into my login manager (SLiM), the card gets powered on and the module is loaded up. I don't think bbswitch is involved.

Is there any way to trace exactly which process loads a module?
Is there something simple I'm missing?

mac1202 · 2012-09-04 21:27:22

Which nividia package do you use ?

LenPayne · 2012-09-04 23:16:22

dkms-nvidia from the AUR.

mac1202 · 2012-09-05 10:23:43

I had the same problem with this one. Switching to nvidia-bumblebee fixed it.

LenPayne · 2012-09-05 10:54:16

Thanks for the heads up! But that introduces the problem that I won't be set up for DKMS. Seems like a lose-lose situation with how often Arch updates the kernel. My cheap hack works for now. When I get a chance I may try to get the best of both worlds and build a dkms-nvidia-bumblebee of my own.

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#1 2012-09-03 01:27:46

Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

#2 2012-09-04 21:27:22

Re: Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

#3 2012-09-04 23:16:22

Re: Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

#4 2012-09-05 10:23:43

Re: Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

#5 2012-09-05 10:54:16

Re: Set up systemd with bumblebee. Now Xorg loads nvidia module.

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