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eve_ouyang

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bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

when i install bumblebee on arch_i686 ,it works,
but i install it on x86_64 isn't work .

# pacman -S xf86-video-nouveau nouveau-dri mesa

# pacman -S  lib32-virtualgl bumblebee bbswitch

# usermod -a -G bumblebee eveblue

# systemctl enable bumblebeed.service

# reboot

eveblue@Arch:~$ lspci |grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce GT 520M] (rev a1)

how to solved it ?

Last edited by eve_ouyang (2013-06-25 04:06:14)

ngoonee

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You need to explain what doesn't work.

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eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You need to explain what doesn't work.

I want to turn the Nvidia off on boot,but it doesn't work

nourathar

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

Hi,
if you only followed the steps you quoted above, I'm more suprised by your suggestion that your nvidia is off on boot when you are on arch_i368.

'Default behaviour of bbswitch is to leave card power state unchanged', as is explained here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bu … g_bbswitch

Did you configure bbswitch according to the steps outlined there ?

ciao,

J.

(sorry, misread the docs i realize now, and can't delete this post..:()
I use bumblebee and bbswitch and I did configure it in a bbswitch.conf as outlined in the link above, even when now I see it says that is not necessary when using bumblebee. Did you try that ?

Last edited by nourathar (2013-06-19 09:23:16)

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

Hi,
if you only followed the steps you quoted above, I'm more suprised by your suggestion that your nvidia is off on boot when you are on arch_i368.

'Default behaviour of bbswitch is to leave card power state unchanged', as is explained here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bu … g_bbswitch

Did you configure bbswitch according to the steps outlined there ?

ciao,

J.

(sorry, misread the docs i realize now, and can't delete this post..:()
I use bumblebee and bbswitch and I did configure it in a bbswitch.conf as outlined in the link above, even when now I see it says that is not necessary when using bumblebee. Did you try that ?

thx,nourathar
but the bumblebee install will turn the Nvidia off,and I had read the wiki before and try myself to configure the bumblebee ,but it doesn't work.
I think ,are there some lib32* not install.
And sorry for my poor english.

Last edited by eve_ouyang (2013-06-19 09:43:22)

Gryaniy

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

- Are you sure you are on x86_64?  whats the output of: uname -a

- Have you considered trying nvidia drivers rather than nouveau?
Give it a try, I wasn't able to get bumblebee running in my current laptop with nouveau.

-When you reboot - what is the status of bumblebeed.service?

donniezazen

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You don't need graphic drivers to disable graphic card AFAIK. You only need bumblebee and bbswith and following.

/etc/modprobe.d/bbswitch.conf
options bbswitch load_state=0 unload_state=1

Add your user and enable bumblebeed.

You should be able to check your cards status using following.

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

Last edited by donniezazen (2013-06-20 21:46:28)

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ngoonee

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You should be able to check your cards status using following.

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

You should not need to configure bbswitch.conf to have it turn off when not in used anymore (if you use bumblebeed). I think the OP is just confused that the 'off' nvidia card turns up in lspci.

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eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

- Are you sure you are on x86_64?  whats the output of: uname -a

- Have you considered trying nvidia drivers rather than nouveau?
Give it a try, I wasn't able to get bumblebee running in my current laptop with nouveau.

-When you reboot - what is the status of bumblebeed.service?

yes,that's x86_64

Linux Arch 3.9.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 14 08:12:55 CEST 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

if I install the nvidia driver the cpu fan turn very fast...so...Idon't want to install the nvidia

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You don't need graphic drivers to disable graphic card AFAIK. You only need bumblebee and bbswith and following.

/etc/modprobe.d/bbswitch.conf
options bbswitch load_state=0 unload_state=1

Add your user and enable bumblebeed.

You should be able to check your cards status using following.

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

yes,I had add my user in bumblebee and enable the bumblebeed.service,but it didn't work..

eveblue@Arch:~$ cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
0000:01:00.0 ON

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

You should be able to check your cards status using following.

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

You should not need to configure bbswitch.conf to have it turn off when not in used anymore (if you use bumblebeed). I think the OP is just confused that the 'off' nvidia card turns up in lspci.

err.. I feel confuse too...
Are there some one install the bumblebee on Arch x86_64 kernel 3.9.6-1 success?

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

the prober had solved
I use pacman -Syu
upgrade the bbswitch，xf86-video-nouveau，nouveau-dri mesa, lib32* and kernel then reboot
bbswitch had work ~~
nvidia card had shutdown on boot now.

ngoonee

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

I use pacman -Syu

Sigh.....

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

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eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

I use pacman -Syu

Sigh.....

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

before Sat. I had pacman -Syu everyday
but no update on pacman,Sigh.....
but now it works,thx everybody~

ngoonee

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

I use pacman -Syu

Sigh.....

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

before Sat. I had pacman -Syu everyday
but no update on pacman,Sigh.....
but now it works,thx everybody~

Your mirror may have half-synced then, at that point in time.

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eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

Sigh.....

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

before Sat. I had pacman -Syu everyday
but no update on pacman,Sigh.....
but now it works,thx everybody~

Your mirror may have half-synced then, at that point in time.

What ever it solved,thx ngoonee.

WonderWoofy

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

What ever it solved,thx ngoonee.

The thing is that (as you have found), partial updates can cause breakage.  Sometimes this breakage can be quite serious.  So if you are using a mirror that sometimes does not fully sync, you are endangering the stability of your system.  If that is the case it would be a very good idea to find a better mirror.

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

So bad !!the problem go back now,My laptop are very hot,so I  open konsole and type

 lspci |grep VGA

the Nvidia Card was on now ......
I have no idea now

Last edited by eve_ouyang (2013-06-25 04:58:47)

WonderWoofy

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

Hasn't it already been explained to you earlier in this thread that the output of lspci is hardware detection and not the state of your card. 

Oh yes, I scrolled up a bit:

I think the OP is just confused that the 'off' nvidia card turns up in lspci.

followed by you even doing :

eveblue@Arch:~$ cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
0000:01:00.0 ON

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

Hasn't it already been explained to you earlier in this thread that the output of lspci is hardware detection and not the state of your card. 

Oh yes, I scrolled up a bit:

I think the OP is just confused that the 'off' nvidia card turns up in lspci.

followed by you even doing :

eveblue@Arch:~$ cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
0000:01:00.0 ON

If the nvidia card turn off on boot ,the lspci state will like that

eveblue@Arch:~$ lspci |grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce GT 520M] (rev ff)

and my laptop will be cool,but I haven't check bbswitch state...

eve_ouyang

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

I really really have no idea now................
I have set nothing  and just reboot,the Nvidia Card sometime will turn off on boot ,sometime are not ..............

eveblue@Arch:~$ lspci |grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce GT 520M] (rev ff)
eveblue@Arch:~$ cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch 
0000:01:00.0 OFF
eveblue@Arch:~$ 

Gryaniy

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Re: bumblebee is not work on Arch x86_64

I would try Nvidia drivers rather than nouveau, I had some similar issues with nouveau, also make sure to clean all the dust on your card and review your laptop.
I used to have an HP laptop with a fail on design, very popular failure due to how it was built, overheating the entire system..