Hi! I thought NVIDIA On-demand would be enabled with the next version of xserver. Wouldn't it?
Marcos Alano Linux System Administrator marcoshal...@gmail.com On Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 06:41 Mathieu Reho <1758...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > @Rocko > > Hello, > Thank you for your help. Unfortunately your solution isn't working for me. > I enabled the "NVIDIA On-Demand" parameter from nvidia-settings, then > restarted my computer and exported all the env variables. I tried to launch > a game, CS:GO for example, and when I type "mat_info" to see on which > graphic chip it started, it tells me "Intel Graphics 630". > It is starting on my Nvidia chip only if I force it in "PRIME Profiles" > from nvidia-settings panel. > Maybe if I make an "Application Profile" for all the programs that need > graphic ressources I can get around the problem.. > > I run on a Dell XPS 15 7590, with Ubuntu 19.10 installed and kernel > 5.3.0-18-generic. > The installed Nvidia driver is 435.21-0ubuntu2. > > If someone have a suggestion, please let me know :) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758243 > > Title: > bumblebee needs configuration changes to work with nvidia-driver-390 > and libglvnd0 > > Status in bumblebee package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > bumblebee fails to work in Ubuntu 18.04 with nvidia-driver-390 unless > these configuration changes are made: > > 1. For optirun to work, /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf needs two > library paths changed (because of the changes for GLVND): > > [driver-nvidia] > LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu > > XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input > > With these changes, optirun works correctly on my laptop (using the > primus bridge) but primusrun still fails. > > 2. For power management to work (ie turning the nvidia card off whilst > not in use), the nouveau and nvidia modules need blacklisting so they > don't load on boot, and nvidia_drm and nvidia_modeset need aliasing to > off so they never load. Otherwise, nvidia_drm attaches to > drm_kms_helper and then bumblebee can't unload the nvidia module and > turn off the card. This configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia- > bl.conf works for me: > > blacklist nouveau > blacklist nvidia > blacklist nvidia_drm > blacklist nvidia_modeset > alias nouveau off > alias nvidia_drm off > alias nvidia_modeset off > > (The first two lines are already in bumblebee.conf. I found I also had > to alias nouveau to off because gdm?/mutter? so desperately wants to > load it.) > > Update: aliasing nouveau to off doesn't stop the nvidia-fallback > service from loading the nouveau module, so if nouveau is still > loading, you could try running this command: > > systemctl disable nvidia-fallback.service > > You'll need to reboot because nouveau is already loaded, but the > change should be permanent unless something else re-enables the > nvidia-fallback service. > > Finally, to run mesa applications, you need to set this variable: > > export __GLVND_DISALLOW_PATCHING=1 > > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: bumblebee 3.2.1-17 > Uname: Linux 4.16.0-041600rc6-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Fri Mar 23 12:18:02 2018 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-16 (218 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) > SourcePackage: bumblebee > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2017-11-17 (125 days ago) > modified.conffile..etc.bumblebee.xorg.conf.nouveau: [modified] > modified.conffile..etc.bumblebee.xorg.conf.nvidia: [modified] > mtime.conffile..etc.bumblebee.bumblebee.conf: 2018-03-23T12:17:54.683287 > mtime.conffile..etc.bumblebee.xorg.conf.nouveau: > 2018-03-22T14:01:52.732698 > mtime.conffile..etc.bumblebee.xorg.conf.nvidia: > 2018-03-22T14:57:34.141995 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bumblebee/+bug/1758243/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758243 Title: bumblebee needs configuration changes to work with nvidia-driver-390 and libglvnd0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bumblebee/+bug/1758243/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
