See http://askubuntu.com/q/19486/6969 on adding a boot parameter. Use the temporary method as there are other ways to blacklist it permanently, i.e. creating a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ containing two lines:
blacklist nvidia-current blacklist nvidia On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Nizar Sallem <nsal...@willowgarage.com>wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the quick reply. > How can do that? i.e where should I add that option > "modprobe.blacklist=nvidia-**current,nvidia" in the modprobe > configuration or grub ? I am not sure. > > Cheers, > -- > Nizar > > > On 03/04/2012 02:32 AM, Lekensteyn wrote: > >> The nvidia driver is tried to get loaded after the card is turned off. >> Can you try to prevent the nvidia >> driver from automatically loading? I.e. boot with the >> modprobe.blacklist=nvidia-**current,nvidia option. >> >> Lekensteyn >> >> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 1:31 AM, Nizar Sallem <nsal...@willowgarage.com >> <mailto:nsallem@willowgarage.**com <nsal...@willowgarage.com>>> wrote: >> >> *Distro*: Ubuntu 11.10 >> *Kernel*: ||Linux hannibal 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan >> >> 27 17:44:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >> *Manufacturer and model*: >> >> baseboard-manufacturer: Sony Corporation >> baseboard-product-name: VAIO >> baseboard-version : N/A >> system-manufacturer : Sony Corporation >> system-product-name : VPCZ12C5E >> system-version : J00497VE >> bios-vendor : INSYDE >> bios-version : R3031C3 >> bios-release-date : 10/04/2011 >> *Bumblebee version*: 3.0 >> >> >> I have a nvidia 330M and installed bumblebee from the ubuntu >> repository and when tried optirun glxspheres the output was as follow: >> >> $ optirun glxspheres >> [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): >> Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0. Please >> >> [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled. >> >> Followed the instructions in troubleshooting and blacklisted nouveau >> driver (I want nvidia driver) so I get this: >> >> $ lsmod | grep nvidia >> nvidia 11713772 0 >> >> I looked into kern.log and have the following issues: >> >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.679022] bbswitch: enabling >> discrete graphics >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822118] bbswitch: Result of >> _DSM call for ON: 00000001 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822141] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822145] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822162] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x105) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822170] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0xc (was 0x0, writing 0xfff80000) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822175] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x1, writing 0x6001) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822179] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0x7 (was 0xc, writing 0xb000000c) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822183] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0x5 (was 0xc, writing 0xa000000c) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822186] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x0, writing 0xd0000000) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822189] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x800000, writing 0x800010) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822203] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822205] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822209] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> enabling device (0000 -> 0003) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822216] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 486.822221] pci 0000:01:00.0: >> setting latency timer to 64 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157537] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157541] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >> power state changed by ACPI to D0 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157546] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >> enabling device (0000 -> 0003) >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157554] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >> PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157562] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: >> setting latency timer to 64 >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157567] vgaarb: device >> changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=** >> none,decodes=none:owns=none >> Mar 3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [ 487.157696] NVRM: loading NVIDIA >> UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011 >> Mar 3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [ 498.441697] NVRM: failed to copy >> vbios to system memory. >> Mar 3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [ 498.442821] NVRM: RmInitAdapter >> failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:859) >> Mar 3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [ 498.442831] NVRM: >> rm_init_adapter(0) failed >> Mar 3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [ 869.972135] NVRM: failed to copy >> vbios to system memory. >> Mar 3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [ 869.973256] NVRM: RmInitAdapter >> failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:859) >> Mar 3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [ 869.973267] NVRM: >> rm_init_adapter(0) failed >> >> I really have no clue on how I can solve it I hope you guys can help. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> -- >> Nizar >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~**bumblebee<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebumblebee> >> <https://launchpad.net/%**7Ebumblebee<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebumblebee> >> > >> Post to : bumblebee@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:bumblebee@lists.**launchpad.net<bumblebee@lists.launchpad.net> >> > >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~**bumblebee<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebumblebee> >> <https://launchpad.net/%**7Ebumblebee<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebumblebee> >> > >> More help : >> https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> >> >>
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