Hi, Can someone gather information on device to ACPI handle mapping? Instructions are below (assuming that you've kernel headers and a compiler installed)
git clone git://github.com/Lekensteyn/acpi-stuff.git --depth 1 cd acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info make sudo make load cat /proc/acpi/dump_info > dump.txt Regards, Lekensteyn On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Gary Gatling <gsgat...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > Thats cool. If... you get the laptop and the nvidia blob driver doesn't > work maybe you can try the nouveau driver with a newer Linux kernel? (Like > 3.1.XX) It seems like that might help pinpoint the issue better... It > looks like a nice laptop. > > I am going to try to get bumblebee to work on my Y470 with fedora 16 > and nouveau and see if that works. If not I'll try some other distros... > I'm more of a red hat dude so I want to start there. > > To all the developers thanks for your hard work. :) > > Cheers, > > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Simon Sheehan <sheehan.simo...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> At the present moment, looking at my funding and such, I am going to >> purchase that model today. Perhaps even if it doesn't work, I can help out >> on making it work somehow, or at least confirming that Bumblebee is >> supported on that model. >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Gary Gatling <gsgat...@ncsu.edu> wrote: >> >>> I can't speak for the Y570 since I don't own one but this morning I >>> tried upgrading the driver in Windows 7 on a Y470 in the "NVidia Control >>> Center" out of curiosity and the driver refused to install because it said >>> I had insuffiencient hardware or something like that. The driver that came >>> on the computer did seem to work when I tried running minecraft in chrome. >>> It was version 2.85.63 I think that nvidia's installer failed on. When I >>> tried directly downloading it it did the same thing. >>> >>> ON Nvidia's web site they mention that drivers for "notebooks" (whatever >>> that means) must be gotten from the manufacturer as the reference driver at >>> www.nvidia.com might not work with such specialized hardware or some >>> crap like that. Perhaps that is why this has come up as a problem? >>> >>> Has anyone gotten their Y570's to work with bumblebee? Looks like they >>> closed the issue (53) before it could be verified if there was a fix. If >>> you have gotten it to work that would be awesome and the dude who started >>> this thread (Simon) should buy a lenovo. Otherwise maybe he would be >>> wasting his money? At least for right now as things stand. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Eric Appleman <erapple...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> AFAIK, the Y570's GPU is now "supported" by recent official Nvidia >>>> drivers for both Windows and Linux. That wasn't the case when it when it >>>> first came out. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/26/2011 09:18 AM, Bruno Pagani wrote: >>>> >>>>> Any machine that is supported by nVidia driver is supported normally. >>>>> >>>>> The problem is to know which ones they are, and effectively, we've seen >>>>> some problems with Lenovo ones. >>>>> >>>>> Le 26/12/2011 15:12, Simon Sheehan a écrit : >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I was particularly hoping to pick up on a decent boxing day sale >>>>>> today. Are there any particular laptops you might recommend that >>>>>> support Bumblebee and Optimus? I had particularly liked this machine >>>>>> for its features and price. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there any sort of list available of machines that fully support it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Simon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2011-12-26, at 6:17 AM, Lekensteyn <lekenst...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:lekenst...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Gary, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've digged in your tables, have a look at >>>>>>> https://github.com/Bumblebee-**Project/Bumblebee/issues/149#** >>>>>>> issuecomment-3273992<https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/issues/149#issuecomment-3273992> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Lekensteyn >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Gary Gatling <gsgat...@ncsu.edu >>>>>>> <mailto:gsgat...@ncsu.edu>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My suggestion is do not buy a lenovo ideapad yet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/Bumblebee-**Project/Bumblebee/issues/53<https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/issues/53> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/Bumblebee-**Project/Bumblebee/issues/149<https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/issues/149> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/MrMEEE/**ironhide/issues/100<https://github.com/MrMEEE/ironhide/issues/100> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does not work at all with nvidia chip. I have a ideapad y470 but >>>>>>> reportedly it does not work even with nouveau drivers with >>>>>>> Bumblebee. Since nouveau doesn't even work on a Y470, Lenovo must >>>>>>> be doing some really weird stuff internally. Avoid like the >>>>>>> plague. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have not seen anyone have success yet with an ideapad and post >>>>>>> about it on the web somewhere. I would be SOOO happy to be proven >>>>>>> wrong about this however. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/**Linux-Discussion/Optimus-in-** >>>>>>> Linux-Ideapad-Y570/td-p/490107<http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Optimus-in-Linux-Ideapad-Y570/td-p/490107> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/**Linux-Discussion/Y570-There-** >>>>>>> are-no-drivers-for-GF-555-M-**graphic-card/td-p/615631<http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Y570-There-are-no-drivers-for-GF-555-M-graphic-card/td-p/615631> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/**Linux-Discussion/Nvidia-** >>>>>>> driver-for-Y570/td-p/467713<http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Nvidia-driver-for-Y570/td-p/467713> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/MrMEEE/**bumblebee/issues/366<https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee/issues/366> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope that helps. Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Simon Sheehan >>>>>>> <sheehan.simo...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:sheehan.simon19@gmail.**com<sheehan.simo...@gmail.com>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello everyone, I was looking at purchasing a Lenovo Ideapad >>>>>>> Y570. It appears to have Optimus, with the NVIDIA GeForce GT >>>>>>> 555M 1GB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My friend has the same card, but on a Dell XPS 17. I wanted >>>>>>> to confirm this would work on this Lenovo Model, before >>>>>>> purchasing it and attempting to run GNU/Linux with the >>>>>>> Optimus technology. 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