[Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Hi everyone, I was just wandering if the new version released from Bumblelbee (3.1) works with this setup? Has anybody tried it? Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) Thanks, Cristóbal ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
I have the exact same hardware as you. I haven't tried the new version but, based on the discussion I had on the this list and with an nVidia engineer a few months ago, I doubt it. Hybrid sli works in a different way than optimus, apparently, and it was abandoned so quickly that nobody did much work on it. That said, I did get some great pointers that I think could be used to get it working. I haven't had time to work on it, but I'd be happy to send along the info I have to anyone who's interested. Michael On Feb 28, 2013 12:39 PM, Cristóbal crta...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I was just wandering if the new version released from Bumblelbee (3.1) works with this setup? Has anybody tried it? Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) Thanks, Cristóbal ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Thanks a lot for the information Michael. I don't think I have the needed skills to help here, but if you have something in the future, I would gladly test it =) Cristóbal El jue 28 feb 2013 15:29:30 CLST, Michael Rodríguez-Torrent escribió: I have the exact same hardware as you. I haven't tried the new version but, based on the discussion I had on the this list and with an nVidia engineer a few months ago, I doubt it. Hybrid sli works in a different way than optimus, apparently, and it was abandoned so quickly that nobody did much work on it. That said, I did get some great pointers that I think could be used to get it working. I haven't had time to work on it, but I'd be happy to send along the info I have to anyone who's interested. Michael On Feb 28, 2013 12:39 PM, Cristóbal crta...@gmail.com mailto:crta...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I was just wandering if the new version released from Bumblelbee (3.1) works with this setup? Has anybody tried it? Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) Thanks, Cristóbal ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net mailto:hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Hi Michael, On Tuesday 04 September 2012 23:37:46 Michael Rodríguez-Torrent wrote: Looking at nvidia-settings, I can see that both graphics chips are recognized. GPU 0 (integrated) has X screens: Screen 0 and Display Devices: Seiko/Epson (DFP-0) (which is the laptop screen, while GPU 1 has X screens: None and Display Devices: CRT-0 (CRT-0) (?) Looks logical to me. That CRT-0 is possibly not connected to anthing (I have the same unconnected CRT-0 here as many others do). Your laptop is not an Optimus laptop if you were wondering that. So, the discrete card is always running and somehow gets configured with a (bogus?) display, while the integrated card gets the laptop LCD. Well, if there was an Intel iGPU taking it, there would be no use for the second nvidia card right? I found that a lot of people have posted about trying to set the BusID in xorg.conf to that of the discrete card. I tried this as well but, like them, found this resulted in the laptop screen going blank once X starts. Is there a reason that the card wouldn't be driving the display? If the discrete GPU is not connected to a screen, surely you get a blank screen. Is there something more I can do to tie them together? Maybe https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_Studio_XPS_13 I've also had a look at the ACPI tables (e.g. https://launchpadlibrarian.net/24358773/DSDT.dsl), and I can see that the calls to switch the discrete card on and off are obvious because of their debug logging (MXM on/off). There are two other methods in the same scope, HSTA and _ROM, but I can't tell what they're for. How can I decipher them? Just trial and error? STA reports a status (whether the device is on or off). _ROM is mentioned in the ACPI Spec (http://www.acpi.info/spec.htm) and returns the Video BIOS. Maybe I need to somehow configure X to tell the nvidia driver to ignore the integrated GPU device so that it configures the discrete device to use the laptop LCD. Or is there some other reason that nvidia isn't letting me assign that monitor to the discrete device? Again, try https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_Studio_XPS_13 Regards, Peter ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Hi Peter, thanks again for the response.
Your laptop is not an Optimus laptop if you were wondering that.
Yes, unfortunately my laptop purchase fell into the short-lived Hybrid
SLI period.
Well, if there was an Intel iGPU taking it, there would be no use for the
second nvidia card right?
Yes, so I was thinking it's a case of figuring out how to tell the
integrated GPU not to take the LCD. However, no matter what I specify in
the ConnectedMonitor option for each device, DFP-0 always shows up in the
Xorg log as being connected to the integrated GPU (9400M G). In addition,
the discrete GPU (9200M GS), only ever shows CRT-0 as a valid display
device -- it seems that DFP-0 is not even an option for some reason. You
can see this in the logs here:
[ 1628.626] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-1): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 9200M
GS at PCI:2:0:0
[ 1628.626] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-1): CRT-0 (connected)
[ 1628.626] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-1): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 9400M G at
PCI:3:0:0
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko/Epson (DFP-0) (connected)
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 300.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko/Epson (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel
clock
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko/Epson (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link LVDS
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: 480.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 1627.534] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: Internal DisplayPort
Thank you for the link to the ACPI specification. I didn't realize these
methods are standardized; I thought maybe they were specific to each
manufacturer.
STA reports a status (whether the device is on or off).
The method I'm looking at is actually HSTA, which I can't find anywhere
in the ACPI spec. There is a separate _STA method, which I believe is the
one you're thinking of. HSTA just does a simple check and returns 1 or 0,
however, so I suppose it is still some sort of status method. Would
thinking that it could stand for hybrid status be too much of a leap? The
function looks like this (from
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/24358773/DSDT.dsl):
Method (HSTA, 0, NotSerialized)
{
If (And (GP38, 0x01))
{
Return (One)
}
Else
{
Return (Zero)
}
}
Maybe https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_Studio_XPS_13
I have seen this, and it is one of the places that gave me the idea to try
setting the BusID. But, as I said, that did not work. I don't see anything
else on that page that is of use in addition to what I've tried -- was
there something that you noticed?
It seems like I need to find some way of making the dedicated GPU connect
to the LCD. Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe there's an ACPI method that
controls this connection? I'm not sure how to identify it if there is.
I've also tried to look for technical information on how HybridSLI, in
order to understand how it is actually supposed to work, but have not been
able to find anything. Does anyone know of any resources for this? I don't
suppose anyone has a contact at NVIDIA that would be willing to give some
suggestions...
FYI, here is a recent AskUbuntu question where I have answered with a
summary about the current status of dealing with this laptop and its
graphics, including disabling the discrete GPU, using Bumblebee, and trying
to use the discrete GPU:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/172609/how-to-disable-discrete-gpu-using-nvidia-drivers
Thanks for all the input so far. Trying to get the discrete GPU to drive
the LCD seems like the big hurdle at the moment.
Michael
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:14 AM, Lekensteyn lekenst...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Michael,
On Tuesday 04 September 2012 23:37:46 Michael Rodríguez-Torrent wrote:
Looking at nvidia-settings, I can see that both graphics chips are
recognized. GPU 0 (integrated) has X screens: Screen 0 and Display
Devices: Seiko/Epson (DFP-0) (which is the laptop screen, while GPU 1
has
X screens: None and Display Devices: CRT-0 (CRT-0) (?)
Looks logical to me. That CRT-0 is possibly not connected to anthing (I
have
the same unconnected CRT-0 here as many others do). Your laptop is not an
Optimus laptop if you were wondering that.
So, the discrete card is always running and somehow gets configured with
a
(bogus?) display, while the integrated card gets the laptop LCD.
Well, if there was an Intel iGPU taking it, there would be no use for the
second nvidia card right?
I found that a lot of people have posted about trying to set the BusID in
xorg.conf to that of the discrete card. I
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Bruno and Peter, Thank you for taking the time to reply earlier. I didn't have time to work on this for a while, but I've done a bit more research along the lines you both suggested. Looking at nvidia-settings, I can see that both graphics chips are recognized. GPU 0 (integrated) has X screens: Screen 0 and Display Devices: Seiko/Epson (DFP-0) (which is the laptop screen, while GPU 1 has X screens: None and Display Devices: CRT-0 (CRT-0) (?) So, the discrete card is always running and somehow gets configured with a (bogus?) display, while the integrated card gets the laptop LCD. I found that a lot of people have posted about trying to set the BusID in xorg.conf to that of the discrete card. I tried this as well but, like them, found this resulted in the laptop screen going blank once X starts. The computer will respond to keyboard input, however. I've also tried using the ConnectedMonitor option to force the discrete card to use a DFP instead of a CRT, and I've also tried explicitly configuring an X screen in xorg.conf to use the dedicated GPU device with the LCD monitor. All of this still results in a black/off screen upon starting X. Is there a reason that the card wouldn't be driving the display? Is there something more I can do to tie them together? I've also had a look at the ACPI tables (e.g. https://launchpadlibrarian.net/24358773/DSDT.dsl), and I can see that the calls to switch the discrete card on and off are obvious because of their debug logging (MXM on/off). There are two other methods in the same scope, HSTA and _ROM, but I can't tell what they're for. How can I decipher them? Just trial and error? Maybe I need to somehow configure X to tell the nvidia driver to ignore the integrated GPU device so that it configures the discrete device to use the laptop LCD. Or is there some other reason that nvidia isn't letting me assign that monitor to the discrete device? Thanks again for any suggestions, Michael On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Lekensteyn lekenst...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 17 July 2012 15:11:55 Michael Rodríguez-Torrent wrote: Hi Bruno, thank you for getting back to me. That's frustrating to hear that integrated nVidia can't be handled in the same way as Intel. Will bbswitch work to turn off the discrete card, however? Or should I use the acpi_call module with the call I mentioned (described here: http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-v ideo-card-on-linux/ )? You'd better not use acpi_call if bbswitch works, acpi_call does not surivive suspend for example. Also, are there known ways to force X to use the discrete card full-time rather than the integrated chip? Do you know if there's some way I can research ACPI calls or whatever it may take to do this? I'm not quite sure where to begin. **Some** machines have an ACPI method for switching card for the next boot, for example, the ASUS Eee PC 1015PN: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ASUS_Eee_PC_1015pn#nVidia_ION_2_with_Optimus These are, however, very rare cases. More often, you will find a BIOS option on enterprise laptops (Lenovo ones) for selecting a card. but the majority of the people won't have any option at because it saves the manufacturer costs. So, you may dig in your ACPI tables, but there is a little chance that you are really that lucky to find something that allows you to use the discrete card only. (I am ignoring PRIME in this story for now as you cannot use it with the proprietary nvidia driver and besides that, it is not ready). Regards, Peter ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Hi Bruno, thank you for getting back to me. That's frustrating to hear that integrated nVidia can't be handled in the same way as Intel. Will bbswitch work to turn off the discrete card, however? Or should I use the acpi_call module with the call I mentioned (described here: http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/ )? Also, are there known ways to force X to use the discrete card full-time rather than the integrated chip? Do you know if there's some way I can research ACPI calls or whatever it may take to do this? I'm not quite sure where to begin. Thanks, Michael On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Bruno Pagani bruno.n.pag...@gmail.comwrote: AFAIK dual nVidia is not supported, only Intel + nVidia, whatever it is, Optimus or Hybrid SLI. Sorry... But maybe you could see some changes next year with PRIME hitting all distros. Bruno Pagani, a.k.a. ArchangeGabriel Le 16 juil. 2012 à 00:09, Michael Rodríguez-Torrent mrtorr...@gmail.com a écrit : Hi folks, I'm having trouble using Bumblebee with my laptop's graphics and haven't been able to track down much information. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Here are the details on my laptop: Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html ) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) I am able to use the integrated graphics card without a problem using Nvidia's proprietary driver. However, when I install bumblebee and bumblebee-nvidia via the PPA as directed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee), for some reason X runs with the Nouveau driver instead. When I try to run the bumblebee daemon, it exits with the message No Optimus system detected. I've tried explicitly setting the driver to nvidia in bumblebee.conf, but no joy. Is there some configuration that I'm missing? Anything else I can try? Obviously, the error message is accurate -- I don't have Optimus -- but the Bumblebee wiki says it supports legacy nVidia hybrid graphics (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/ https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/), and a mailing list post refers to it working with Hybrid SLI on an Asus machine (https://lists.launchpad.net/asus-ul30/msg00453.html https://lists.launchpad.net/asus-ul30/msg00453.html). On the other hand, a post on this mailing list a few months ago about the 1340 ( https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg02223.html https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg02223.html) didn't receive much response, and this model is listed on the Bumblebee wiki as a weird machine (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Weird-machines https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Weird-machines). That wiki entry was created six months ago, however, prior to the new version of Bumblebee. In addition, the ACPI call for disabling the discrete card on this model is known (http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/ http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/) and the DSDT/ACPI details have been available for some time (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/312756/comments/17 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/312756/comments/17). So, it seems like it would be odd if Bumblebee didn't at least have the ability to turn off the card via an ACPI call. Any help welcome! Thank you, Michael ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/%7Ehybrid-graphics-linux https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/%7Ehybrid-graphics-linux https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
For bbswitch I don't know, you may better ask Lekensteyn directly. For X, maybe you can try to set BusID in xorg.conf, so that it use the discrete card. I'm not sure if it will work, because it highly depends on how things are wired together in your laptop (both cards and the screen). Bruno Le 17/07/2012 21:11, Michael Rodrguez-Torrent a crit: Hi Bruno, thank you for getting back to me. That's frustrating to hear that integrated nVidia can't be handled in the same way as Intel. Will bbswitch work to turn off the discrete card, however? Or should I use the acpi_call module with the call I mentioned (described here: http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/)? Also, are there known ways to force X to use the discrete card full-time rather than the integrated chip? Do you know if there's some way I can research ACPI calls or whatever it may take to do this? I'm not quite sure where to begin. Thanks, Michael On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Bruno Pagani bruno.n.pag...@gmail.com wrote: AFAIK dual nVidia is not supported, only Intel+ nVidia, whatever it is, Optimus or Hybrid SLI. Sorry... But maybe you could see some changes next year with PRIME hitting all distros. Bruno Pagani, a.k.a. ArchangeGabriel Le 16 juil. 2012 00:09, Michael Rodrguez-Torrent mrtorr...@gmail.com a crit: Hi folks, I'm having trouble using Bumblebee with my laptop's graphics and haven't been able to track down much information. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Here are the details on my laptop: Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) I am able to use the integrated graphics card without a problem using Nvidia's proprietary driver. However, when I install bumblebee and bumblebee-nvidia via the PPA as directed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee), for some reason X runs with the Nouveau driver instead. When I try to run the bumblebee daemon, it exits with the message "No Optimus system detected." I've tried explicitly setting the driver to nvidia in bumblebee.conf, but no joy. Is there some configuration that I'm missing? Anything else I can try? Obviously, the error message is accurate -- I don't have Optimus -- but the Bumblebee wiki says it supports "legacy nVidia hybrid graphics" (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/), and a mailing list post refers to it working with Hybrid SLI on an Asus machine (https://lists.launchpad.net/asus-ul30/msg00453.html). On the other hand, a post on this mailing list a few months ago about the 1340 (https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg02223.html) didn't receive much response, and this model is listed on the Bumblebee wiki as a "weird machine" (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Weird-machines). That wiki entry was created six months ago, however, prior to the new version of Bumblebee. In addition, the ACPI call for disabling the discrete card on this model is known (http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/) and the DSDT/ACPI details have been available for some time (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/312756/comments/17). So, it seems like it would be odd if Bumblebee didn't at least have the ability to turn off the card via an ACPI
Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
AFAIK dual nVidia is not supported, only Intel + nVidia, whatever it is, Optimus or Hybrid SLI. Sorry... But maybe you could see some changes next year with PRIME hitting all distros. Bruno Pagani, a.k.a. ArchangeGabriel Le 16 juil. 2012 à 00:09, Michael Rodríguez-Torrent mrtorr...@gmail.com a écrit : Hi folks, I'm having trouble using Bumblebee with my laptop's graphics and haven't been able to track down much information. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Here are the details on my laptop: Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS (http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) I am able to use the integrated graphics card without a problem using Nvidia's proprietary driver. However, when I install bumblebee and bumblebee-nvidia via the PPA as directed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee), for some reason X runs with the Nouveau driver instead. When I try to run the bumblebee daemon, it exits with the message No Optimus system detected. I've tried explicitly setting the driver to nvidia in bumblebee.conf, but no joy. Is there some configuration that I'm missing? Anything else I can try? Obviously, the error message is accurate -- I don't have Optimus -- but the Bumblebee wiki says it supports legacy nVidia hybrid graphics (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/), and a mailing list post refers to it working with Hybrid SLI on an Asus machine (https://lists.launchpad.net/asus-ul30/msg00453.html). On the other hand, a post on this mailing list a few months ago about the 1340 (https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg02223.html) didn't receive much response, and this model is listed on the Bumblebee wiki as a weird machine (https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Weird-machines). That wiki entry was created six months ago, however, prior to the new version of Bumblebee. In addition, the ACPI call for disabling the discrete card on this model is known (http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/) and the DSDT/ACPI details have been available for some time (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/312756/comments/17). So, it seems like it would be odd if Bumblebee didn't at least have the ability to turn off the card via an ACPI call. Any help welcome! Thank you, Michael ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee for Hybrid SLI (Nvidia MCP79 / 9400M G / 9200M GS) on Dell Studio XPS 13 (1340)
Hi folks, I'm having trouble using Bumblebee with my laptop's graphics and haven't been able to track down much information. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Here are the details on my laptop: Dell Studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor Nvidia MCP79 motherboard Nvidia 9500M GE Hybrid SLI graphics ( http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9500M-GE-Hybrid-SLI.14029.0.html ) - Integrated: GeForce 9400M G ( http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html) - Dedicated: Nvidia GeForce 9200M GS ( http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9200M-GS.9453.0.html) I am able to use the integrated graphics card without a problem using Nvidia's proprietary driver. However, when I install bumblebee and bumblebee-nvidia via the PPA as directed (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee), for some reason X runs with the Nouveau driver instead. When I try to run the bumblebee daemon, it exits with the message No Optimus system detected. I've tried explicitly setting the driver to nvidia in bumblebee.conf, but no joy. Is there some configuration that I'm missing? Anything else I can try? Obviously, the error message is accurate -- I don't have Optimus -- but the Bumblebee wiki says it supports legacy nVidia hybrid graphics ( https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/), and a mailing list post refers to it working with Hybrid SLI on an Asus machine ( https://lists.launchpad.net/asus-ul30/msg00453.html). On the other hand, a post on this mailing list a few months ago about the 1340 (https://lists.launchpad.net/hybrid-graphics-linux/msg02223.html) didn't receive much response, and this model is listed on the Bumblebee wiki as a weird machine ( https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Weird-machines). That wiki entry was created six months ago, however, prior to the new version of Bumblebee. In addition, the ACPI call for disabling the discrete card on this model is known ( http://luizfar.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/how-to-switch-off-xps1340-discrete-video-card-on-linux/) and the DSDT/ACPI details have been available for some time ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/312756/comments/17). So, it seems like it would be odd if Bumblebee didn't at least have the ability to turn off the card via an ACPI call. Any help welcome! Thank you, Michael ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
