[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-20 Thread Alberto Milone
@Aurelijus: please follow these steps for testing: 1) Enable the bionic-proposed repositories 2) Create /etc/apt/preferences.d/proposed-updates with the following content: Package: * Pin: release a=bionic-proposed Pin-Priority: 400 3) Update the list of packages: sudo apt-get update 4)

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-19 Thread Giraffe
Running a Quadro M2000M here. ubuntu-drivers-common ver. 1:0.5.2.1 fixes the issue for me. The dGPU fan is of and -according to powertop the dGPU draws zero power when using Intel iGPU. ** Tags removed: verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-done-bionic -- You received this

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-19 Thread Aurelijus Rinkevicius
Hello, I have pulled the updates from the -proposed (including ubuntu-drivers- common 1:0.5.2.1) and my gtx 1060 is roasting like a pig (intel is ON, so NVIDIA should be off). Pretty much no change on my end. Are people with pre-Pascal seeing improvements? (Nouveau is in a better shape there)

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-19 Thread Timo Aaltonen
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected, Accepted ubuntu-drivers-common into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /ubuntu-drivers-common/1:0.5.2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-18 Thread ubname
Hi Alberto, is there a way to test if this works? Should I use the ppa 8they do not seems to be up to date(?) thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~binli/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+git/gdm3/+merge/354838 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-10 Thread Alberto Milone
@Steve, Brian: I have re-uploaded ubuntu-drivers-common 1:0.5.2.1, now with code to prevent shipping the __pycache__ cruft. While running debdiff against 1:0.5.2 will still mention the cruft, if you run "lintian -v ubuntu-drivers-common_0.5.2.1.dsc --pedantic", lintian won't complain about

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-10 Thread Alberto Milone
** Tags removed: verification-failed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-needed-bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-10 Thread Alberto Milone
@Serhiy Zahoriya: sorry but ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.5.2.1) doesn't seem to be in bionic-proposed yet. No wonder things failed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-08 Thread Serhiy Zahoriya
nvidia-prime 0.8.8.1, everything else updated. After selecting intel and rebooting NVidia drivers still loaded. ** Tags removed: verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-failed-bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-06 Thread Claudio Desideri
I've done 2 tests on 2 different machines. 1) nvidia 960m, bionic-proposed: everything up to date except for ubuntu-drivers-common. Nvidia driver is working when selected with prime-select but switching to intel (prime-select intel) does not work. Nvidia is still running. 2) nvidia 970m,

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-06 Thread Brian Murray
I'm still seeing cruft in _pycache_ with the latest upload of ubuntu- drivers-common. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-06 Thread Steve Langasek
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected, Accepted nvidia-settings into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia- settings/390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-06 Thread Steve Langasek
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected, Accepted nvidia-prime into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia- prime/0.8.8.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-09-05 Thread Steve Langasek
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected, Accepted nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-31 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
Is it already fix in proposed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power To manage notifications about this bug

Re: [Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-28 Thread Alberto Milone
On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 at 23:01, Mikhail Novosyolov <1778...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Can you please explain why is nvidia-fallback needed? It worked without > it before. > I am trying to remove it with this SRU. -- Alberto Milone -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
Also, something, probably prime-select, adds nouveau.runpm=0 to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT $ cat `which prime-select` | grep nouveau.runpm boot_params['nouveau.runpm'] = '0' self._grub_path, ['nouveau.runpm', 'video=VGA']) I don't understand why it does

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
Sorry, I have read above and understood why it's needed. I think prime- select can leave a dummy file somewhere and systemd service nvidia- fallback should be loaded when there is no this file written by prime- select. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
--- /tmp/nvidia-fallback.service.orig 2018-08-27 23:52:21.739079571 +0300 +++ /tmp/nvidia-fallback.service2018-08-27 23:55:14.674338550 +0300 @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ [Unit] -Description=Fall back on nouveau if nvidia is not loaded +Description=Fall back on nouveau if nvidia is not loaded and

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
My hardware: Probe URL: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=572f1e3e6a nvidia-fallback.service loads nouveau when I switched PRIME to Intel. I also see nouveau in `sensors` output. `systemctl disable nvidia- fallback` seems to cure the ptoblem, nouveau kernel module is not loaded any more and power

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Mikhail Novosyolov
Can you please explain why is nvidia-fallback needed? It worked without it before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws

Re: [Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Alberto Milone
On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 23:20, Steve Langasek wrote: > Reviewing ubuntu-drivers-common in the queue, I notice: > > +if (!match) { > +free(match); > > Surely no good can come of this call to free() and it should be omitted? > Nice catch. I think it was just debris, but it

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-27 Thread Alberto Milone
@monogato: please give us time to get all the components into the -proposed repository first. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-26 Thread monogato
I agree with #13 The problem is still there, switching to power saving mode doesn't save any power since the graphic card is always on anyway. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-20 Thread Alberto Milone
I am going to have a look at this soon. On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 23:20, Steve Langasek wrote: > Reviewing ubuntu-drivers-common in the queue, I notice: > > +if (!match) { > +free(match); > > Surely no good can come of this call to free() and it should be omitted? > > The

Re: [Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-20 Thread Alberto Milone
Software rendering is a better bet if DKMS fails, as nouveau can cause problems when dealing with (partially?) supported GPUs. I introduced that change in bionic, but then I reverted that behaviour, also because it would cause problems to hybrid graphics. I don't think users relying on something

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-20 Thread Łukasz Zemczak
(waiting with the other packages until Steve's concerns are addressed) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-20 Thread Łukasz Zemczak
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected, Accepted gdm3 into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/3.28.3-0ubuntu18.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-16 Thread ubname
just to give some feedback, I have a optimus laptop with i7 sandibridge and nvidia GT550M, there is a led that indicates the nvidia GPU is always in use also after using the ppa to test, the laptop is indeed very hot also after I select intel and reboot and the led indicates that the nvidia GPU is

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-15 Thread Steve Langasek
Bug description says: > [Regression Potential] > Low, as hybrid graphics support does not work correctly, and the changes only > affect > this use case. Dropping the nvidia-fallback service means that any time the nvidia module has failed to be loaded, including if the nvidia module has failed

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-15 Thread Steve Langasek
Reviewing ubuntu-drivers-common in the queue, I notice: +if (!match) { +free(match); Surely no good can come of this call to free() and it should be omitted? The change to start before oem-config.service seems correct but has no associated bug linked. This looks to me like

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-14 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~dgadomski/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+git/lp1782152/+merge/353089 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~dgadomski/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+git/lp1782152/+merge/352976 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~dgadomski/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+git/lp1782152/+merge/352973 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-03 Thread Alberto Milone
** Also affects: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Assignee:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package gdm3 - 3.28.2-3ubuntu4 --- gdm3 (3.28.2-3ubuntu4) cosmic; urgency=medium * ubuntu_nvidia_prime.patch: - Run scripts for Prime before and after Gdm sessions (LP: #1778011). -- Alberto Milone Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:31:17 +0200 ** Changed in:

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-drivers-common - 1:0.5.3 --- ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.5.3) cosmic; urgency=medium * gpu-manager.(c|py): - Set automatic pci power management when the dGPU is disabled (LP: #1778011). - Load the nvidia modules when switching to

[Bug 1778011] Re: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much power

2018-08-02 Thread Sebastien Bacher
** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778011 Title: SRU: PRIME Power Saving mode draws too much

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