Public bug reported: I tried installing bumblebee with nvidia-337 graphics driver. Bumblebee does not work.
# Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes ## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart # to take effect. [bumblebeed] # The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number VirtualDisplay=:8 # Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting # for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all. KeepUnusedXServer=false # The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name) ServerGroup=bumblebee # Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee # server exits. TurnCardOffAtExit=false # The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will # be ignored. NoEcoModeOverride=false # The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty), # auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau # (See also the driver-specific sections below) Driver=nvidia-337 # Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d ## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed. [optirun] # Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and # primus. Bridge=auto # The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers. # Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv. VGLTransport=proxy # List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using # the primus bridge PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus # Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card # is not available? AllowFallbackToIGC=false # Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are # parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto- # detection resolves to NAME). # PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid # values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use # bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available # switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk # none - disable PM completely # https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods ## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia [driver-nvidia] # Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset KernelDriver=nvidia-337 PMMethod=auto # colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-337:/usr/lib32/nvidia-337 # comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the # default Xorg modules path XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-337/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia ## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau [driver-nouveau] KernelDriver=nouveau PMMethod=auto XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau attached is the dmesg log ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Tags: trusty ** Attachment added: "dmesg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1327598/+attachment/4127225/+files/dmesg ** Description changed: I tried installing bumblebee with nvidia-337 graphics driver. Bumblebee does not work. + # Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between + quotes + + ## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart + # to take effect. + [bumblebeed] + # The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number + VirtualDisplay=:8 + # Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting + # for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all. + KeepUnusedXServer=false + # The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name) + ServerGroup=bumblebee + # Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee + # server exits. + TurnCardOffAtExit=false + # The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will + # be ignored. + NoEcoModeOverride=false + # The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty), + # auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau + # (See also the driver-specific sections below) + Driver=nvidia-337 + # Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X + XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d + + ## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed. + [optirun] + # Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and + # primus. + Bridge=auto + # The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers. + # Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv. + VGLTransport=proxy + # List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using + # the primus bridge + PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus + # Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card + # is not available? + AllowFallbackToIGC=false + + + # Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are + # parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto- + # detection resolves to NAME). + # PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid + # values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use + # bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available + # switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk + # none - disable PM completely + # https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods + + ## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia + [driver-nvidia] + # Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset + KernelDriver=nvidia-337 + PMMethod=auto + # colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries + LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-337:/usr/lib32/nvidia-337 + # comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the + # default Xorg modules path + XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-337/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules + XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia + + ## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau + [driver-nouveau] + KernelDriver=nouveau + PMMethod=auto + XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau + + attached is the dmesg log ** Summary changed: - running bumblebee in Ubuntu 14.04 resutls in call trace in logs + running bumblebee in Ubuntu 14.04 results in call trace in logs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1327598 Title: running bumblebee in Ubuntu 14.04 results in call trace in logs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1327598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs