I have Bumblebee 3.1 installed, and it still doesn't work. Here is what syslog has to say when I run 'optirun glxgears':
Mar 5 23:30:19 shehy kernel: [ 9173.423024] bbswitch: enabling discrete graphics Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy kernel: [ 9173.663711] thinkpad_acpi: EC reports that Thermal Table has changed Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy kernel: [ 9173.663800] pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0 Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy kernel: [ 9173.699119] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=none,decodes=none:owns=none Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy kernel: [ 9173.699438] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 313.18 Wed Jan 9 17:02:09 PST 2013 Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy acpid: client connected from 8580[0:1001] Mar 5 23:30:20 shehy acpid: 1 client rule loaded Mar 5 23:30:21 shehy acpid: client connected from 8580[0:1001] Mar 5 23:30:21 shehy acpid: 1 client rule loaded Mar 5 23:30:22 shehy bumblebeed[8543]: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X Mar 5 23:30:22 shehy bumblebeed[8543]: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X Mar 5 23:30:22 shehy bumblebeed[8543]: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If Mar 5 23:30:22 shehy bumblebeed[8543]: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try Mar 5 23:30:22 shehy bumblebeed[8543]: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver. I also tried the primus backend and it was the same thing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1109806 Title: [xorg-edgers] Failed to run applications under optirun after upgrading nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/1109806/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp