Questions tagged [bumblebee]
Bumblebee is a software solution trying to support nVidia Optimus laptops
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“You do not appear to be using the nvidia x server" in BumbleBee
When I open Nvidia X Server, it says "You do not appear to be using the nvidia x server" and tell me to run nvidia-xsettings. After looking for some answers, some said that xorg.conf is not compatible ...
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Unable to use nvidia gpu with optimus on ubuntu 16.04
I'm having a dell inspiron 7567 in which im not able to use the nvidia gpu (Geforce GTX 1050). At first i only installed the nvidia driver and tried signing the MOK by following the steps from
https:/...
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NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running
I just installed CUDA in a notebook like this:
sudo apt-get install cuda
Like said here.
The compilation wokrs just fine but when I try to run I got the followin problem:
CUDA error at file.cu:128 ...
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CUDA or OpenCL on NVIDIA Ubuntu 17.04
I have installed nvidia-375 drivers with bumblebee by following this guide.
However, there appears to be no way to get OpenCL or CUDA support running on this GPU with or without optirun/primusrun.
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Bumblebee 16.04: nvidia-375 depends on xserver-xorg-legacy
I updated my packages today, and now I believe I am having this issue: Bumblebee: [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE)
The recommended solution is to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy. ...
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Cannot adjust brightness after installing bumblebee on Dell XPS 15
I followed this guide to install bumblebee on my Dell XPS 15 9560 running Ubuntu 17.04 in an attempt to fix the fan-always-on problem. This fixed issue with the fan and the power draw, but now I can't ...
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Bumblebee-Status display problems
For my i3 I use bumblebee-status as the status bar. I want to use it's solarized powerline theme but the arrows are not displayed correctly
As you can see the arrows are not connected to their text.
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Bumblebee on Ubuntu 16.04LTS with HWE stack [closed]
I'm having issues installing bumblebee on 16.04.2 with HWE stack.
I can't satisfy the dependencies for bumblebee because the repository offered libs have the 'hwe' suffix. The GA versions are not ...
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Hybrid Graphics GTX 970M
I have a Laptop with an Intel i7-6700HQ and a Nvidia GTX970M.
Now im trying to set a fresh Ubuntu install up and get the Hybrid Graphics to work properly, so that I can use the Intel Graphics when ...
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How do I get Bumblebee & primus to work?
I'm currently using a Lenovo Z40 running on NVIDIA GeForce GT820m GPU. It's currently running on nvidia-378 drivers.
I used this guide to get it to work, but, unfortunately, it wouldn't.
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NVIDIA drivers not working (Bumblebee and NVIDIA X Server Settings)
I already followed about 10 posts showing the same problem as mine. But all provided answers did not work.
I tried to install many different nvidia-XXX drivers versions - also I have edited the ...
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Optimus not working on a EEE 1015pn after 16.04
while there are a couple answered and unanswered issues similar to mine none of them quite fit my problem (or their solutions didn't work for me).
My issue:
Using bumblebee I had no issues using ...
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Bumblebee: [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE)
There are many similar errors on here, but none quite seemed to match my issue.
[ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE)
I have PRIME running, and I can use the PRIME profile to ...
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Module 'nvidia-361' is not found
I tried to install my graphics card on my ASUS G552VW-DM475T which is an intel Core i7-6700HQ (+intel graphic 520) and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M without success (for about 5 days). The last thing that ...
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How can I use my secondary (nvidia) graphics card
When i run
lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'
I get
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [...
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Can't stop nvidia module from loading
I'm trying to use my nvidia card for compute-only on Ubuntu 16.04, Dell Precision 5510. However, since updating to 16.04, it doesn't work at all. So I followed this guide to try and get it working ...
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Why do I get low FPS while gaming?
I just updated to Ubuntu 16.04 from Windows 10. I liked it a lot but the thing is that i get low fps while gaming.
ex. CS:GO
win10 = 200
ubuntu = 15-20
Why is this happening? I tried to download ...
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How to fix battery problems in Ubuntu 16.04 Acer Laptop with 940 MX?
My laptop used to get 12 hours of battery life in Windows. I'm getting only 2-3 in Ubuntu. Windows had software that would shut off the gpu unless it was required, however I don't think that Ubuntu ...
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Optimus Nvidia not working anymore (ubuntu 14.04)
After a recent automatic security update (Ubuntu 14.04), none of my games using the nvidia driver (I have a laptop with optimus/bumblebee/nvidia) does not work anymore. I don't use the "dangerous" ...
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No display on laptop screen when using nvidia prime
I'm running nvidia drivers 367.57 on a precision 5510 (Quadro M1000M + skylake). It's connected to an external monitor via Displayport through a Dell D3100 dock. I'm running Ubuntu 16.10 with kernel 4....
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bumblebee: X did not start properly
Bumblebee doesn't work, without giving me any clear error message other than "X did not start properly".
Here is the result of optirun -vvv glxgears :
[19243.370955] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/...
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Bumblebee/primus on 16.04 - Nvidia 650M
I updated from using Bumblebee/primus on 14.04 LTS where everything worked, to a fresh install of 16.04 and it seems like bit of a trainwreck. My machine boots correctly, just not actually using the ...
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How Do I Get optirun to Work on 16.04?
I am running Xubuntu 16.04 on my Acer Aspire E5-573G laptop, which apparently uses Optimus and doesn't have a BIOS option to switch between integrated and discreet graphics. I followed this answer to ...
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Ubuntu 16.04.1 bumblebee mouse module
When i try to run:
primusrun glxgears
I get the following error:
primus: fatal: Bumblebee daemon reported: error: [XORG] (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
I tried to ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 : Nvidia couldn't find registry key file
I am on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nvidia 940M. I have installed nvidia-prime, bumblebee and the nvidia drivers (370). On using the command nvidia-settings, I get:
** Message: PRIME: Requires offloading
** ...
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How to install Nvidia drivers on Dell Latitude laptop - Ubuntu 16.04
After upgrading from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04.1, both 64 bit, I got stuck in an infinite login loop - every time I logged in on lightdm, after logging in the screen would go black and then come back to ...
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Fixed fans by update GPU drivers, broke everything else by installing and/or removing bumblebee
New Linux user here, and I'm already breaking everything.
So I installed KDE neon. First problem I had was my fans running at full speed constantly. I don't remember what I did exactly, I believe I ...
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Bumblebee build kernel module
I've had nvidia-prime together with prime-indicator working when I first set it up.
A few days ago I've installed kernel 4.7; after doing this, I noticed that prime-indicator was showing the nvidia ...
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Bumblebee not working on Ubuntu 16.04 (nvidia-304)
Thanks for reading.
I've had ubuntu 14.04 for years, and bumblebee with nvidia-304 worked pretty fine. Now i'm switching to 16.04 and i've found that I cant run bumblebee with the nvidia-304 driver (...
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Nvidia Prime suddenly stopped working
I installed clean Kubuntu 16.04 on my new laptop two weeks ago. Asus Zenbook UX501VW, Intel HD Graphiscs 520 Skylake + Geforce 960M. Then installed nvidia prime (nvidia-367) next to bumbelebee (I know ...
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Optirun Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] Invalid argument for -config
I am experiencing a weird issue with bumblebee. I have installed bumblebee-nvidia with nvidia-364. Bumblebeed starts, but when I try to connect with optirun, optirun reports:
[ 1225.971452] [ERROR]...
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Ubuntu doesn't load after installing Bubmblebee - Lenovo Thinkpad e520
I followed this link https://sagark.org/optimal-ubuntu-graphics-setup-for-thinkpads/ to install bumblebee. After getting it, I restarted my system.
But after BIOS I cannot continue to the system, but ...
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Cannot switch off discrete video card with properity drivers and Bumblebee/Prime on Ubuntu 14.04
I have an Optimus laptop. I'll be running some heavy simulations so I need to use my discrete Nvidia GPU with properity drivers. And since using Nvidia GPU for everything wastes too much power, I need ...
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Steam for Ubuntu 16.04
I'm a new member of Ubuntu 16.04. I installed Steam to Play Cs:Go but it's running with intel GPU. I installed bumblebee but it's not working i guess. So, should i install 14.04 or is there any ...
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Kubuntu 16.04 + Bumblebee Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
I upgraded Kubuntu from 15.10, installed bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-364
optirun glxgears is working, but i can't run any game with steam
juin 18 15:15:10 kwaadpepper-pc bumblebeed[31999]: [ 1258.527072]...
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overheating of GPU(Nvidia gefore 920m) and degraded battery life
i have dell inspiron-5558(i5-5200;8GB DRR3 RAM;4GB Nvidia-Geforce 920M as well intel HD graphics) and i am using Ubuntu 16.04LT
in my windows i had a battery life of around 4-5 hours reading pdf but ...
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How to solve laptop GPU overheating problem in Ubuntu16.04
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Thinkpad W540. Spec: intel core i7 4800mq, Nvidia Quadra K2100M.
Problem:
I tried fresh installs of Ubuntu16.04, Kubuntu16.04, Ubuntu Gnome 16.04, and all of them suffer from the problem of ...
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Switch Nvidia Prime without logging out
I run a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 on a new laptop with GTX 960m and Intel i7 and using the recommended proprietary drivers in the Additional Drivers settings is working well.
However, I was a ...
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How to launch a single application on Nvidia card with proprietary driver on 16.04
At the very beginning of the support of Optimus technology on Ubuntu, there was Bumblebee, that could launch a single application on the dedicated Nvidia card, while leaving the rest of the system on ...
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Driver for NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 640M]
I'm using Dell Inspiron 14R SE 7420 laptop which has dual / hybrid graphic card.
$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (...
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Bumblebee with LD_LIBRARY_PATH and ModulePath empty
I've been struggling with this problem for quite a time. I just upgraded my xubuntu to 16.04 and my nvidia drivers broke again. So, as usual, I had to uninstall all nvidia drivers (I was using nvidia-...
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Do I need to install Bumblebee for Hybrid Graphics system to enable Optimus on Ubuntu 16.04?
I am asking this question because I have found articles basically saying that some computers have enabled Optimus technique with some propriatory graphics drivers, for example this one from Ubuntu ...
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Inspiron 7559 not shutting down 16.04 Gnome
So far tried 4.5 kernel that did nothing, nvidia drivers stops me from booting with black screen, bumblebee hangs while installing, enabled preliminary support that did nothing aswell, tried with/out ...
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Does Ubuntu 16.04 support hybrid graphics cards (bumblebee)
Does Ubuntu 16.04 support hybrid graphics cards?
I ask because of the support of ubuntu snappy core in Ubuntu 16.04.
I use bumblebee to start, for example a game, in better graphics quality.
(optirun ...
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Unable to install NVIDIA GPU drivers on Xenial
I have an ASUS K55VM and I've been trying to install NVDIA GPU drivers on my laptop, but am not sure what I am doing wrong.
These are the packages I've installed:
$:/usr/sbin# dpkg --get-selections ...
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Screen flickering
I have an MSI GS60 with an intel broadwell i7-5700HQ CPU and hybrid graphics (nvidia GTX 970M). The screen flickers so badly as shown in this video (seconds 0:03 and 0:08):
https://www.youtube.com/...
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I don't have prime profile at nvidia xserver settings
I was using windows before and I was playing cs go without any ping with high fps. I am using ubuntu 14.04 now. I have very low fps although I decreased the video settings. I am using ASUS N550k, ...
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How to: Bumblebee with NVidia GeForce GTX 950M, with NVidia's proprietary drivers (anyone confirm it works)?
I have a laptop with a discrete NVidia GeForce GTX 950M graphics card. I installed Ubuntu and am using the proprietary NVidia drivers (had to boot with nomodeset first to install those). That is, only ...
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bumblebee daemon requires manual restart to work
At first:
$ optirun vlc
[16127.891535] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load GPU driver
[16127.891591] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
and then i do magic ...
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Nvidia with Bumblebee installation for 16.04
Are there any I struction for installing Nvidia and Bumblebee on 16.04? I'm trying to do a cleans install but all the procedures I've found end in a state where Ubuntu boot to low graphics mode and if ...