Questions tagged [bumblebee]
Bumblebee is a software solution trying to support nVidia Optimus laptops
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nVidia PRIME with Bumblebee
I am currently using Ubuntu MATE 14.04 and tried a new way of setting up my Optimus laptop (Asus G46VW, GTX 660M and i7-3630QM with Intel HD 4000). After installing nvidia-352 nvidia-settings and ...
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HP Pavilion P257NL Overheating
I'd like to dual boot my HP Pavilion 15 P257NL with Windows 7.
I tried installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, but it was getting very hot (only on Ubuntu, it stayed cool in Windows 7). I tried Googling, and I ...
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Nvidia drivers Issues
I am fairly new to ubuntu and linux and I have been trying to get it setup on my new alienware 15 r2 for the last 4 days. I have trouble with the wifi, but I just use a tplink usb wifi dongle now. But ...
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I have problem using optirun
I run
optirun -vv glxgears
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[ 649.857041] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[ 649.857239] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia
[ 649.857327] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.2.1 ...
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15.10 + Optimus + bumblebee + CUDA
First: I have been struggling with my stupid optimus laptop on ubuntu 15.10 for a week. So, don't "possible duplicate" me just by simply googling some keywords and without reading the whole thing plus ...
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Bumblebee does not work witn nvidia-355-vulkan beta driver
I am trying Nvidia vulkan beta driver called "nvidia-355.00.26" on my optimus laptop (intel + nvidia)
You can gen nvidia vulkan beta driver in this PPA:
The driver does not create "common" modules ...
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Can I install bumblebee and also TLP?
I have a question about if I can install bumblebee and also TLP or I have to install just one of them. I think both of them have the same functions but I'm not very sure. I have an ASUS q552 with ...
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Bumblebee not disabeling NVIDIA
I installed bumblebee to save some battery on my laptop. It works very well. When I boot the computer cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch says OFF. When i run an application with primusrun, cat /proc/acpi/...
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Need help with bumblebee --------Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load GPU driver
I'm new to ubuntu. I have a ACER R7 with intel and gt 750m and I'm pretty sure they are using optimus. However, after I install and run bumblebee, I always get this error:
legolas@Frog:~$ optirun ...
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Cannot get Nvidia GPU running on my HP laptop (dual graphics)
I'm trying to get the GPU GeForce 940M on my new HP laptop ENVY 17-n101ng running (need CUDA eventually), but have somehow extreme troubles switching from Intel to Nvidia... I've installed nvidia-352 ...
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Problem with nvidia/bumblebee
I recently had to reinstall my Ubuntu 14.04.3 and now have problems with using bumblebee. I installed it as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee, but when I try to check it I get this:
ilya@ilya-...
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Bumblebee Nvidia Drivesrs
Actually I am new to Linux. Currently I using Ubuntu 15.10 on my Lenovo Y50-70 with Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M graphics driver installed. I've installed the required graphics drivers from Additional ...
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Graphics Cards - Power State
I have an Nvidia Optimus laptop dual-booting Ubuntu for general use and Windows 7 for gaming.
I only want integrated graphics for Ubuntu, and when I run glxinfo | grep OpenGL the output is:
OpenGL ...
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Reinstalling bumblebee on Kernel 4.4
I updated my kernel from 3.19 to 4.4, but afterwards the initialization of bumblebee failed. Therefore I removed it completely (purge) and reinstalled it, this time with the current nvidia driver (352)...
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nVidia Optimus problems on Ubuntu 15.10
I've used Ubuntu on my Lenovo Y510p for nearly six months with no issues, and I fell in love with it. I recently bought a MSi GS60 (Skylake), and I've had a major problem with running Ubuntu.
I can ...
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Problem installing bbswitch on Ubuntu 14.04.3
I have an Nvidia Optimus graphic card installed and have the Nvidia driver installed and working for my Intel card, but I cannot switch to the Nvidia card. This is because bbswitch-dkms will not build ...
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Black screen after deleting nvidia-prime
I decided to change nvidia-prime to bumblebee. I removed the nvidia-prime, installed bumblebee and restarted the computer. Loading freezes on plymouth. Then I booted into recovery mode and uninstall ...
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Nvidia Problems - how to completely "reset" Xorg?
There is a complete background below (borne out of frustration) as to why I want to know this - but the basic question is how do I completely reset Xserver to the state it was in when I installed ...
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about nvidia graphics driver
I have installed NVidia graphics drivers for Ubuntu from the official NVidia site. When I installed I wasn't able to get my battery back up.
I heard about an open source driver for Ubuntu 14.04 so ...
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Bumblebee unable to load nvidia-uvm without sudo
Apparently nvidia-uvm is only loaded with sudo. I'm using nvidia-352 driver, so I added in my /etc/modprobe.d/bumblebee.conf file the next line
alias nvidia-uvm nvidia_352_uvm
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Swap a module at boot
I am trying to use a version of bbswitch hacked for a T450s mentioned in this issue on bumblebee-project/bbswitch. It works well and now my Nvidia 940m card turns off properly.
To install it I run ...
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Understanding bbswitch and nvidia kernel module
I have a laptop with a GTX 970M dGPU and an Intel GMA iGPU. I currently have the proprietary nvidia drivers installed (no nouveau) as well as bumblebee and bbswitch.
Basically, I want the laptop to ...
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alias nvidia_352_uvm to nvidia-uvm, opencl working only with sudo
I'm using the module nvidia-352 with bumblebee in my ubuntu 14.04. OpenGL programs are working fine with optirun. Nonetheless, bumblebee fails to load the module nvidia_352_uvm which is necessary for ...
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ubuntu gnome 15.10 error with using bumblebee optirun: KMS not enabled
I have a fresh installation of ubuntu gnome 15.10 and I cannot get bumblebee optirun to work. My laptop has the optimus setup with Intel and Nvidia graphics cards. I get the following error trying to ...
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bumblebee 64 and 32 bit?
Is it possible to have bumblebee and primus 64 bit and 32 bit both installed at the same time? So that 64bit apps will use the 64bit libs?
If so, how?
When I sudo apt-get install primus:i386, it ...
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lightdm won't start after bumblebee install
On an Asus rog with GT960M graphic card running Lubuntu 15.10,
I installed bumblebee (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee) which rebooted fine. Then I updated the nvidia driver by
sudo apt-get nvidia-...
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Bumblebee (Primus & Optirun) ERROR in Ubuntu 15.10
Terminal (same result on any program w/ primus & optirun cmd's):
$ primusrun steam
2015/10/28 17:41:41 socat[2135] E connect(5, AF=1 "/var/run/bumblebee.socket", 27): No such file or directory
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Bumblebee fail safe x after reboot [GTX 755M][Ubuntu 15.10]
When I installed bumblebee and the nvidia-340 drivers Ubuntu booted into a normal session. On the next reboot, after running glmark2 with optirun in the previous session, the normal x session would ...
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Trying to figure out what happened with LightDM and Xorg
Thank you for trying to help me with this issue! :)
I installed bumblebee and then my screen got a low resolution after my PC crashed (not related, cat pulled electric cable ;) ). To fix this issue I ...
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Bumblebee Intel+Nvidia on 15.10 blackscreen issue
I have a fresh install of Kubuntu 15.10, i have a msi GT70 laptop with optimus.
I have installed bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia, it is absolutely needed because nouveau keeps crashing at login.
So i ...
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Bumblebee on Asus Zenbook UX303LB
About a week ago, I bought a new laptop (Asus Zenbook UX303LB). I immediately threw out the included Windows installation and installed Ubuntu 15.04 (later upgraded to 15.10, and also reinstalled at ...
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Set i915 to low-power /Reduce thermal throttling
Samsung NP550P5C S02 i5-3210M GT 650M Ubuntu 14.04
Gaming (especially in wine) and bumblebee/primusrun severly degrade performance after a few minutes due to powerclamp throttling!
This is extremely ...
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lightdm - Job failed to start (xorg problem?!) / bumblebee/cuda related?
Please work through my wall of text, need help!! Thank you!
Booting up my laptop this morning, I encountered the following problem:
Boot to black screen with no responsiveness, couldn't even get to ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 No Desktop
Before I start, this is on my inspiron 7707 windows 8.1/Ubuntu 14.04 dual boot which has Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia GeForce GT 750m.
I have been trying to update my Nvidia drivers, which by itself is ...
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primusrun/optirun slower than the default launching
Today I've noticed something really weird:
When I execute
vblank_mode=0 glxgears
I get:
38885 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7776.864 FPS
39279 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7855.745 FPS
39096 frames in 5.0 ...
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Unable to locate package nvidia-settings-319
I have been trying to set up Bumblebee on Ubuntu 15.04 and I am having trouble installing the nvidia driver for it.
After I type:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319
I get the ...
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Nvidia CUDA, Hybrid Graphics, optirun vglrun, deviceQuery Permission denied
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I am trying to get CUDA working on my hybrid graphics laptop. I am using (l)ubuntu 15.04.
Currently I have followed some steps in an online guide, which I shall explain below, and I am able to ...
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How do I only use my discrete nvidia graphics card (turn off integrated graphics)?
How do I turn off the Intel integrated graphics and only use my discrete nvidia 960m card?
I know I can install bumblebee and then use optirun, but I want to use the nvidia card by default. I always ...
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Problem building intel-virtual-output
Following this guide and many others I'm trying to getting my ThinkPad w520 with ubuntu gnome 14.04.3 (64bit) work with bumblebee. I have however a strange problem, when I try to build the intel-...
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Nvidia Compatibility in Ubuntu 14.04
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.1 for sometime. It uses my Intel HD 4000 graphics in my Laptop, but I want it to use y Nvidia GT 740m graphics card to. I have the nouveau driver for Nvidia, but it seems like ...
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Bumblebeed and bbswitch error
I have a problem with my MSI-GS60 laptop under Ubunutu.
I explain:
First of all, with this laptop I had a wifi unrecognized issue. So I had found somes posts talk on that and I had finaly found a ...
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nvidia-modprobe trying to load the wrong driver
I've finally installed the latest nvidia drivers running with Bumblebee. It works just fine now with optirun.
The driver is called nvidia_352.
Now I'm trying to get CUDA working. I can modprobe ...
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Optimus: Using optirun logs me out, then fails?
I have a Samsung QX411, with an Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a nVidia GeForce 520M GPU, both bridged with Optimus. I'm running Ubuntu 15.04.
Now, here's my problem. When I run optirun glxinfo for the ...
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Hybrid Nvidia and Intel cards, bumblebee optirun not working and OpenGL not being Intel
I have been fighting with the installation and correct usage of my Nvidia GTX960M together with an Intel i7-4720M CPU on Ubuntu 15.04.
I have followed lots of links on this website, on ubuntu wiki ...
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bbswitch failing to turn of Nvidia GPU (Refused to change power state, currently in D0)
I've noticed that my laptop has been running hotter than it should be as well as output similar to the following from dmesg around when bbswitch should be shutting down my Nvidia GPU
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Nvidia Driver and Heating Problem
this is my first question at here, so please be gentle if do something wrong.
I have Ubuntu 14.04.03 LTS installed on my laptop. Also i have working dual boot to Windows 10 with UEFI activated.
My ...
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Bumblebee using nouveau instead of proprietary
Running glmark2 with optirun on Nvidia 740M on 15.04:
OpenGL Information
GL_VENDOR: nouveau
GL_RENDERER: Gallium 0.4 on NV108
GL_VERSION: 3.0 Mesa 10.5.2
I want to use proprietary driver.
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Why do I get the same FPS with "optirun glxspheres64" in comparison with just "glxspheres64"?
$ vblank_mode=0 optirun ./glxspheres64
Polygons in scene: 62464 (61 spheres * 1024 polys/spheres)
Visual ID of window: 0x20
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 750M/PCIe/SSE2
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Cuda installation on msi with two graphics card
I have a msi laptop CX61 2QF
core i7,
4GB RAM,
Intel HD Graphics 4600,
Nvidia Geforce 9400M,
Ubuntu 14.04
I want to install cuda 7.0, I downloaded the run file, made it as an executable and ...
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Installing nVidia driver on hybrid card
I am running Ubunutu 14.04 and I have just installed it onto my new laptop (MSI PE70 2QE) and it has a hybrid intel/nVidia 960m GFX card.
I have found the excellent post here
How do I install the ...
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