Bumblebee: GRUB ACPI boot options

[jonathon]

I've been doing some reading around pcie_port_pm (after AMD issue *atombios stuck in loop for 5 sec* SOLUTION) and came across this on GitHub:

Laptop freezes when starting X11 and discrete graphics are OFF

It's a list of GRUB option workarounds for newer hybrid Nvidia laptops. There's one common item:

acpi_os=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009"

that might be worth testing.

I'm not sure if it's possible to pass this as an option specifically when selecting an item in the GRUB boot menu (for the installer images), but if so, and it doesn't break older laptops, it might be worth trying out.

I'm about to test it on my hybrid now (which already works correctly).

Edit:

No apparent negative effects on my i7-3630QM + GTX680M.

Anyone else for some testing?

[jonathon]

The other one that's worth trying is

acpi_osi=Linux

which should not be affected by how old the machine is; therefore, if it helps I suspect it could be enabled by default.

Also,

On a Dell XPS 15 9560, use acpi_rev_override=5

[mirh]

Just today I was wondering if "non-free driver" options shouldn't be renamed to "nvidia", for users understandability
...

Anyway, I dunno, maybe an additional "alternative nvidia safe mode something" entry (perhaps nested inside non-free driver?) might be better.

[jonathon]

I wonder if these options can be set during boot and before bumblebee is installed. This means it can be seamless instead of having multiple options for different setups.

I don't know what effect the GRUB option would have on older (and non-hybrid) machines. I suspect not a lot, but then again it may cause issues.

[OWC]

@jonathon

The other one that's worth trying is

acpi_osi=Linux

which should not be affected by how old the machine is; therefore, if it helps I suspect it could be enabled by default.

Also,

On a Dell XPS 15 9560, use acpi_rev_override=5

I have tried all these options, but non of them work for me.
The only way it works in my setup is with acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009"

Btw, is there a way to double check if NVIDIA is really working and if a program is not 'secretly' going to the INTEL driver instead?
The reason why I am asking, is because I can;t run steam with primusrun, although it seems to work when I use that in the command section per game/application.

[jonathon]

@OWC

my setup

You need to say what your setup is for this to be useful.

@OWC

Btw

That's a key word/phrase which should prompt you to start a new thread. #manjaro-development is for purposeful discussion rather than getting help.

[OWC]

@jonathon

@OWC

my setup

You need to say what your setup is for this to be useful.

@OWC

Btw

That's a key word/phrase which should prompt you to start a new thread. #manjaro-development is for purposeful discussion rather than getting help.

No problem.

My setup is an Asus ROG GL552VW-CN108T
This one has a GeForce GTX 960M, Intel Core i7-6700HQ (Skylake) and of course the Intel HD Graphics 530.

edit: running on the 4.15 kernel, xfce minimum setup.

The way I installed it is with the Architect disk and installed the drivers in chroot mode.
Than booted immediately with these commands.
I do have some strange issues with Steam, but I am not totally sure if that's an issue in XFCE?

[sueridgepipe]

@OWC

Btw, is there a way to double check if NVIDIA is really working and if a program is not ‘secretly’ going to the INTEL driver instead?

Bumblebee switch is responsible for switching between gpus.

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

OFF = intel, ON = nvidia.

You can also use optirun --status.

[ShyJoshy]

Sadly I have really bad issues with my hybrid HD 630 & nvidia 1050. I can't run installation in "nonfree" because my PC stops at "TLP startup/shutdown". Only "free" works but then I can't install ANY driver because laptops is freezing. When I try to click on something that is connected to MHWD or terminal "driver" checking commands few sec. After laptop is freezing. Updating to newest kernel & pacman -Syu do not solve problem, same as with acpi_osi. I hope you'll patch it in near future because I'm sick of hopping distros and manjaro is solid one I always wanted to test but had issues with compatybility.

[KonohaKyuubi100]

I was having the same issues with my laptop as well. Mine was a Intel HD 630 with a nvidia 1050Ti. Had the same issue as yours.

Hope this helps.
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