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[Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>]

That was an error in the enable/disable script. The acpi_call method was
misstyped. Was reported and i think Martin already fised it.
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Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>

El lun, 30-05-2011 a las 15:22 -0300, Thiago Santos escribió:
> Hi,
> 
> I have the same problem. When I was run the instalation scrip I
> recieved this error message: 
> 
> Auto-detecting hardware
> UNDEFINED
> 
> _PS0 Enabling nVidia Card failed (Error: AE_BAD_PARAMETER).
> _PS0 Disabling nVidia Card failed (Error: AE_BAD_PARAMETER).
> 
> someone would help us?
> 
> Thanks, Thiago.
> 
> 
> 2011/5/28 Oier Mees <oier.mees@xxxxxxxxx>
>         If I put the backslash I get the following error:
>         _PS0 Disabling nVidia Card failed (Error: AE_NOT_FOUND).
>         
>         What does that mean?
>         
>         2011/5/28 MASSUCHETTI Jonathan <iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx>
>                 Don't you forgot the backslash ?
>                 
>                 Its " \_SB.PCI0.POP1.PEGP._OFF "
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 2011/5/28 Oier Mees <oier.mees@xxxxxxxxx>
>                         Thanks, here are the scripts, but as I
>                         mentioned I just copied them from the
>                         documentation. 
>                         
>                         #!/bin/bash
>                         # This script should contain the command(s)
>                         nessesary to switch on the
>                         # nVidia card.
>                         # As an example i've included the script for
>                         the Dell Vostro 3500, provided by pauloxnet..
>                         # Please note that the acpi_call module is
>                         need for these operations:
>                         #
>                         #
>                         http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/2010/07/using-acpicall-module-to-switch-onoff.html
>                         
>                         modprobe acpi_call
>                         
>                         if ! lsmod | grep -q acpi_call; then
>                             echo "Error: acpi_call module not loaded"
>                             exit
>                         fi
>                         
>                         acpi_call () {
>                             echo "$*" > /proc/acpi/call
>                             result=$(cat /proc/acpi/call)
>                             case "$result" in
>                              Error*)
>                               echo "Enabling nVidia Card failed
>                         ($result)."
>                               ;;
>                              *)
>                               echo "Enabling nVidia Card Succeded."
>                              ;;
>                             esac
>                         }
>                         
>                         echo _PS0 $(acpi_call
>                         "_SB.PCI0.POP1.PEGP._OFF")
>                         modprobe nvidia-current
>                         
>                         
>                         
>                         
>                         
>                         #!/bin/bash
>                         # This script should contain the command(s)
>                         nessesary to switch off the
>                         # nVidia card.
>                         # As an example i've included the script for
>                         the Dell Vostro 3500, provided by pauloxnet..
>                         # Please note that the acpi_call module is
>                         need for these operations:
>                         #
>                         #
>                         http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/2010/07/using-acpicall-module-to-switch-onoff.html
>                         
>                         rmmod nvidia
>                         if lsmod | grep -q nvidia; then
>                          echo "Error: could not unload nvidia module,
>                         leaving card turned on"
>                          exit
>                         fi
>                         modprobe acpi_call
>                         
>                         if ! lsmod | grep -q acpi_call; then
>                             echo "Error: acpi_call module not loaded"
>                             exit
>                         fi
>                         
>                         acpi_call () {
>                             echo "$*" > /proc/acpi/call
>                             result=$(cat /proc/acpi/call)
>                             case "$result" in
>                              Error*)       
>                               echo "Disabling nVidia Card failed
>                         ($result)."
>                               ;;                          
>                              *)                                   
>                               echo "Disabling nVidia Card
>                         Succeded."                                                                                
>                              ;;                                                                   
>                             esac   
>                         }
>                         
>                         echo _PS0 $(acpi_call
>                         "_SB.PCI0.POP1.PEGP._OFF")
>                         
>                         
>                         
>                         
>                         2011/5/27 MASSUCHETTI Jonathan
>                         <iletaitunfois@xxxxxxxxxx>
>                                 Hi,
>                                 
>                                 Dell Vostro 3X00 have a specific power
>                                 management relative to the nVidia
>                                 card. Can we see you script to enable
>                                 & disable card please ?
>                                 
>                                 
>                                 2011/5/27 Oier Mees
>                                 <oier.mees@xxxxxxxxx>
>                                 
>                                         
>                                         
>                                         Hi,
>                                         I installed bumblebee on
>                                         Ubuntu 11.04 with nvidia 310m
>                                         (Vostro 3500) and the
>                                         optirun64 glxgears works
>                                         succesfully. Since there is a
>                                         example documentation of
>                                         vostro 3500 provided, I copied
>                                         and renamed this examples
>                                         to /usr/local/bin/bumblebee-enablecard and disablecard. 
>                                         While I run optirun64 glxgears
>                                         the nvidia module is loaded
>                                         (checked with lsmod) and when
>                                         I exit glxgears, unloaded. But
>                                         I get keeping the following
>                                         message while I run optirun64
>                                         or I try enabling and
>                                         disabling the card:
>                                         $ optirun64 glxgears
>                                          * Starting Bumblebee X server
>                                         bumblebee
>                                         _PS0 Enabling nVidia Card
>                                         failed (Error:
>                                         AE_BAD_PARAMETER).
>                                         
>                                         [ OK ]
>                                         2731 frames in 5.0 seconds =
>                                         546.133 FPS
>                                         2851 frames in 5.0 seconds =
>                                         570.166 FPS
>                                         2662 frames in 5.0 seconds =
>                                         532.364 FPS
>                                         [VGL] ERROR: in readback--
>                                         [VGL]    362: Window has been
>                                         deleted by window manager
>                                          * Stopping Bumblebee X server
>                                         bumblebee
>                                         * .
>                                         _PS0 Disabling nVidia Card
>                                         failed (Error:
>                                         AE_BAD_PARAMETER).
>                                         
>                                         
>                                         If modprobe and rmmod work,
>                                         does this mean that turning
>                                         the card on and off also
>                                         works? What does the error
>                                         message mean?
>                                         Regards,
>                                         Oier
>                                         
>                                         
>                                         
>                                         
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