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[Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>]

See http://askubuntu.com/q/19486/6969 on adding a boot parameter. Use the
temporary
method as there are other ways to blacklist it permanently, i.e. creating a
file in
/etc/modprobe.d/ containing two lines:

blacklist nvidia-current
blacklist nvidia

On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Nizar Sallem <nsallem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> How can do that? i.e where should I add that option
> "modprobe.blacklist=nvidia-**current,nvidia" in the modprobe
> configuration or grub ? I am not sure.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Nizar
>
>
> On 03/04/2012 02:32 AM, Lekensteyn wrote:
>
>> The nvidia driver is tried to get loaded after the card is turned off.
>> Can you try to prevent the nvidia
>> driver from automatically loading? I.e. boot with the
>> modprobe.blacklist=nvidia-**current,nvidia option.
>>
>> Lekensteyn
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 1:31 AM, Nizar Sallem <nsallem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:nsallem@willowgarage.**com <nsallem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>
>>    *Distro*: Ubuntu 11.10
>>    *Kernel*: ||Linux hannibal 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan
>>
>>    27 17:44:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>    *Manufacturer and model*:
>>
>>    baseboard-manufacturer: Sony Corporation
>>    baseboard-product-name: VAIO
>>    baseboard-version     : N/A
>>    system-manufacturer   : Sony Corporation
>>    system-product-name   : VPCZ12C5E
>>    system-version        : J00497VE
>>    bios-vendor           : INSYDE
>>    bios-version          : R3031C3
>>    bios-release-date     : 10/04/2011
>>    *Bumblebee version*: 3.0
>>
>>
>>    I have a nvidia 330M and installed bumblebee from the ubuntu
>>    repository and when tried optirun glxspheres the output was as follow:
>>
>>    $ optirun glxspheres
>>    [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0):
>>    Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0.  Please
>>
>>    [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
>>
>>    Followed the instructions in troubleshooting and blacklisted nouveau
>>    driver (I want nvidia driver) so I get this:
>>
>>    $ lsmod | grep nvidia
>>    nvidia              11713772  0
>>
>>    I looked into kern.log and have the following issues:
>>
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.679022] bbswitch: enabling
>>    discrete graphics
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822118] bbswitch: Result of
>>    _DSM call for ON: 00000001
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822141] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822145] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822162] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x105)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822170] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0xc (was 0x0, writing 0xfff80000)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822175] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x1, writing 0x6001)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822179] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0x7 (was 0xc, writing 0xb000000c)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822183] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0x5 (was 0xc, writing 0xa000000c)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822186] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x0, writing 0xd0000000)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822189] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x800000, writing 0x800010)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822203] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822205] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822209] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822216] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  486.822221] pci 0000:01:00.0:
>>    setting latency timer to 64
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157537] nvidia 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157541] nvidia 0000:01:00.0:
>>    power state changed by ACPI to D0
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157546] nvidia 0000:01:00.0:
>>    enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157554] nvidia 0000:01:00.0:
>>    PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157562] nvidia 0000:01:00.0:
>>    setting latency timer to 64
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157567] vgaarb: device
>>    changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=**
>> none,decodes=none:owns=none
>>    Mar  3 16:17:25 hannibal kernel: [  487.157696] NVRM: loading NVIDIA
>>    UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  280.13  Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
>>    Mar  3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [  498.441697] NVRM: failed to copy
>>    vbios to system memory.
>>    Mar  3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [  498.442821] NVRM: RmInitAdapter
>>    failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:859)
>>    Mar  3 16:17:36 hannibal kernel: [  498.442831] NVRM:
>>    rm_init_adapter(0) failed
>>    Mar  3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [  869.972135] NVRM: failed to copy
>>    vbios to system memory.
>>    Mar  3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [  869.973256] NVRM: RmInitAdapter
>>    failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:859)
>>    Mar  3 16:23:49 hannibal kernel: [  869.973267] NVRM:
>>    rm_init_adapter(0) failed
>>
>>    I really have no clue on how I can solve it I hope you guys can help.
>>
>>    Thanks in advance,
>>    --
>>    Nizar
>>
>>
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