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** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: bumblebee-project
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  PowerMizer's performance level goes max to lv.2 from 4 possible on
  NVIDIA GTX series.

Status in The Bumblebee Project:
  Invalid
Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  For a few months I have been facing the same problem. I can't fully
  use my NVIDIA discrete card. I have Alienware M17xR3 laptop with GTX
  580M and I'm using bumblebee with optirun and primusrun. From NVIDIA
  settings I can see that PowerMizer performance level switches only
  between  level 1 and 2. Level 3 and 4 are out of reach. No matter what
  I do it never goes beyound level 2. I tried forcing thorugh xorg.conf
  card to go beyond level 2 but instead of 3 or 4 it stays on 2. I tried
  'optirun nvidia-settings -c :8 -q all', but again no luck.

  I noticed the problem a few months ago when I tried playing SuperTuxCart with everything at max and I noticed a little lag. I tried different games like 'Amnesia: The dark desend', but still the same result. Since then I searched for solution. My first hope was in NVIDIA previous forum for linux support.
  Link: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2478085
  At the top of the danix from nvidia explains that the problem(for HP laptop) is due to bug in the BIOS. He saied that exchanging two functions from the DSDT file will help the problem. I modified my DSDT(even fix the errors that iasl reported) and compiled it into the kernel, but no luck again.. By exchanging the functions I got only a broken brightness control My next step was to upgrade the BIOS, so I downloaded the newest bios for my laptop A12 and installed it... No luck again. Meanwhile I opened a thrread in NVIDIA's new forum for linux support.
  Link: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/523876/linux/powermizer-39-s-performance-level-goes-max-to-lv-2-from-4-possible-on-gtx-580m/
  There I explained the problem and another guy mentioned that he had the same problem, but with Toshiba Qosmio 870-11R with GTX 670m. By one of the admins I was told that he will try to find the same hardware to observe the problem, but just before the holidays for chrismas come I was updated that he still can't find the hardware. Losing hope I wrote on DELL's forum if they can help in some way to investigate, but no response for now.
  Link: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3525/p/19481239/20264856.aspx#20264856

  So now after all this time it came to my mind that I could inform
  Ubuntu directly hoping that here I could get some help. I'm really
  interested in Valve's Steam project, but with that problem I won't be
  able to play almost all of the games. So please assist me. I'm ready
  to do whatever it takes to help this problem get fixed(except for
  sending my laptop). If you don't have the hardware or something else
  I'm ready to debug or compile what ever I have to. It will be very
  helpfull if the problem could be localised whether it's in the driver
  or the BIOS or the VBIOS or in someother place I don't know about.
  What came to my mind but can't test it is whether this is a problem
  caused by bumblebee. In NVIDIA's forum there was a guy that had a
  similiar problem, but  in his case PowerMizer was stuck in highest
  level. Later on he updated the thread that the problem came from that
  that he used two displays. If he uses one everything is OK.

  If you need any mor einformation I'll gladly  provide.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: nvidia-current 304.51.really.304.43-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  304.43  Sun Aug 19 20:14:03 PDT 2012
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Fri Jan  4 19:26:02 2013
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: quantal
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ba]
   NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1211] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ba]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-23 (72 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  JockeyStatus:
   kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
   kmod:nvidia_experimental_310 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
   kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Free, Enabled, Not in use)
   kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
  MachineType: Alienware M17xR3
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=bc2d82f9-60b9-4da6-a784-46ea2514e88d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.bios.version: A12
  dmi.board.name: M17xR3
  dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.board.version: A12
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.chassis.version: A12
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA12:bd08/20/2012:svnAlienware:pnM17xR3:pvrA12:rvnAlienware:rnM17xR3:rvrA12:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA12:
  dmi.product.name: M17xR3
  dmi.product.version: A12
  dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

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