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[Thiago Santos <thiago.aju@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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>>>
>>
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