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[Nikunj Vaidya <nikunj.vaidya@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, a small question.
Can I blacklist nouveau and not try bumblebee yet? I mean, what runs my
graphics with nouveau blacklisted?
I am still catching up with these things...
thanks & regards,
nik.. .

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Nikunj Vaidya <nikunj.vaidya@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Thanks Bilal, I'll check the blacklist. I am taking the test plunge slowly.
> Will try bumblebee a little later.
> regards,
> nik.. .
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Bilal Akhtar <bilalakhtar@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I also have the same system (With 6 GB RAM and i7 and nvidia 540M ).
>>
>> The fix to the random freeze is simple: Add the line "blacklist nouveau"
>> to /etc/modprobe/blacklist.conf .
>>
>> In my case, I'm able to use up the discrete card as well with bumblebee,
>> you can try if it works for you.
>>
>> Hope it helps,
>>
>> Bilal Akhtar.
>>
>>
>> On Monday 20 June 2011 11:28 AM, Nikunj Vaidya wrote:
>>
>>> # sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
>>> Dell System XPS L502X
>>>
>>> # sudo dmidecode -s system-version
>>> Not Specified
>>>
>>> # lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA
>>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd
>>> Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
>>> [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device
>>> [10de:0df5] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>>>
>>> Things tried.
>>>
>>> # For hangcheck_ring_idle error,
>>> [drm:i915_hangcheck_ring_idle] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... blt
>>> ring idle [waiting on 17594, at 17594], missed IRQ?
>>>
>>> # the following work-around works on my system,
>>>     pathi915Sem="/sys/module/i915/**parameters/semaphores"
>>>     echo "1" | sudo tee $pathi915Sem > /dev/null
>>>
>>> # Then tried to turn off the NVIDIA, with the ACPI call that works on my
>>> system,
>>>     sudo insmod acpi_call.ko
>>>     m="\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._OFF"
>>>     pathAcpiCall=/proc/acpi/call
>>>     echo $m > $pathAcpiCall
>>>
>>> # But, after that ACPI call is done, the system tends to freeze after a
>>> short while.
>>> # Typically the freeze is after some idle time when the display has
>>> blanked; keyboard seems to die after some time.
>>> # I think I have seen a freeze while working too -- need more samples;
>>> inputs/suggestions are welcome.
>>>
>>> nik.. .
>>>
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