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Re: power down Nvidia GPU using acpi_call module

 

the "works!" only tests the return value from the call. Can you check

if any of the methods lowers your wattage use?
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> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Don Kuzhiyelil <kuzhiyel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I am sorry.but all these calls works!
>>
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIOS: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.NPTS: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SPTS: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.GFX0.OPTS: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIOW: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.NWAK: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SWAK: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.OSBW: works!
>> Trying \_SB.PCI0.GFX0.OWAK: works!
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>> I used the same test_off script and the script breaks when it gets a first
>> get a works output .This result i got by removing the break from the script.
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>> Thanks and regards,
>> Don
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>> On 6/22/2011 7:04 PM, Albert Vilella wrote:
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>> Can you try these one by one and report back to the mailing list?
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>>             \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIOS
>>             \_SB.PCI0.NPTS
>>             \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SPTS
>>             \_SB.PCI0.GFX0.OPTS
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>>         \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIOW
>>         \_SB.PCI0.NWAK
>>         \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SWAK
>>         \_SB.PCI0.OSBW
>>         \_SB.PCI0.GFX0.OWAK
>>
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>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Don Kuzhiyelil <kuzhiyel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> Thanks for the mail.
>>
>> please find the DSDT dump in attachment.
>> The model identifiers got as described in the blog:
>> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device
>> [10de:0de1] (rev a1)
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>> I will also submit the report in the launchpad website.
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>> regards,
>> Don
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>> On 6/22/2011 6:33 PM, Albert Vilella wrote:
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>> please submit your dsdt info as described in the blogspot website
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>> On Jun 22, 2011 5:31 PM, "Don Kuzhiyelil" <kuzhiyel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to implement a feature with which i can issue suspend/resume to
>> the GPU explicitly on Demand.The idea is to suspend the GPU while keeping
>> other part of system alive and start/resume it only when it is needed to
>> minimize the power consumption.
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>> We have a GeForce GT 430 GPU connected to PCIe bus on Intel® Atom™ Processor
>> D510 machine running with kernel 2.6.31-15 and nvidia driver -
>> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.19. It has an on-board Matrox G200eW VGA controller.
>>
>>
>> I tried the acpi_call module from your git repository and run the
>> test_off.sh script.But unfortunately all the acpi call given in the script
>> are failing.Can you give me some pointers on how to get the ACPI calls
>> specific for my environment to switch off the GPU.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance..
>>
>> Regards,
>> Don Kuzhiyelil
>> Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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