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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

> insmod: error inserting 'acpi_call.ko': -1 Invalid module format

This error may just mean that you need to recompile the module:
cd /wherever/you/have/acpi_call
sudo make install

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Leonardo Morelli <leonrm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, after updating bumblebee my system reached the "leave me alone please!" state, so I uninstalled bumblebee, nvidia-current, etc.
> One of the main issues was that it was trying to boot with the nouveau driver, apparently, and the following message appears:
>
> [drm] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: LVDS present in DCB table, but couldn't determine its native mode. Disabling.
>
> After that I saw some scary messages such as "soft lockup on cpu#2 for 61s!", the system got unusable.
>
> Luckily, I was able to enter in recovery mode, and managed to reinstall libgl1-mesa-dri & -glx, uninstall bumblebee and (fingers-crossed) it is working as usual, except for turning off the nvidia card, it doesn't work now:
>
> insmod: error inserting 'acpi_call.ko': -1 Invalid module format
>
> but at least I can use my notebook. VGA-switcheroo is enabled but echo OFF says Permission denied (even with sudo).
>
> $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
> 0:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0
> 1: :Pwr:0000:01:00.0
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: samsagax@xxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:48:18 -0300
>> To: leonrm@xxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee test on PCI ID: 10de:0a75
>>
>> Vga switcheroo reports that can handle the card. The problem is a
>> conflict with the method called to turn off the card at system startup.
>>
>> Try to disable the bumblebee "turnoff on startup" script, it seems that
>> it's not turning off the card correctly, that's why you see this kind of
>> message:
>>  FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_current
>> (/lib/modules/2.6.35-30-generic/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko): No such
>> device
>>
>> Vga-switcheroo will work when the card is on and usable (nouveau driver
>> loaded).
>> The workaround to use vga-switcheroo is to unload the nvidia driver,
>> load the nouveau driver, call OFF on vga-switcheroo. To turn the card on
>> the process is exactly tho opposite: call ON on vga-switcheroo, unload
>> the nouveau module, load the nvidia module.
>>
>> --
>> Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> El sáb, 16-07-2011 a las 12:16 -0800, Leonardo Morelli escribió:
>>> Under kubuntu 10.10 I tried the following:
>>>
>>> $ sudo service bumblebee stop
>>>  * Starting Bumblebee X server bumblebee
>>> _PS0 Enabling nVidia Card Succeded.
>>> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_current
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.35-30-generic/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko): No such
>>> device
>>>                [ OK ]
>>> $ sudo rmmod nvidia-current
>>> ERROR: Module nvidia_current does not exist in /proc/modules
>>> $ sudo modprobe -v nouveau
>>> insmod
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.35-30-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko
>>> $ dmesg | grep -i vga
>>> [26295.530661] VGA switcheroo: detected DSM switching method
>>> \_SB_.PCI0.P0P1.PEGP handle
>>>
>>> the "vgaswitcheroo: enabled" doesn't show up and neither the file
>>> /sys/.../vgaswitcheroo*.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: samsagax@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:39:52 -0300
>>>> To: leonrm@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee test on PCI ID:
>>>> 10de:0a75
>>>>
>>>> Once you mount the debugfs, the /sys/vgaswitcheroo/switch file will
>>>> appear when you load the nouveau driver (the vga-switcheroo module will
>>>> enable then, detect the DSM method and will handle acpi events from the
>>>> nvidia card).
>>>> Try this:
>>>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bumblebee#Power_Switching_Using_Vga-switcheroo
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> El sáb, 16-07-2011 a las 07:34 -0800, Leonardo Morelli escribió:
>>>>> Tried mounting but mtab says it is already mounted, in fact, I can see
>>>>> many directories under /sys/kernel/debug except for vgaswitcheroo...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: samsagax@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Sent: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:56:16 -0300
>>>>>> To: hybrid-graphics-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee test on PCI ID:
>>>>>> 10de:0a75
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You must mount the debugfs filesystem:
>>>>>> # mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To mount no every boot, add this line to the file "/etc/fstab":
>>>>>> none /sys/kernel/debug debugfs defaults 0 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> El vie, 15-07-2011 a las 19:24 -0800, Leonardo Morelli escribió:
>>>>>>> After reading https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HybridGraphics,
>>>>>>> the vga_switcheroo thing is enabled:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $ grep -i switcheroo /boot/config-2.6.35...
>>>>>>> CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO=y
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> but the file /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch doesn't exist,
>>>>>>> nor
>>>>>>> even the dir vgaswitcheroo...
>>>>>>> (I'm running Kubuntu 10.10)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do I need to do something else to make it appear?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: samsagax@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Sent: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:40:51 -0300
>>>>>>>> To: leonrm@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Hybrid-graphics-linux] Bumblebee test on PCI ID:
>>>>>>>> 10de:0a75
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This "error" is spreading. Is related to the methods called to turn
>>>>>>>> on/off the card and the kernel being able to recognize the card
>>>>>>>> again
>>>>>>>> once turned on. This means that either the card was not properly
>>>>>>>> shut
>>>>>>>> down/turned on, or the kernel does not recognize it properly. Try
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> vga-switcheroo switch, it is known to work on some machines with
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Joaquín Ignacio Aramendía <samsagax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> El vie, 15-07-2011 a las 11:48 -0800, Leonardo Morelli escribió:
>>>>>>>>> Well, after installing Bumblebee and running optirun glxgears, I
>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> "FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_current" :s
>>>>>>>>> The acpi calls (on and off) are working.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The thing is that after checking the /var/log/messages it says:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> NVRM: The NVIDIA GPU 0000:01:00.0 (PCI ID: 10de:0a75) installed in
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> system is not supported by the 275.09.07 NVIDIA Linux graphics
>>>>>>>>> driver
>>>>>>>>> release.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> but...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> when I see the /usr/share/doc/nvidia-current/README.txt.gz, this
>>>>>>>>> line
>>>>>>>>> appears at the APPENDIX A:
>>>>>>>>> GeForce 310M    0x0A75    C
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> so, apparently, ID 0x0a75 is supported...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Should I file a bug report?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Leo
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
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