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[Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Your laptop model should now be supported in bbswitch 0.3 and later.

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Many thanks, I now can make bbswitch work for your machine. If you want
> to, you
> can join #bumblebee on Freenode IRC so you can test it for me when ready.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Here it is...
>>
>> 2012/1/12 Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Ok, thanks for the logs. I request you to provide me more details (the
>> acpi
>> > handles
>> > associated with devices):
>> >
>> > git clone git://github.com/Lekensteyn/acpi-stuff.git
>> > cd acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info
>> > make
>> > sudo make load
>> > cat /proc/acpi/dump_info > handles.txt
>> >
>> > Attach the handles.txt in a reply.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Lekensteyn
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Sorry - forgot to attach....
>> >>
>> >> 2012/1/8 Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx>:
>> >> > It's only the dmesg log you requested, right? (attached)
>> >> >
>> >> > and cmdline:
>> >> > # cat /proc/cmdline
>> >> > BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux
>> >> > root=/dev/mapper/vg--papaya-testing--root ro quiet splash
>> >> > i915.modeset=1
>> >> > resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/5becbcaa-8efc-4f4f-ba9d-47da4338d1fe
>> >> >
>> >> > Any other logs?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2012/1/7 Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >> The battery information is obviously only existent if there is a
>> >> >> battery
>> >> >> plugged into
>> >> >> it. Power usage is only available if the laptop is running on
>> battery.
>> >> >> If /proc/acpi/battery does not exist, have a look at
>> >> >> /sys/class/power_supply/...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Also, can you still post all logs I've requested? It helps me in
>> >> >> verifying
>> >> >> behavior.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Not on mine. ;-)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> > find /proc/ -iname "bat*" 2>/dev/null
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> returns nothing and /proc/acpi/ only contains button, call and
>> wakeup.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 2012/1/7 Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >>> > The battery information is usually somewhere in your /proc/
>> >> >>> > directory:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > find /proc/ -iname "bat*" 2>/dev/null
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > gives me:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > /proc/acpi/battery
>> >> >>> > /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state
>> >> >>> > present:                 yes
>> >> >>> > capacity state:          ok
>> >> >>> > charging state:          discharging
>> >> >>> > present rate:            24420 mW
>> >> >>> > remaining capacity:      57150 mWh
>> >> >>> > present voltage:         15499 mV
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx>
>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >> Yipeee! It's working!
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> The single-space was the problem (terminal attached).
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> It seems that it gave me some extra battery time although I
>> >> >>> >> recently
>> >> >>> >> found out, that my battery is broken and this is the main reason
>> >> >>> >> for
>> >> >>> >> low battery time. ;-)
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Can I somehow find out how much power (Watt) the laptop
>> currently
>> >> >>> >> uses?
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Anyway - Thanks for the help and the good work! Keep it going -
>> I
>> >> >>> >> look
>> >> >>> >> forward to see the new bumblebee release and maybe I will try
>> out
>> >> >>> >> using the nvidia card in linux. ;-)
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> 2012/1/7 Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >>> >>> In addition, make sure that *no* driver is loaded before
>> turning
>> >> >>> >>> the
>> >> >>> >>> card
>> >> >>> >>> off. Check it with
>> >> >>> >>> lspci -vmk -d10de:
>> >> >>> >>> If a driver is loaded, there is a "Driver: ..." line.
>> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Lekensteyn <
>> lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>> Huh, that was not what I expected. Could you re-run the
>> commands,
>> >> >>> >>>> but
>> >> >>> >>>> then
>> >> >>> >>>> add sudo cat /proc/acpi/call after each sudo tee
>> /proc/acpi/call
>> >> >>> >>>> command?
>> >> >>> >>>> Please
>> >> >>> >>>> attach dmesg as well and cat /proc/cmdline
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>> Try using one space as separator as well. When I tried
>> multiple
>> >> >>> >>>> spaces
>> >> >>> >>>> between
>> >> >>> >>>> _DSM and the arguments, I got an "Method call failed: Error:
>> >> >>> >>>> AE_SUPPORT"
>> >> >>> >>>> error.
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>> Thanks,
>> >> >>> >>>> Lekensteyn
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>> 2012/1/7 Wepmaschda <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx>
>> >> >>> >>>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>> Since it seems that the test wasn't successful, I attached
>> the
>> >> >>> >>>>> whole
>> >> >>> >>>>> terminal output.
>> >> >>> >>>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>> I installed the bumblebee-git and apci_call-git AUR packages,
>> >> >>> >>>>> added
>> >> >>> >>>>> me
>> >> >>> >>>>> to group bumblebee, restarted the system and tried the
>> commands
>> >> >>> >>>>> you
>> >> >>> >>>>> told me.
>> >> >>> >>>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>> Is my system more complicated? ;-)
>> >> >>> >>>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>> 2012/1/5 Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >>> >>>>> > I found the calls in the acpidump and could see on
>> beforehand
>> >> >>> >>>>> > that
>> >> >>> >>>>> > it
>> >> >>> >>>>> > does
>> >> >>> >>>>> > not work for
>> >> >>> >>>>> > you since these kind of calls require additional treatment,
>> >> >>> >>>>> > namely
>> >> >>> >>>>> > saving
>> >> >>> >>>>> > and restoring
>> >> >>> >>>>> > the PCI configuration space.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > Please confirm (with PM disabled, but keep cardo{n,ff}
>> >> >>> >>>>> > scripts)
>> >> >>> >>>>> > that
>> >> >>> >>>>> > the
>> >> >>> >>>>> > following sequence
>> >> >>> >>>>> > does work (after making sure that you no acpi calls have
>> been
>> >> >>> >>>>> > performed
>> >> >>> >>>>> > this
>> >> >>> >>>>> > session, i.e.
>> >> >>> >>>>> > by rebooting)
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > # should not show FF FF FF ...
>> >> >>> >>>>> > xxd -c4 /proc/bus/pci/01/00.0
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > cat /proc/bus/pci/01/00.0 > saved.txt
>> >> >>> >>>>> > sudo tee /proc/acpi/call < /etc/bumblebee/cardoff
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > # should show FF FF FF ...
>> >> >>> >>>>> > xxd -c4 /proc/bus/pci/01/00.0
>> >> >>> >>>>> > sudo tee /proc/acpi/call < /etc/bumblebee/cardon
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > # should not show FF FF FF ...
>> >> >>> >>>>> > xxd -c4 /proc/bus/pci/01/00.0
>> >> >>> >>>>> > sudo tee /proc/bus/pci/01/00.0 < saved.txt
>> >> >>> >>>>> > optirun glxgears
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > Please attach the output of the above commands.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > Regards,
>> >> >>> >>>>> > Lekensteyn
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Wepmaschda
>> >> >>> >>>>> > <wepmaschda@xxxxxxx>
>> >> >>> >>>>> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> 2012/1/4 Lekensteyn <lekensteyn@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > Those ON and OFF lines are code that can be inserted in
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > /etc/bumblebee/cardon
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > and /etc/bumblebee/cardoff which needs Bumblebee. See
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >
>> https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/ACPI-Removed for
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > how
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > to
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > use those calls. Note that the card has to be on before
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > suspending
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > or
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > the
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > card
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > won't be useable until the PCI configuration space is
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > reinitialized.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > Sorry
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > for the
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > technical details, I just try to be complete.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> I'm not sure if I already understand it completely. ;-)
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> Did you find those calls out from the acpidump? Should
>> they
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> already
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> solve the problem?
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> I created the files cardon and cardoff with the one-lines
>> but
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> "sudo
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> make load" still doesn't work with the same error.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> Also I started Windows7 and used the nvidia card before I
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> booted
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> back
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> into archlinux before I tested this. So the card should
>> have
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> been
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> "on".
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> Should it already work or can I help with some more
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> information/testing?
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > I'll see if there is an automated way to detect this
>> kind
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > of
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > methods
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > and
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > integrate
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> > it in bbswitch.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >>
>> >> >>> >>>>> >> If I can help with my hardware, just tell me.
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>> >
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >>> >>
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