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*Migrated from https://github.com/Lekensteyn/acpi-stuff*
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About
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bbswitch is a kernel module which automatically detects the required ACPI calls
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for two kinds of Optimus laptops. It has been verified to work with "real"
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Optimus and "legacy" Optimus laptops (at least, that is how I call them). The
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machines on which these tests has performed are:
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- Clevo B7130 - GT 425M ("real" Optimus, Lekensteyns laptop)
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- Dell Vostro 3500 - GT 310M ("legacy" Optimus, Samsagax' laptop)
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(note: there is no need to add more supported laptops here as the universal
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calls should work for every laptop model supporting either Optimus calls)
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It's preferred over manually hacking with the acpi_call module because it can
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detect the correct handle preceding _DSM and has some built-in safeguards:
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- You're not allowed to disable a card if a driver (nouveau, nvidia) is loaded.
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- Before suspend, the card is automatically enabled. When resuming, it's
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disabled again if that was the case before suspending. Hibernation should
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work, but it not tested.
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Build
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Build the module (kernel headers are required):
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make
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Then load it (requires root privileges, i.e. `sudo`):
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make load
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If your card is supported, there should be no error. Otherwise, you get a "No
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such device" (ENODEV) error. Check your kernel log (dmesg) for more
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information.
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DKMS support
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Change `#MODULE_VERSION#` to the current version of bbswitch. Copy the
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Makefile, C source and dkms.conf file to `/usr/src/bbswitch-VERSION/` (replace
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VERSION with the current version of bbswitch which has been inserted for
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`#MODULE_VERSION#`.
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Usage
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bbswitch has three commands to check the card status and switching
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(`#` means "run with root privileges, i.e. run it prefixed with `sudo `):
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### Get the status:
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# cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
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0000:01:00.0 ON
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### Turn the card off, respectively on:
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# tee /proc/acpi/bbswitch <<<OFF
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# tee /proc/acpi/bbswitch <<<ON
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If the card stays on when trying to disable it, you've probably forgotten to
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unload the driver,
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$ dmesg |tail -1
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bbswitch: device 0000:01:00.0 is in use by driver 'nouveau', refusing OFF
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Reporting bugs
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This module has been integrated in Bumblebee "Tumbleweed". Please report any
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issues on this module in the issue tracker and provide the following details:
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- The output of `dmesg | grep -C 10 bbswitch:`
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- The kernel version `uname -a`
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- Your distribution and version (if applicable)
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- The version of your Xorg and the driver
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- Submit your machine information on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/752542;
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the instructions are listed in the bug description. Summary: install the
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packages containing `dmidecode`, `acpidump` and `iasl` and then run:
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wget http://lekensteyn.nl/files/get-acpi-info.sh
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sh get-acpi-info.sh
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Upload the generated tarball on the above Launchpad URL and provide a link to
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the comment containing your report.
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