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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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disabled again if that was the case before suspending. Hibernation should
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work, but it not tested.
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To use it, build the module first (kernel headers are required):
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Build
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-----
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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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such device" (ENODEV) error. Check your kernel log (dmesg) for more
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information.
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Usage (`#` means "run with root privileges, i.e. run it prefixed with `sudo `):
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### DKMS support
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Get the status:
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inside the "dkms" directory a file is provided for dkms support. Note that the
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kernel version must be changed.
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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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### 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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$ 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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--------------
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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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