Bug#815888: nvidia-detect: GF119M [GeForce 610M] nvidia-detect=ok for nvidia-driver . . . not ok

[Luca Boccassi]

On 9 March 2016 at 10:05, Fulano Diego Perez <fulanoperez at cryptolab.net> wrote:
> hi luca
>
> Luca Boccassi:
>> Control: package -1 nvidia-driver
>> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
>> Control: severity -1 normal
>>
>> On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 23:34 +1100, Fulano Diego Perez wrote:
>>> Package: nvidia-detect
>>> Severity: grave
>>> Justification: renders package unusable
>>>
>>>
>>> _disclaimer_
>>>
>>> 1.
>>> i do not know if the problem lies with nvidia-detect, nvidia-driver and its
>>> dependencies, or neither
>>>
>>> 2.
>>> this bug report was submitted after removal and revert back to nouveau
>>>
>>> 3.
>>> applies to intel ivy bridge chipset with built-in intel graphics +
>>> nvidia below
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> nvidia-detect recommends nvidia-driver
>>>
>>> i then install nvidia-driver, its dependencies and nvidia-xconfig
>>>
>>> NB i attempted this ~6 months ago and yesterday, i do not know the affect of
>>> the recent nvidia updates to xserver and whether nvidia-xconfig is still
>>> necessary
>>>
>>> gdm3 cannot proceed after reboot
>>>
>>> please advise any further log provision where necessary:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It looks like you have a laptop with a switchable Optimus system (610M).
>> If that's indeed the case, you cannot just install the nvidia stack, as
>> your hardware is wired to use the Intel card to drive the display.
>>
>> If you want to use the discrete Nvidia card, you must do so through
>> bumblebee. Please install
>>
>> bumblebee-nvidia
>>
>> Then run:
>>
>> sudo update-glx --config glx
>>
>> And make sure nvidia/bumblebee is selected, if not pick it.
>
> done above
>
>>
>> If the problem persists, please add more information by running:
>>
>> reportbug -N 815888
>
> sorry, this is out ATM, nevertheless...
>
>> Kind regards,
>> Luca Boccassi
>
> i get the following:
>
> $ primusrun glxgears
> primus: fatal: Bumblebee daemon reported: error: [XORG] (EE)
>
> $ optirun glxgears
> [23162.070642] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE)
>
> ive tried various basic amendments such as
>
> adding my user to the bumblebee group;
>
> manually specifying the nvidia option in /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf;
>
> manually specifying BusID "PCI:1:0:0" in /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia
> (from the github FAQ)
>
> $ lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core
> processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce
> 610M] (rev a1)
>
> i admit im stuck

Hi,

Sorry for your troubles.

Unfortunately there's not much I can do without looking at the full
system report. If reportbug -N is not working for you, could you
please manually attach the output of:

reportbug --template nvidia-driver

Thank you!

Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi