Basically, vga cannot detect NVIDIA cards as "VGA compatible controller", this is tested on a Optimus System.
dmesg indicates thatit not a valid vga device:
:~$ dmesg | grep vgaar [ 0.202410] vgaarb: device added: PCI:0000:00:02.0,decodes=io+mem,owns=io+mem,locks=none [ 0.202413] vgaarb: loaded [ 0.202414] vgaarb: bridge control possible 0000:00:02.0 [ 0.936062] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem [ 532.414245] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device [ 533.778296] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
system:~$ uname -a Linux 3.16.0-10-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 21 16:26:44 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux system:~$ lspci -nn 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) 01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 735M] [10de:1291] (rev ff)
According to this:
https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/issues/159
there is a patch fot vgaarb thtat is on 14.04 but not in 14.10
more info: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63641
previous patch is on: http://pastebin.com/wpmFi38k
Thanks.
Basically, vga cannot detect NVIDIA cards as "VGA compatible controller", this is tested on a Optimus System.
dmesg indicates thatit not a valid vga device:
:~$ dmesg | grep vgaar 00:02.0, decodes= io+mem, owns=io+ mem,locks= none 00:02.0, olddecodes= io+mem, decodes= io+mem: owns=io+ mem
[ 0.202410] vgaarb: device added: PCI:0000:
[ 0.202413] vgaarb: loaded
[ 0.202414] vgaarb: bridge control possible 0000:00:02.0
[ 0.936062] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:
[ 532.414245] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
[ 533.778296] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
system:~$ uname -a
Linux 3.16.0-10-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 21 16:26:44 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
system:~$ lspci -nn
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09)
01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 735M] [10de:1291] (rev ff)
According to this:
https:/ /github. com/Bumblebee- Project/ Bumblebee/ issues/ 159
there is a patch fot vgaarb thtat is on 14.04 but not in 14.10
more info: /bugzilla. kernel. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=63641
https:/
previous patch is on: http:// pastebin. com/wpmFi38k
Thanks.