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http://askubuntu.com – Im using ubuntu 12.10 and installed BUMBLEBEE with the way in wiki. When i try to run programs with OPTIRUN i get this error. [ 3143.700713] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0. [ 3143.700755] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled. How can i fix it and use my Nvidia GT555M as a main graphic card? Thanks for reading. (HowTos)

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I tried to run

optirun glxgears

and I got this output:

[ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0. Please[ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.

What should I do?

Hello,I haven't tried using bumblebee's optirun for a while, but after trying today it doesn't seem to work.

I follow the instructions of the wiki to install bumblebee with intel and nvidia optimus card.When I run cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch I get the following error:cat: /proc/acpi/bbswitch: No such file or directoryIf I try to run sudo modprobe bbswitch I get: ERROR: could not insert 'bbswitch': No such deviceI have already installed bbswitch.Finally If I run:optirun glxgearsI get [ 2585.015815]

optirun fails in Ubuntu 12.10 27 weeks 6 days ago

I am trying to use Nvidia Optimus on my laptop by using Bumblebee, I have an Intel Core i5 with an Nvidia Geforce GT 630M.

I have followed the instructions on the wiki page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee, but when trying to run optirun with Firefox (or any other program, like glxspheres), I get the following error:

[ 1921.452820] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load G

So I had Fedora 17 on my Lenovo y570 with bumblebee-nvidia installed from the NCSU repo but I upgraded to Fedora 18 this week and I installed the correct repo from NCSU for my system but when I use optirun I get this error.

[ 837.128244] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)

[ 837.128267] [ERROR]Aborting b

I have followed http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/01/bumblebee-3-0-tumblewed-nvidia-optimus-g... this guide to install nvidia driver on my Dell Inspiron N5110 notebook (Intel HD Graphics 3000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT525M), but i always get some error while i want to start any program with the optirun command.

Terminal says:

a

I had managed to make bumblebee work yesterday and today i launch update manager and i see some new nvidia drivers. I dont know why but i installed them...

Until last week i had a working bumblee/nvidia set up.

Now, when i do

optirun -vv firefox

I'm greeted by:

[ 6174.504548] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf [ 6174.632794] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.0.1 starting... [ 6174.632850] [DEBUG]Active configuration: [ 6174.632861] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf [ 6174.632872] [DEBUG] X display: :8 [ 6174.6

Recently I bought notebook with NVIDIA Optimus technology, and i'm stuck in bumblebee installation.optirun -vv glxgears:[  175.078111] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf [  175.078715] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia [  175.257402] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.0.1 starting... [  175.257459] [DEBUG]Active configuration: [  175.257474] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/