FS#59808 - nvidia bbswitch do not work with linux 4.18.4

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Martin (greencopper) - Sunday, 26 August 2018, 00:35 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 12:01 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

bbswitch doesn't get loaded and doesn't exist as a module.

I have followed the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nvidia-xrun

Additional info:
linux 4.18.4
bbswitch 0.8-162
nvidia 396.54


#dmesg
...
[ 10.169051] bbswitch: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 10.169807] bbswitch: version 0.8
[ 10.169825] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[ 10.169859] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xF8,0xD8,0x86,0xA4,0xDA,0x0B,0x1B,0x47,0xA7,0x2B,0x60,0x42,0xA6,0xB5,0xBE,0xE0} 0x100 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 10.169882] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xA0,0xA0,0x95,0x9D,0x60,0x00,0x48,0x4D,0xB3,0x4D,0x7E,0x5F,0xEA,0x12,0x9F,0xD4} 0x102 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 10.169883] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.
[ 17.257277] bbswitch: version 0.8
[ 17.257289] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[ 17.257306] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xF8,0xD8,0x86,0xA4,0xDA,0x0B,0x1B,0x47,0xA7,0x2B,0x60,0x42,0xA6,0xB5,0xBE,0xE0} 0x100 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 17.257316] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xA0,0xA0,0x95,0x9D,0x60,0x00,0x48,0x4D,0xB3,0x4D,0x7E,0x5F,0xEA,0x12,0x9F,0xD4} 0x102 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 17.257317] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.
[ 430.119868] bbswitch: version 0.8
[ 430.119887] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[ 430.119919] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xF8,0xD8,0x86,0xA4,0xDA,0x0B,0x1B,0x47,0xA7,0x2B,0x60,0x42,0xA6,0xB5,0xBE,0xE0} 0x100 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 430.119939] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xA0,0xA0,0x95,0x9D,0x60,0x00,0x48,0x4D,0xB3,0x4D,0x7E,0x5F,0xEA,0x12,0x9F,0xD4} 0x102 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 430.119940] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.
[ 445.661595] bbswitch: version 0.8
[ 445.661615] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[ 445.661624] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xF8,0xD8,0x86,0xA4,0xDA,0x0B,0x1B,0x47,0xA7,0x2B,0x60,0x42,0xA6,0xB5,0xBE,0xE0} 0x100 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 445.661628] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM {0xA0,0xA0,0x95,0x9D,0x60,0x00,0x48,0x4D,0xB3,0x4D,0x7E,0x5F,0xEA,0x12,0x9F,0xD4} 0x102 0x0 {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}: AE_NOT_FOUND
[ 445.661628] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 12:01 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  So much wrong here
Comment by Martin (greencopper) - Sunday, 26 August 2018, 00:39 GMT
Maybe this is the reason: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bbswitch/+bug/1338404/comments/6 ?
Comment by loqs (loqs) - Sunday, 26 August 2018, 00:53 GMT
[ 10.169051] bbswitch: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
All the dmesg entries you posted are from bbswitch. What do you mean it does not get loaded and doesn't exist as a module?

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