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  1. November 7th, 2018 #1
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    Exclamation NVidia MX150 Bumblebee Could not load GPU driver

    I've been struggling for many hours trying to get bumblebee to work on my Asus ZenBook laptop. I keep getting the error that "error: Could not load GPU driver", "[ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled."

    I've gone through these sites trying to figure out how to get things going, maybe someone smarter than myself will see something I'm missing...
    https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/bumblebee
    https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project...bee/issues/822
    https://www.pcsuggest.com/nvidia-optimus-ubuntu/
    https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=225156
    https://forum.linuxmint.net.tr/index...t_yapilandirma (Translated)

    Here is my system information...

    inxi -Fxz
    Code:
    System:    Host: LMZB Kernel: 4.15.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3) Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: UX430UNR v: 1.0
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: UX430UNR v: 1.0 Bios: American Megatrends v: UX430UNR.305 date: 03/19/2018
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-8550U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 15936
           clock speeds: max: 2001 MHz 1: 1799 MHz 2: 1795 MHz 3: 1798 MHz 4: 1799 MHz 5: 1799 MHz 6: 1797 MHz
           7: 1792 MHz 8: 1795 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel Device 5917 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Card-2: NVIDIA Device 1d10 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           tty size: 117x30 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card Intel Device 9d71 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 Sound: ALSA v: k4.15.0-38-generic
Network:   Card: Intel Device 24fd driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 512.1GB (8.7% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: SanDisk_SD8SN8U5 size: 512.1GB temp: 42C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 205G used: 27G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.03GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 269 Uptime: 21 min Memory: 1594.2/15900.9MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (sudo) inxi: 2.2.35
    optirun -vvv glxgears
    Code:
    [ 1794.204259] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[ 1794.204456] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia
[ 1794.204621] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.2.1 starting...
[ 1794.204633] [DEBUG]Active configuration:
[ 1794.204636] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[ 1794.204640] [DEBUG] X display: :8
[ 1794.204644] [DEBUG] LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
[ 1794.204650] [DEBUG] Socket path: /var/run/bumblebee.socket
[ 1794.204657] [DEBUG] Accel/display bridge: auto
[ 1794.204666] [DEBUG] VGL Compression: proxy
[ 1794.204673] [DEBUG] VGLrun extra options: 
[ 1794.204680] [DEBUG] Primus LD Path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus
[ 1794.204761] [DEBUG]Using auto-detected bridge primus
[ 1794.218067] [INFO]Response: No - error: Could not load GPU driver


[ 1794.218100] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load GPU driver


[ 1794.218104] [DEBUG]Socket closed.
[ 1794.218124] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
[ 1794.218142] [DEBUG]Killing all remaining processes.

    cat /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
    Code:
    # Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes

## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
# to take effect.
[bumblebeed]
# The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
VirtualDisplay=:8
# Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
# for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
KeepUnusedXServer=false
# The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
ServerGroup=bumblebee
# Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
# server exits.
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
# The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
# be ignored.
NoEcoModeOverride=false
# The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
# auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
# (See also the driver-specific sections below)
Driver=nvidia
# Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d
# Xorg binary to run
XorgBinary=/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg


## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
[optirun]
# Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
# primus.
Bridge=auto
# The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
# Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
VGLTransport=proxy
# List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
# the primus bridge
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus
# Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
# is not available?
AllowFallbackToIGC=false


# Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
# parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
# detection resolves to NAME).
# PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
# values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
#         bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
#       switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
#             none - disable PM completely
# https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods


## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
[driver-nvidia]
# Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
KernelDriver=nvidia-410
PMMethod=auto
# colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
# LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-410:/usr/lib32/nvidia-410
# comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
# default Xorg modules path
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-410/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia


## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouvea
    cat /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia
    Code:
    Section "ServerLayout"    Identifier  "Layout0"
    Option      "AutoAddDevices" "true"
    Option      "AutoAddGPU" "true"
EndSection


Section "Device"
    Identifier  "DiscreteNvidia"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
    Option "ProbeAllGpus" "true"


#   If the X server does not automatically detect your VGA device,
#   you can manually set it here.
#   To get the BusID prop, run `lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'` and input the data
#   as you see in the commented example.
#   This Setting may be needed in some platforms with more than one
#   nvidia card, which may confuse the proprietary driver (e.g.,
#   trying to take ownership of the wrong device). Also needed on Ubuntu 13.04.
     BusID "PCI:01:00:0"


#   Setting ProbeAllGpus to false prevents the new proprietary driver
#   instance spawned to try to control the integrated graphics card,
#   which is already being managed outside bumblebee.
#   This option doesn't hurt and it is required on platforms running
#   more than one nvidia graphics card with the proprietary driver.
#   (E.g. Macbook Pro pre-2010 with nVidia 9400M + 9600M GT).
#   If this option is not set, the new Xorg may blacken the screen and
#   render it unusable (unless you have some way to run killall Xorg).
    Option "ProbeAllGpus" "false"


    Option "NoLogo" "true"
    Option "UseEDID" "false"
    Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
EndSection

    cat /etc/modprobe.d/bumblebee.conf
    Code:
    # This file is installed by bumblebee, do NOT edit!# to be used by kmod / module-init-tools, and installed in /etc/modprobe.d/
# or equivalent


# do not automatically load nouveau as it may prevent nvidia from loading
blacklist nouveau
# do not automatically load nvidia as it's unloaded anyway when bumblebeed
# starts and may fail bumblebeed to disable the card in a race condition.
# Debian
blacklist nvidia
blacklist nvidia-current
blacklist nvidia-legacy-304xx
blacklist nvidia-legacy-340xx
# Ubuntu
blacklist nvidia
blacklist nvidia-current
blacklist nvidia-current-updates
# 304
blacklist nvidia-304
blacklist nvidia-304-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-304
# 310
blacklist nvidia-310
blacklist nvidia-310-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-310
# 313
blacklist nvidia-313
blacklist nvidia-313-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-313
# 319
blacklist nvidia-319
blacklist nvidia-319-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-319
# 325
blacklist nvidia-325
blacklist nvidia-325-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-325
# 331
blacklist nvidia-331
blacklist nvidia-331-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-331
# 334
blacklist nvidia-334
blacklist nvidia-334-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-334
# 337
blacklist nvidia-337
blacklist nvidia-337-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-337
# 340
blacklist nvidia-340
blacklist nvidia-340-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-340
# 343
blacklist nvidia-343
blacklist nvidia-343-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-343
# 346
blacklist nvidia-346
blacklist nvidia-346-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-346
# 349
blacklist nvidia-349
blacklist nvidia-349-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-349
# 352
blacklist nvidia-352
blacklist nvidia-352-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-352
# 355
blacklist nvidia-355
blacklist nvidia-355-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-355
# 358
blacklist nvidia-358
blacklist nvidia-358-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-358
# 361
blacklist nvidia-361
blacklist nvidia-361-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-361
# 364
blacklist nvidia-364
blacklist nvidia-364-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-364
# 367
blacklist nvidia-367
blacklist nvidia-367-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-367
# 375
blacklist nvidia-375
blacklist nvidia-375-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-375
# 378
blacklist nvidia-378
blacklist nvidia-378-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-378
# 381
blacklist nvidia-381
blacklist nvidia-381-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-381
# 384
blacklist nvidia-384
blacklist nvidia-384-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-384
# 370
blacklist nvidia-370
blacklist nvidia-370-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-370
# 390
blacklist nvidia-390
blacklist nvidia-390-updates
blacklist nvidia-experimental-390
# 396
blacklist nvidia-396
blacklist nvidia-396-updates
    cat: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: No such file or directory



    dpkg -l | egrep 'nvidia|bumblebee|primus|prime|virtualgl
    Code:
    ii  bumblebee                                   3.2.1-101~xenialppa1                         amd64        NVIDIA Optimus support for Linuxrc  nvidia-390                                  390.87-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA binary driver - version 390.87
rc  nvidia-396                                  396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA binary driver - version 396.54
ii  nvidia-410                                  410.73-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA binary driver - version 410.73
rc  nvidia-opencl-icd-390                       390.87-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
rc  nvidia-opencl-icd-396                       396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
ii  nvidia-opencl-icd-410                       410.73-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
ii  nvidia-prime                                0.8.2linuxmint1                              amd64        Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii  nvidia-settings                             410.73-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                   amd64        Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii  primus                                      20150328-3~xenialppa2                        amd64        client-side GPU offloading for NVIDIA Optimus
ii  primus-libs:amd64                           20150328-3~xenialppa2                        amd64        Shared libraries for primus
ii  primus-libs:i386                            20150328-3~xenialppa2                        i386         Shared libraries for primus
ii  primus-libs-ia32:i386                       20150328-3~xenialppa2                        i386         Shared libraries for primus (32-bit)

    lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D|Display'
    Code:
    00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 5917 (rev 07)
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1d10 (rev a1)

    cat /proc/cmdline
    Code:
    BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-38-generic root=UUID=c9482c8c-775c-4d0f-a62d-480d7875913a ro iommu=soft nogpumanager elevator=deadline quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0 nvidia.modeset=0 nogpumanager acpi=force acpi_enforce_resources=lax intel_pstate=disable processor.ignore_ppc=1 vt.handoff=7

    Code:
    cat /proc/acpi/
button/ wakeup
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  2. November 8th, 2018 #2
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    Re: NVidia MX150 Bumblebee Could not load GPU driver

    I usually change this line to true ..........
    AllowFallbackToIGC=true

    in /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf

    # the primus bridge
    PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus
    # Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
    # is not available?
    AllowFallbackToIGC=false
    What difference it makes .....

    Allows programs to run ........ some I have found find and can use my Nvidia Card .........

    Why it does is another question and maybe someone else could answer that .... ?

    The IGC probably stands for Integrated Graphics Card ............ so on systems that have that setup - I would have thought it should
    automatically be set ......... to true ............ but why it is not is another question also. ?

    Here is my own output from running the optimus command ... you will see the gt540 nvidia card is shown as being used.

    optirun glxspheres
    [ 2489.065985] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU, secondary X is not active.

    [ 2489.066099] [WARN]The Bumblebee server was not available.
    Polygons in scene: 62464 (61 spheres * 1024 polys/spheres)
    Visual ID of window: 0x8f
    Context is Direct
    OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 540M/PCIe/SSE2
    641.826576 frames/sec - 586.552471 Mpixels/sec
    638.933170 frames/sec - 583.908245 Mpixels/sec

    Video showing it as the frames per second do not mean a great deal to most people.
    https://youtu.be/ZIJ5Xj2yTXc

    and a video showing the same glxspheres when its not using the Nvidia gt540 card in my own machine for comparison.
    https://youtu.be/AY3TmlxR_R8

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  3. November 23rd, 2018 #3
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    Re: NVidia MX150 Bumblebee Could not load GPU driver

    Thanks for the response. I would have replied sooner but I didn't receive a email notification of a reply, plus I've been busy. I'm just now sitting down to mess with this issue again.
    Anyhow, I made the changes you suggested and no difference. I still can't seem to get bumblebeed to start. system logs show...

    Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB bumblebeed[10736]: [ 1635.892824] [ERROR]Module 'bbswitch' not found.Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB bumblebeed[10736]: [ 1635.892874] [WARN]No switching method available. The dedicated card will always be on.
    Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB bumblebeed[10736]: [ 1635.892998] [ERROR]Module 'nvidia' is not found.
    Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB systemd[1]: bumblebeed.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
    Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB systemd[1]: bumblebeed.service: Unit entered failed state.
    Nov 22 22:58:35 LMZB systemd[1]: bumblebeed.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
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