No suitable _DSM call found

[ikn]

Bumblebee itself works fine. I see there are a few old issues like this, but the various solutions don't work here. In particular, some say the kernel version is the cause, but I'm at 3.13.6. This is a new install, so I don't know if it used to work.

dmesg | grep -C 10 bbswitch: (I tried modprobe bbswitch later on):

[   10.245954] EXT4-fs (sda2): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[   10.309014] systemd-journald[169]: Received request to flush runtime journal from PID 1
[   11.288634] nct6775: Enabling hardware monitor logical device mappings.
[   11.288643] nct6775: Found NCT6791D or compatible chip at 0x2e:0x290
[   11.360552] r8169 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: link down
[   11.360574] r8169 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: link down
[   11.360586] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp3s0: link is not ready
[   12.570397] systemd[1]: PID file /run/ntpd.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
[   13.932459] r8169 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: link up
[   13.932464] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp3s0: link becomes ready
[   14.806599] bbswitch: version 0.8
[   14.806603] bbswitch: Found integrated VGA device 0000:00:02.0: \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0
[   14.806606] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[   14.806613] 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
[   14.806616] 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
[   14.806623] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0._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
[   14.806624] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.
[   18.901258] type=1006 audit(1394975689.016:2): pid=432 uid=0 old auid=4294967295 new auid=1000 old ses=4294967295 new ses=1 res=1
[   19.300304] type=1006 audit(1394975689.416:3): pid=485 uid=0 old auid=4294967295 new auid=1000 old ses=4294967295 new ses=2 res=1
[  147.491342] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[  147.491346] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[  147.496099] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
[  147.496170] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=none
[  147.496324] [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 20130102 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 1
[  147.496328] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  334.21  Thu Feb 27 15:55:45 PST 2014
[  148.103148] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: irq 58 for MSI/MSI-X
[  156.130196] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: irq 58 for MSI/MSI-X
[  160.795530] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: irq 58 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 2207.937427] bbswitch: version 0.8
[ 2207.937431] bbswitch: Found integrated VGA device 0000:00:02.0: \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0
[ 2207.937451] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[ 2207.937458] 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
[ 2207.937461] 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
[ 2207.937468] bbswitch: failed to evaluate \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0._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
[ 2207.937468] bbswitch: No suitable _DSM call found.

uname -a:

Linux j-desktop 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 7 22:47:48 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Distribution: Arch Linux

pacman -Q xorg-server xf86-video-intel nvidia:

xorg-server 1.15.0-5
xf86-video-intel 2.99.910-1
nvidia 334.21-2

get-acpi-info: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lpbugreporter/+bug/752542/comments/680 https://bugs.launchpad.net/lpbugreporter/+bug/752542/+attachment/4026699/+files/ASUS-All_Series.tar.gz

I tried building acpi_dump_info, but I get the error:

make -C /lib/modules/3.13.6-1-ARCH/build M=/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.13.6-1-ARCH/build'
  CC [M]  /home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.o
/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.c: In function ‘meh_show’:
/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.c:25:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
   handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&pdev->dev);
   ^
/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.c:25:10: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
   handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&pdev->dev);
          ^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:314: recipe for target '/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info/acpi_dump_info.o] Error 1
Makefile:1249: recipe for target '_module_/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/j/acpi-stuff/acpi_dump_info] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.13.6-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:9: recipe for target 'default' failed
make: *** [default] Error 2

system-manufacturer   : ASUS
system-product-name   : All Series
system-version        : System Version
baseboard-manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
baseboard-product-name: H81M-PLUS
baseboard-version     : Rev X.0x
bios-vendor           : American Megatrends Inc.
bios-version          : 0804
bios-release-date     : 01/06/2014

[Lekensteyn]

I see no sign of you having an Optimus laptop. What makes you think so?

(I found no _DSM methods having the required GUIDs.)

[ikn]

Ah, I didn't know Optimus was only for laptops, and I thought Bumblebee was for Optimus systems but that seems to work, so now I'm a bit confused. It seems there aren't any systems for checking secondary GPU state on desktops, then?

[Lekensteyn]

For AMD hardware, the DPM functionality provided with the opensource radeon driver can put the card in D3 state (if there are no screens connected), I am not sure if something similar exists for nvidia / nouveau. If you don't need the card, you can also consider fully removing it from the system to conserve power.