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    GeForce does not turn off while suspended [+Heating][Cannot Hibernate]

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by bernardogo, Oct 15, 2015.

  1. bernardogo

    bernardogo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Clevo P650SE-A with NVidia GeForce GTX970m and Intel HD5600, the laptop does have a LED that shows if the discrete GPU is being used or not.

    I got nvidia-prime successfully working on both Ubuntu 14 and 15, but even if I turn off the nvidia it does turn on while the user is not logged it. So, while turning on, off or going to sleep it turns on the dGPU LED.

    Even worse, it leaves the GeForce on while sleeping. Which leads to overheat inside my bag with the fans off and a waste of 15-20% per hour while sleeping.

    It does not happens on Windows. Is there a way to set Intel as default while not logged in or to turn it off for sleep?
    Sometimes it get a black screen with a cursor while returning from hibernation or while powering off.
     
    bernardogo, Oct 15, 2015
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    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is there any reason you don't want Bumblebee, which is way easier to use?
     
    Mr.Koala, Oct 18, 2015
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    bernardogo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have tried it many times and most of them lead to a black screen on startup.
    The few times that it actually worked, the applications were limited to the intel framerate even with the dGPU led saying that geforce is on.

    Also, even without both, it heats the geforce while suspended.
     
    bernardogo, Oct 20, 2015
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    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which distro?

    Bumblebee has always been install-reboot-enjoy for me, but the Internet seems to be filled with Bumblebee crash reports.


    Nvidia-prime is very experimental and should not be considered every-day-ready yet.
     
    Mr.Koala, Oct 21, 2015
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    bernardogo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm using Ubuntu 14.04.
    Do you have the GTX970m?
     
    bernardogo, Oct 21, 2015
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    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    Oops. Didn't notice this post.

    The closest experience I have was 980M on P150SM. I was running Arch and Bumblebee package worked out of the box.

    I have also played with Debian on many Optimus laptops. A few years ago there was once I encounter a problem (don't remember what issue it was). After that it was always plug-n-play for me.
     
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    Mr.Koala, Oct 31, 2015
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    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    i am having the same problem with elementry os on my toshiba laptop..
    my specs are:
    AMD E-310
    AMD HD6310
    4GB RAM
    350GB HDD

    whenever i try to suspend it, it turns back on again, and i cant hibernate the computer at all

    PS sorry i dont mean to hijack the thread, i am just having a similar problem
     
    deedeeman, Nov 1, 2015
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    AMD Enduro is a bit different. There the official support should work. Or with the OS driver DRI_PRIME should be working smoothly.

    See anything interesting in the log?
     
    Mr.Koala, Nov 2, 2015
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