I have this behavior with GTX465M (should be essentially the same thing as 580M) when running my laptop on battery power. When I plug power from charger, I can use all performance levels. Driver version 310.14.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1096155 Title: PowerMizer's performance level goes max to lv.2 from 4 possible on NVIDIA GTX series. Status in The Bumblebee Project: New Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: New Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For a few months I have been facing the same problem. I can't fully use my NVIDIA discrete card. I have Alienware M17xR3 laptop with GTX 580M and I'm using bumblebee with optirun and primusrun. From NVIDIA settings I can see that PowerMizer performance level switches only between level 1 and 2. Level 3 and 4 are out of reach. No matter what I do it never goes beyound level 2. I tried forcing thorugh xorg.conf card to go beyond level 2 but instead of 3 or 4 it stays on 2. I tried 'optirun nvidia-settings -c :8 -q all', but again no luck. I noticed the problem a few months ago when I tried playing SuperTuxCart with everything at max and I noticed a little lag. I tried different games like 'Amnesia: The dark desend', but still the same result. Since then I searched for solution. My first hope was in NVIDIA previous forum for linux support. Link: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2478085 At the top of the danix from nvidia explains that the problem(for HP laptop) is due to bug in the BIOS. He saied that exchanging two functions from the DSDT file will help the problem. I modified my DSDT(even fix the errors that iasl reported) and compiled it into the kernel, but no luck again.. By exchanging the functions I got only a broken brightness control My next step was to upgrade the BIOS, so I downloaded the newest bios for my laptop A12 and installed it... No luck again. Meanwhile I opened a thrread in NVIDIA's new forum for linux support. Link: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/523876/linux/powermizer-39-s-performance-level-goes-max-to-lv-2-from-4-possible-on-gtx-580m/ There I explained the problem and another guy mentioned that he had the same problem, but with Toshiba Qosmio 870-11R with GTX 670m. By one of the admins I was told that he will try to find the same hardware to observe the problem, but just before the holidays for chrismas come I was updated that he still can't find the hardware. Losing hope I wrote on DELL's forum if they can help in some way to investigate, but no response for now. Link: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3525/p/19481239/20264856.aspx#20264856 So now after all this time it came to my mind that I could inform Ubuntu directly hoping that here I could get some help. I'm really interested in Valve's Steam project, but with that problem I won't be able to play almost all of the games. So please assist me. I'm ready to do whatever it takes to help this problem get fixed(except for sending my laptop). If you don't have the hardware or something else I'm ready to debug or compile what ever I have to. It will be very helpfull if the problem could be localised whether it's in the driver or the BIOS or the VBIOS or in someother place I don't know about. What came to my mind but can't test it is whether this is a problem caused by bumblebee. In NVIDIA's forum there was a guy that had a similiar problem, but in his case PowerMizer was stuck in highest level. Later on he updated the thread that the problem came from that that he used two displays. If he uses one everything is OK. If you need any mor einformation I'll gladly provide. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nvidia-current 304.51.really.304.43-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.43 Sun Aug 19 20:14:03 PDT 2012 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1) .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Fri Jan 4 19:26:02 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ba] NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1211] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ba] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-23 (72 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) JockeyStatus: kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) kmod:nvidia_experimental_310 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Free, Enabled, Not in use) kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) MachineType: Alienware M17xR3 MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=bc2d82f9-60b9-4da6-a784-46ea2514e88d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: A12 dmi.board.name: M17xR3 dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A12 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: A12 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA12:bd08/20/2012:svnAlienware:pnM17xR3:pvrA12:rvnAlienware:rnM17xR3:rvrA12:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA12: dmi.product.name: M17xR3 dmi.product.version: A12 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bumblebee-project/+bug/1096155/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
