# GeForce GTX 880M Bumblebee **URL:** \ **Category:** Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware\ **Created:** [June 28, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640 "2022-06-28T19:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/vnavah/32/54984_2.png) [@vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/vnavah)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/1 "2022-06-28T19:31:29Z")
Hi! First post here, I have a laptop with optimus hybrid card (GTX 880M) and I’ve not been able to get it to work, I followed this guide to the letter and I don’t know what went wrong [Bumblebee for NVIDIA Optimus (older systems)](https://discovery.endeavouros.com/nvidia/bumblebee-for-nvidia-optimus-older-systems/2021/03/) Here’s the inxi -Ga output ```auto Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen5.75 process: Intel 45nm built: 2010 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0416 class-ID: 0300 Device-2: NVIDIA GK104M [GeForce GTX 880M] vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: N/A alternate: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia non-free: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Kepler process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-18 pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 link-max: gen: 6 speed: 64 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1198 class-ID: 0300 Device-3: Acer BisonCam NB Pro type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 3-10:7 chip-ID: 5986:055c class-ID: 0e02 serial: 200901010001 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93") Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15b1 built: 2012 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 143 gamma: 1.2 size: 340x190mm (13.39x7.48") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080 OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.2 direct render: Yes ``` Here’s my optirun --status ```auto Bumblebee status: Ready (3.2.1). X inactive. Discrete video card is off. ``` nvidia-installer-check is not recognized as a command hope someone can help. ---
**Author:** ![waterbuffalo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/waterbuffalo/32/47916_2.png) [@waterbuffalo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/waterbuffalo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/2 "2022-06-28T21:53:59Z")
Welcome to the forum @vnavah! ---
**Author:** ![manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/manuel/32/396_2.png) [@manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/manuel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/3 "2022-06-29T00:13:31Z")
Welcome aboard! 😄 There’s a typo in the linked instructions. To fully upgrade the system, run command ```auto yay # not yay -Syua ``` You might want to try a CLI program nvidia-inst. See ```auto nvidia-inst -h ``` for some help, and search for nvidia-inst related posts here for more help. > [@Install nvidia gpu in Apollo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-nvidia-gpu-in-apollo/27444/13): > > As mentioned above, the nouveau driver should work. Use that if you don’t need the additional features of the Nvidia driver. Try nvidia-inst: sudo pacman -Syu nvidia-inst # install the package nvidia-inst -h # get some help nvidia-inst -t # test it without changing anything and show the results here. If everything seems OK, then run # This step is needed for 470 and 390 series drivers, adds a new package source to /etc/pacman.conf nvidia-inst --legacyrepo # Ins… ---
**Author:** ![vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/vnavah/32/54984_2.png) [@vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/vnavah)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/4 "2022-06-29T00:58:03Z")
Hi, thanks for the help, I read through the whole post, and for what I understand those instructions work for nvidia graphics card, but from what I read in these forums it may wont work for an optimus nvidia hybrid card and also my card is a bit old, like 7 years old 🤪, so from what Ive been reading, I might need to configure the 390 driver with Bumblebee, Im I right? ---
**Author:** ![manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/manuel/32/396_2.png) [@manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/manuel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/5 "2022-06-29T08:07:59Z")
Looks like Nvidia 390 series driver is the one to use: ```auto $ nvidia-driver-supported-branches 1198 NVIDIA card id: 1198 The nvidia-dkms version: 515.48.07-2 Series 390: supported (Nvidia: 390.151) More info: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix ``` This is supported by `nvidia-inst`. It should be able to install bumblebee as well, simply look at the options (especially `--bumblebee`) of `nvidia-inst`. ---
**Author:** ![vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/vnavah/32/54984_2.png) [@vnavah](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/vnavah)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/6 "2022-07-02T15:07:24Z")
So, I got it working, I just ended up using optimus switch. I started following this guide [https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/optimus-switch-another-solution-for-optimus-laptops/7593](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/optimus-switch-another-solution-for-optimus-laptops/7593) Arfter runing > pacman -Q | grep nvidia from the first steps, I fount out that even with the nvidia propietary install, no drivers where installed, neither the nvidia-installer-dkms. So I started by runing > sudo pacman -S nvidia-installer-dkms and runing the dkms by force > sudo nvidia-installer-dkms --force On step 8, I didnt restart, I run > pacman -Q | grep nvidia again, and manually remove all entries but nvidia-installer-common 1.3-1 nvidia-installer-db 2.5.8-1 nvidia-installer-dkms 3.5-1 did a reboot and ended up with ​ “Reached target Graphical Interface” a blinking cursor so I started the system on TTY 3 and went ahead and installed nvidia-390xx 390.151-1 nvidia-390xx-dkms 390.151-2 nvidia-390xx-utils 390.151-2 and thats it, I got it working. Thanks to all for the help!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/geforce-gtx-880m-bumblebee/28640/7 "2022-07-05T13:26:43Z")
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