No GPU usage

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 3:25am

After reboot and check

inxi -Ga

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 3:50am

inxi -Ga


Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4th Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Gigabyte driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm
    built: 2013 ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2,VGA-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:041e class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia
    v: 470.141.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: series: 470.xx+
    status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Fermi 2 code: GF119/GK208
    process: TSMC 28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:128b class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 compositor: xfwm v: 4.16.1 driver:
    X: loaded: intel,nvidia unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: i915,nvidia display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.00x11.26")
    s-diag: 583mm (22.95")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102
    size: 476x268mm (18.74x10.55") diag: 546mm (21.51") modes: N/A
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA
    470.141.03 direct render: Yes

As I’ve two graphics cards, what is the proper way of install, enabling Bumblebee?
Should I just install this package
or install with pacman -Syuq --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed bumblebee

Then

gpasswd -a user bumblebee
gpasswd -a user video
systemctl enable bumblebeed.service

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 3:56am

So it shows it’s rendering on the nvidia.

OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA
    470.141.03 direct render: Yes

Edit: Isn’t that what you wanted?
Edit2: Check your GPU usage now.

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 4:17am

@shuvashish76
Is it working for you? What is your hardware? Post the link.

inxi -Faz | eos-sendlog

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 4:26am

https://clbin.com/Oi2vm

Check your GPU usage now

Thanks.
I’ll install bumblebee & see how it works.

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 4:31am

This is a desktop? Not sure why you want to use both gpu? You could just disable the onboard Intel graphics in the Bios settings and just use the Nvidia?

Edit: Of course is your choice. You can try bumble bee and see if that works for you. I’ve not seen this done on desktop mostly on laptops that are hybrid graphics.

Edit: Let us know how and if it works for you.

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 6:07am

Let us know how and if it works for you.

IDK if I did anything wrong after installing bumblebee & rebooting it stuck on boot screen for 5-10mins.
So I chrooted & removed the package, updated Grub & restart. Now back to system.

For future reference:
Another way of installing the driver https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/191232/en-us/, the benefit is you can update driver easily.

But I’m not gonna complicate things further & install that .run file. I think it’s better to use AUR package (personally I don’t use GPU that much anyway) than experimenting everything without experience & somehow break system again.
Should experiment things on VM instead.

Thankyou everyone for all your suggestions & help

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 6:34am

BTW just noticed it also fixed my Calibre issue (faced ever since I’m using EOS) without changing anything.
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#i-get-only-a-black-or-white-screen-when-running-the-calibre-e-book-viewer

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 4:40pm

I’m not sure i would even use bumblebee. Have you tried any of the other methods such as optimus-manager?

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 11:04pm

yay -S optimus-manager

Tried twice, both times failed to boot, chrooted & removed optimus for the fix.

Now when I run nvidia-inst

2022-09-25 04:30:02: Info: Running: nvidia-inst v1.2-1
2022-09-25 04:30:02: Info: Command line: nvidia-inst 
2022-09-25 04:30:02: Info: Selected mode: nvidia
2022-09-25 04:30:20: Info: Patching kernel line with nvidia-drm.modeset=1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMANDS TO RUN:
    nvidia-installer-kernel-para
    grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

==> NOTE: running the commands may take several minutes...

IDK if I should run those commands…

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 11:05pm

Why are you doing this again? I thought you had already installed the nvidia drivers with yay from the other day?

Edit: If you don’t have the nvidia drivers installed anymore then you need to install them again with yay from the AUR.

Edit: Show output

inxi -Ga

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 11:08pm

Sorry just noticed it, I didn’t run those commands.
nvidia drivers are installed from AUR

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4th Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Gigabyte driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm
    built: 2013 ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2,VGA-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:041e class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia
    v: 470.141.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: series: 470.xx+
    status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Fermi 2 code: GF119/GK208
    process: TSMC 28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:128b class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 compositor: xfwm v: 4.16.1 driver:
    X: loaded: intel,nvidia unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: i915,nvidia display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.00x11.26")
    s-diag: 583mm (22.95")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102
    size: 476x268mm (18.74x10.55") diag: 546mm (21.51") modes: N/A
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA
    470.141.03 direct render: Yes

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 11:11pm

Nvidia drivers are already installed. What error messages did you get trying to install optimus-manager?

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 11:16pm

As i asked the other day? Why on a desktop do you want to use both gpu? It is not a hybrid system. Normally on laptops one does this to save battery power as Intel uses less power. So using Nvidia only when necessary for games etc.

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 11:20pm

Installed & rebooted successfully.

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 11:21pm

What is installed and rebooted successfully? optimus-manager?

Edit: Or you meant the nvidia drivers?

shuvashish76 · September 24, 2022, 11:22pm

optimus-manager. Yes

ricklinux · September 24, 2022, 11:23pm

Okay …
Have you tested if it works?

shuvashish76 · September 25, 2022, 12:49am

Nah, again stuck on boot screen… (again removed optimus)
No errors only WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree when installing optimus-manager

ricklinux · September 25, 2022, 2:21am

I think that’s just a message coming from the pkg build. Like i said before i you have a desktop correct? You have onboard intel graphics and nvidia dedicated graphics card. Is it hooked up to only one monitor? Is that hooked to the nvidia card connection? There must be also a vga connection on the computer or other. You can’t switch to other graphics port if nothing is hooked up to it first of all. If it’s hooked up to the nvidia card port it’s not going to output the Intel graphics through the nvidia card. I’m just not sure what you are doing?