[SOLVED] BumbleBee Not Starting at startup

n4rf · 01-12-2017, 08:00 PM

Im running Slackware64 14.2 Multilib on an Asus N53SV with Nvidia Optimus Technology, therefore Project Bumblebee comes in rescue!

Ive been running long time, but last week I did a fresh Slack64 14.2 (multilib) install.

I succesfully installed bumblebee service, but it wont start (there is a Blue/White LED indicator according to which GPU the laptop is using) during startup.

I have to start it manually.

As soon as I execute as root user

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed start

Led goes from White (Nvidia GPU) to Blue (Intel GPU).

after that, Primus takes care to switch among GPUs when in need.

I've checked file permissions:

Code:

n4rf::ASUS{~ }>> stat -c %A /etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed 
-rwxr-xr-x

This is My /etc/rc.d/rc.local file

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.local:  Local system initialization script.
#
# Put any local startup commands in here.  Also, if you have
# anything that needs to be run at shutdown time you can
# make an /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown script and put those
# commands in there.


if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed ]; then
  /etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed start
fi

Ive even tried to force it without if sentence..

Code:

[ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed ] && /etc/rc.d/rc.bumblebeed start

But it does not seem to start at startup.

Advice?

Im planing to create a file that runs on rc.local named start_bumblebeed with the mere porpouse of starting the service.

But before that, am I missing something???

bassmadrigal · 01-12-2017, 08:11 PM

Maybe the system is still loading a bit? Maybe a sleep 5 in the rc.local would help?

n4rf · 01-12-2017, 08:33 PM

As soon as you said I was like "of course!!!! that has to be!" .. but tried with 5,10,15 and 30... still the same result...

n4rf · 01-14-2017, 10:07 AM

Solved! I had to dig up but i found MY MISTAKE.

I had edited /etc/rc.d/rc.M tom make slackware boot faster, and I added a ";" on the /etc/rc.d/rc.local instruciton:

Code:

# Start the local setup procedure. 
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local ]; then 
  /etc/rc.d/rc.local; 
fi

I changed it to:

Code:

# Start the local setup procedure. 
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local ]; then 
  /etc/rc.d/rc.local &  #Run in background at the same time
fi

My bad! Fixed

a4z · 01-14-2017, 10:22 AM

Hi n4rf,
do you use bumblebee with the nvidia proprietary drivers or the nouveau one?
and how did you install it?

n4rf · 01-14-2017, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a4z

Hi n4rf,
do you use bumblebee with the nvidia proprietary drivers or the nouveau one?
and how did you install it?

a4z;
I use to install it manually following this guide:

http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:har...nvidia_optimus

but not long ago, there is a new, automated way of installing Bumblebee thanks to Slacker: Ryan McQuen.

wich I only execute

Code:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanpcmcquen/linuxTweaks/master/slackware/crazybee.sh | STABLE=yes sh

this script detects multilib, creates the necessary group, adds users and applies the necessary /etc/rc.d/rc.local entries.

It adds Nouveau to blacklist, and uses propietratry Nvidia Drivers from SlackBuilds.Org

Works like a charm on my Slack64 14.2 Multilib.