bbswitch module(external module) does not survive kernel upgrades

LegionOfHell · 07-26-2020, 06:33 PM

Here is how I Installed bbswitch for turning my dGPU off...and it used to work flawlessly:

Code:

(0) blacklist - uninstall nouveau
(1) xbps-install -S bbswitch
(2) nano -w /etc/modprobe.d/bbswitch.conf
    options bbswitch load_state=0 unload_state=1
(3) nano -w /etc/modules-load.d/bbswitch.conf
    bbswitch
(4) search /lib/modules/ to see which kernel has bbswitch
(5) install the kernel in step (4) 
(6) depmod -a
(7) xbps-reconfigure --force linuxX.Y
(8) cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch <-----this reported that dGPU is off

However during a kernel upgrade, this happens:

https://ibb.co/5kdzFCb

What is wrong here ?

EDIT: Here is the dkms log for bbswitch: https://pastebin.com/ACV0Nh87

business_kid · 07-28-2020, 01:31 PM

The module you have is installed in /lib/modules/kernel_version/misc/. So if you upgrade the kernel, you need a fresh module.

Upgrade kernel, kernel source, kernel modules and kernel headers. Then copy your new kernel's config-version to your new kernel's source as /usr/src/linux-version/.config and compile it. Something like

Code:

sudo cp /boot/config-N.N.NN/usr/src/linux-N.N.NN/.config
cd /usr/src/linux-<version>
sudo make clean; sudo make all

You don't have to install it. But now your new module will compile. No automatic was to do this, I'm afraid. After your module is compiled and installed, you can run 'make clean' again to save disk space, if you're embarrassed for that.