diff --git a/Archguide.md b/Archguide.md index 5d9055b..1c549c0 100644 --- a/Archguide.md +++ b/Archguide.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Arch Linux Install guide description: published: true -date: 2019-11-05T23:52:01.954Z +date: 2019-11-05T23:55:19.047Z tags: --- @@ -198,14 +198,18 @@ Install `nvidia` and `nvidia-utils` as normal. These by default will hijack your screen and run everything with the NVIDIA card. The NVIDIA control panel allows you to turn the GPU off completely. > However, this doesn't really work on some laptops, which will just blackscreen or exhibit buggy behavior. +> Plus, it drains the battery pretty much *instantly*. {.is-warning} Install `bumblebee` so the integrated graphics have priority and activate its service: `systemctl enable bumblebeed`. +You will need to add your user to the `bumblebee` group. Run `gpasswd -a yourusername bumblebee`. + To run programs with the NVIDIA card, run `optirun program`. For Steam games, change their executable command line to `optirun %command%`. Finally, to allow the card to turn off completely when unused, install `bbswitch`. > Even LESS laptops will like that. The workaround involves editing your kernel cmdline options to blacklist a little bit of Windows-specific BIOS code. +> Try adding `acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2012"`. Try with 2009 or 2015 instead for 9xxm and 20xx series respectively if it doesn't work. {.is-danger} More information [can be found at the usual place](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA_Optimus)