Powertop shows ~30W, and fans working somewhat hard, during light internet browsing
I have an MSI GS65, on which I installed 18.04 alongside Windows 10.
Things are generally going well, but I notice my fans are often going at a moderate clip, and the battery life is not so great. Running powertop at the terminal shows I'm often drawing nearly 30W! System monitor reveals CPU's are not under particular strain (mostly closer to 0% than 20% usage) and RAM is ~33% usage.
I'm having a little bit of difficulty further diagnosing the problem. I don't think it's the nvidia drivers (I'm using nouveau drivers), but I could be wrong. I've also already installed tlp, and set all powertop tunables to 'good'.
I'll be very grateful for any ideas.
EDIT: Still having this problem on 18.10
18.04 power-management 18.10
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
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I have an MSI GS65, on which I installed 18.04 alongside Windows 10.
Things are generally going well, but I notice my fans are often going at a moderate clip, and the battery life is not so great. Running powertop at the terminal shows I'm often drawing nearly 30W! System monitor reveals CPU's are not under particular strain (mostly closer to 0% than 20% usage) and RAM is ~33% usage.
I'm having a little bit of difficulty further diagnosing the problem. I don't think it's the nvidia drivers (I'm using nouveau drivers), but I could be wrong. I've also already installed tlp, and set all powertop tunables to 'good'.
I'll be very grateful for any ideas.
EDIT: Still having this problem on 18.10
18.04 power-management 18.10
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:sudo prime-select intel(using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jul 1 '18 at 21:23
add a comment |
I have an MSI GS65, on which I installed 18.04 alongside Windows 10.
Things are generally going well, but I notice my fans are often going at a moderate clip, and the battery life is not so great. Running powertop at the terminal shows I'm often drawing nearly 30W! System monitor reveals CPU's are not under particular strain (mostly closer to 0% than 20% usage) and RAM is ~33% usage.
I'm having a little bit of difficulty further diagnosing the problem. I don't think it's the nvidia drivers (I'm using nouveau drivers), but I could be wrong. I've also already installed tlp, and set all powertop tunables to 'good'.
I'll be very grateful for any ideas.
EDIT: Still having this problem on 18.10
18.04 power-management 18.10
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
I have an MSI GS65, on which I installed 18.04 alongside Windows 10.
Things are generally going well, but I notice my fans are often going at a moderate clip, and the battery life is not so great. Running powertop at the terminal shows I'm often drawing nearly 30W! System monitor reveals CPU's are not under particular strain (mostly closer to 0% than 20% usage) and RAM is ~33% usage.
I'm having a little bit of difficulty further diagnosing the problem. I don't think it's the nvidia drivers (I'm using nouveau drivers), but I could be wrong. I've also already installed tlp, and set all powertop tunables to 'good'.
I'll be very grateful for any ideas.
EDIT: Still having this problem on 18.10
18.04 power-management 18.10
18.04 power-management 18.10
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
edited Jan 19 at 19:27
Russell Richie
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
asked Jul 1 '18 at 21:00
Russell RichieRussell Richie
1116
1116
If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:sudo prime-select intel(using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jul 1 '18 at 21:23
add a comment |
If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:sudo prime-select intel(using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jul 1 '18 at 21:23
If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:
sudo prime-select intel (using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jul 1 '18 at 21:23
If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:
sudo prime-select intel (using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jul 1 '18 at 21:23
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It's definitely your Nvidia drivers. Nvidia drivers aren't the best on Linux and will draw really much power. On Windows you have Optimus technology which automatically swap between Nvidia and Intel cards, but on Linux you would need to do this yourself from the Nvidia x server, which is a program that gets installed when you apply the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
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You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
|
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It's nvidia. Switching prime to intel doesn't work. Ubuntu still keeps the GPU running 100%. I don't know why they haven't fixed it yet.
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
add a comment |
I had a similar experience, for me it was caused by an update to ubuntu-drivers-common. Downgrading to ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.5.2 fixed the issue.
To check if this helps, I'd recommend using synaptic.
sudo apt install synaptic
In Synaptic, find the package ubuntu-drivers-common and highlight it. Select "Package" then "Force Version" and select version 1:0.5.2 (bionic). Apply changes and reboot. Check Powertop and see if it's gone down.
If this helped, you'll want to prevent ubuntu-drivers-common from updating. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-drivers-common
This can be undone using:
sudo apt-mark unhold ubuntu-drivers-common
If this didn't fix your problem, you can use synaptic to update ubuntu-drivers-common back to the latest version.
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
1
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
1
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Trysudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?
– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
1
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Dosudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main'then try the above steps again.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
1
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
|
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It's definitely your Nvidia drivers. Nvidia drivers aren't the best on Linux and will draw really much power. On Windows you have Optimus technology which automatically swap between Nvidia and Intel cards, but on Linux you would need to do this yourself from the Nvidia x server, which is a program that gets installed when you apply the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
|
show 2 more comments
It's definitely your Nvidia drivers. Nvidia drivers aren't the best on Linux and will draw really much power. On Windows you have Optimus technology which automatically swap between Nvidia and Intel cards, but on Linux you would need to do this yourself from the Nvidia x server, which is a program that gets installed when you apply the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
|
show 2 more comments
It's definitely your Nvidia drivers. Nvidia drivers aren't the best on Linux and will draw really much power. On Windows you have Optimus technology which automatically swap between Nvidia and Intel cards, but on Linux you would need to do this yourself from the Nvidia x server, which is a program that gets installed when you apply the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
It's definitely your Nvidia drivers. Nvidia drivers aren't the best on Linux and will draw really much power. On Windows you have Optimus technology which automatically swap between Nvidia and Intel cards, but on Linux you would need to do this yourself from the Nvidia x server, which is a program that gets installed when you apply the Nvidia proprietary drivers.
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
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answered Jul 1 '18 at 21:50
StudentCoderJavaStudentCoderJava
128210
128210
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
|
show 2 more comments
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
You know, I remember looking into this before, and trying to open nvidia x server. It won't open!
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 21:55
1
1
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
Go into the software and updates, the icon looks like a package, then on additional drivers, click on Nvidia proprietary drivers, it's above the xorg drivers. Apply, restart and you should be good to go.
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 21:57
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
The Nvidia proprietary drivers were already checked off. But I have two options for nvidia drivers: 396 and 390. 396 was checked off -- should I try 390?
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
1
1
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Yes, you need to turn them on :)
– StudentCoderJava
Jul 1 '18 at 22:02
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
Sorry, let me clarify: they were already checked on. So I couldn't click on them and then apply changes.
– Russell Richie
Jul 1 '18 at 22:03
|
show 2 more comments
It's nvidia. Switching prime to intel doesn't work. Ubuntu still keeps the GPU running 100%. I don't know why they haven't fixed it yet.
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
add a comment |
It's nvidia. Switching prime to intel doesn't work. Ubuntu still keeps the GPU running 100%. I don't know why they haven't fixed it yet.
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
add a comment |
It's nvidia. Switching prime to intel doesn't work. Ubuntu still keeps the GPU running 100%. I don't know why they haven't fixed it yet.
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
It's nvidia. Switching prime to intel doesn't work. Ubuntu still keeps the GPU running 100%. I don't know why they haven't fixed it yet.
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
answered Oct 18 '18 at 9:12
PechkaPechka
112
112
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
add a comment |
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
Think maybe it's fixed in the 18.10 release today?
– Russell Richie
Oct 18 '18 at 18:01
1
1
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
Seems like it is. Although I'd prefer to stay on LTS.
– Pechka
Oct 18 '18 at 19:07
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
did you see this solution that @Yumi posted? I think this might have done the trick for me...: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04
– Russell Richie
Jan 24 at 23:12
add a comment |
I had a similar experience, for me it was caused by an update to ubuntu-drivers-common. Downgrading to ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.5.2 fixed the issue.
To check if this helps, I'd recommend using synaptic.
sudo apt install synaptic
In Synaptic, find the package ubuntu-drivers-common and highlight it. Select "Package" then "Force Version" and select version 1:0.5.2 (bionic). Apply changes and reboot. Check Powertop and see if it's gone down.
If this helped, you'll want to prevent ubuntu-drivers-common from updating. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-drivers-common
This can be undone using:
sudo apt-mark unhold ubuntu-drivers-common
If this didn't fix your problem, you can use synaptic to update ubuntu-drivers-common back to the latest version.
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
1
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
1
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Trysudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?
– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
1
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Dosudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main'then try the above steps again.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
1
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
|
show 8 more comments
I had a similar experience, for me it was caused by an update to ubuntu-drivers-common. Downgrading to ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.5.2 fixed the issue.
To check if this helps, I'd recommend using synaptic.
sudo apt install synaptic
In Synaptic, find the package ubuntu-drivers-common and highlight it. Select "Package" then "Force Version" and select version 1:0.5.2 (bionic). Apply changes and reboot. Check Powertop and see if it's gone down.
If this helped, you'll want to prevent ubuntu-drivers-common from updating. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-drivers-common
This can be undone using:
sudo apt-mark unhold ubuntu-drivers-common
If this didn't fix your problem, you can use synaptic to update ubuntu-drivers-common back to the latest version.
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
1
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
1
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Trysudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?
– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
1
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Dosudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main'then try the above steps again.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
1
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
|
show 8 more comments
I had a similar experience, for me it was caused by an update to ubuntu-drivers-common. Downgrading to ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.5.2 fixed the issue.
To check if this helps, I'd recommend using synaptic.
sudo apt install synaptic
In Synaptic, find the package ubuntu-drivers-common and highlight it. Select "Package" then "Force Version" and select version 1:0.5.2 (bionic). Apply changes and reboot. Check Powertop and see if it's gone down.
If this helped, you'll want to prevent ubuntu-drivers-common from updating. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-drivers-common
This can be undone using:
sudo apt-mark unhold ubuntu-drivers-common
If this didn't fix your problem, you can use synaptic to update ubuntu-drivers-common back to the latest version.
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
I had a similar experience, for me it was caused by an update to ubuntu-drivers-common. Downgrading to ubuntu-drivers-common version 1:0.5.2 fixed the issue.
To check if this helps, I'd recommend using synaptic.
sudo apt install synaptic
In Synaptic, find the package ubuntu-drivers-common and highlight it. Select "Package" then "Force Version" and select version 1:0.5.2 (bionic). Apply changes and reboot. Check Powertop and see if it's gone down.
If this helped, you'll want to prevent ubuntu-drivers-common from updating. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-drivers-common
This can be undone using:
sudo apt-mark unhold ubuntu-drivers-common
If this didn't fix your problem, you can use synaptic to update ubuntu-drivers-common back to the latest version.
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
edited Jan 15 at 2:18
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
answered Jan 11 at 20:00
YumiYumi
112
112
1
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
1
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Trysudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?
– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
1
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Dosudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main'then try the above steps again.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
1
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
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@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
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@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Trysudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?
– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
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@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Dosudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main'then try the above steps again.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
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Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
1
1
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
@RussellRichie I edited the post to include some instructions. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps you too.
– Yumi
Jan 15 at 2:20
1
1
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Try
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
@RussellRichie deselect "Automatically Installed" in synaptic and then force version should be available. But yes, you should be able to use apt-get as well. Try
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common=1:0.5.2?– Yumi
Jan 19 at 19:13
1
1
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Do
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main' then try the above steps again.– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
@RussellRichie oh I see! On 18.10 you'll need to add the Bionic repository before you can downgrade to the Bionic version of ubuntu-drivers-common. Do
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main' then try the above steps again.– Yumi
Jan 20 at 6:02
1
1
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
Let me know, I have the same laptop running 18.10 and my power usage is down to ~12 watts average with the intel gpu.
– Yumi
Jan 20 at 20:31
1
1
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
@RussellRichie You could try applying this patch: github.com/matthieugras/Prime-Ubuntu-18.04 It's for 18.04, but I use it on 18.10 still and haven't had any problems switching between intel/nvidia since.
– Yumi
Jan 24 at 0:22
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If possible turn off the nVidia and use Intel iGPU instead:
sudo prime-select intel(using nVidia drivers but I'm not sure about Nouveau drivers) -- heat could drop by 20 degrees C and battery life much longer.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
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