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Bumblebee is refusing to work due to unable to finding the nvidia kernel module (I think) but I do have others.

junke@1215N:~$ modprobe nv # tab tab :)
nvidia-current  nvidiafb        nvram           nv_tco

Should I just create a symlink to nvidia-current (and where?) or will this make matters worse?

PvdL
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It looks like you've installed the PPA version from ppa:mj-casalogic/Bumblebee. You're possibly seeing something like:

FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_current (.../nvidia-current.ko): No such device

This is caused by executing ACPI methods in the wrong order which messes up the PCI configuration space and thereby confusing the machine. Therefore, acpi_call has been removed from Bumblebee 3.0 since there is a better alternative for nvidia Optimus laptops.

For installation instructions of Bumblebee, see Is a NVIDIA GeForce with Optimus Technology supported by Ubuntu?

Lekensteyn
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