After changing resolution on 2nd screen to 1920x1080 screen goes black

Hello Garuda Users :slight_smile:

I’m trying to change resolution on my 2nd screen to 1920x1080.
After adding new resolution via xrandr (cvt+xrandr) as soon I change my 2nd screen resolution I get a black screen which forces me to abruptly power off computer.

Right now Im using 1680*1050 but I know this screen can handle this type of resolution since it works on windows.
I’m using a LG W2453TQ 24’’ via VGA port.

garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.7.4-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=c3546acf-de8b-48a2-9f4c-654257a406b8 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 tk: Qt v: 5.15.12 info: frameworks
v: 5.115.0 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: X550JX v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X550JX v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: ASUS-NotebookSKU uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: X550JX.204 date: 05/07/2015
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-4720HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 0x28
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1861 high: 3600 min/max: 800/3600 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 800 2: 2594 3: 2594
4: 800 5: 3600 6: 2406 7: 1300 8: 800 bogomips: 41500
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports:
active: VGA-1 off: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:0416 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GM107M [GeForce GTX 950M] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia
v: 545.29.06 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 545.xx+ status: current
(as of 2024-02; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Maxwell code: GMxxx
process: TSMC 28nm built: 2014-2019 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8
link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:139a class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Realtek USB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:5 chip-ID: 0bda:57b4
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.4
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: crocus
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 75 s-size: 568x355mm (22.36x13.98")
s-diag: 670mm (26.37")
Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA-1-1 pos: primary res: 1680x1050 hz: 60
size: N/A modes: max: 1024x768 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: eDP-1 mapped: eDP-1-1 note: disabled model: AU Optronics 0x36ed
built: 2013 res: 1680x1050 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6")
diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: crocus device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia
surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 545.29.06
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 1.95 GiB
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.276 layers: 8 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 23.3.5-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:0416 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M driver: nvidia v: 545.29.06
device-ID: 10de:139a surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 16.0.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 23.3.5-arch1.1 (LLVM
16.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0c0c
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK 8 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.7.4-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.3 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: AzureWave driver: ath9k v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:0036 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111/8168/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.1 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp4s0f1 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5:9 chip-ID: 13d3:3408
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.1
lmp-v: 7 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c010c
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 335.36 GiB used: 25.69 GiB (7.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 model: SATAFIRM S11 size: 111.79 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 21W0
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G
size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0000 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 223.27 GiB size: 223.27 GiB (100.00%)
used: 25.69 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
ID-3: /home raw-size: 223.27 GiB size: 223.27 GiB (100.00%)
used: 25.69 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 223.27 GiB size: 223.27 GiB (100.00%)
used: 25.69 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 223.27 GiB size: 223.27 GiB (100.00%)
used: 25.69 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 11.57 GiB used: 380 MiB (3.2%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 8 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 60.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 59 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 3000
Info:
Memory: total: 12 GiB available: 11.57 GiB used: 6.03 GiB (52.1%)
Processes: 313 Power: uptime: 2h 27m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 4.58 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 255 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1353 pm: pacman pkgs: 1342 libs: 428 tools: octopi,paru
pm: flatpak pkgs: 11 Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish
v: 3.7.0 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
System install date:     2024-02-13
Last full system update: 2024-02-13
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected

Any clue how to solve this? Ty in advanced :slight_smile:

Found the solution :slight_smile:

The pixel clock is different from what cvt pumps out! 148.5 rather than 173.0.

https://commonplace.doubleloop.net/xrandr-configure-crtc-0-failed-problems

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