I have an external monitor which I would like to use as a secondary monitor.
I am using NVIDIA proprietary drivers.
The display is being recognized without problem but when I click on Join displays/Mirror in the gnome-setting, it does not do anything.
I also set Display handling in gnome-tweaks to span multiple displays.
I have been struggling to set this up for a while.
Any help would be appreciated.
Are you using wayland session or Xorg?
Xorg
Post your system info
inxi -SGMCxxxaz
mhwd --pci -li
xrandr
journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager --no-hostname
bash -c 'grep -E "(EE)|(WW)|failed|Time" $HOME/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.log'
Also check how does Nvidia Settings see this layout.
For inxi -SGMCxxxaz
System:
Kernel: 5.10.4-107-tkg-bmq x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: intel_pstate=passive BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-bmq
root=UUID=0ddf306d-b2c5-4d1a-9fcd-30a431fe36a4 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet
splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1
resume=UUID=a6570e5b-ed3f-4cd5-ae96-e04470d7ba74 loglevel=3
Desktop: GNOME 3.38.2 tk: GTK 3.24.24 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM 3.38.2.1
Distro: Garuda Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: HP product: OMEN Laptop 15-en0xxx v: N/A
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: HP model: 8788 v: 22.52 serial: <filter> UEFI: AMI v: F.05
date: 06/22/2020
CPU:
Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64
type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 family: 17 (23) model-id: 60 (96) stepping: 1
microcode: 8600103 L2 cache: 3 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
bogomips: 71928
Speed: 3476 MHz min/max: 1400/3000 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz):
1: 3476 2: 3407 3: 3686 4: 2825 5: 3718 6: 3547 7: 2080 8: 2262 9: 3251
10: 3461 11: 3434 12: 3086
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile]
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 455.45.01
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1f95
Device-2: AMD Renoir vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: amdgpu v: kernel
bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 1002:1636
Device-3: Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) HP Wide Vision HD Camera
type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 1-3:3 chip ID: 05c8:03df
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: gnome-shell
driver: amdgpu,nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: ati,fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa display ID: :1 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2")
s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: eDP res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142 size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6")
diag: 395mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.40.0 5.10.4-107-tkg-bmq LLVM 11.0.0)
v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.2 direct render: Yes
For mhwd --pci -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-dkms-prime-render-offloading 2020.12.19 false PCI
For xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
1920x1080 60.02*+ 39.98
1680x1050 60.02
1280x1024 60.02
1440x900 60.02
1280x800 60.02
1280x720 60.02
1024x768 60.02
800x600 60.02
640x480 60.02
DP-1-0 disconnected
DP-1-1 disconnected
HDMI-1-0 connected primary
1920x1080 60.00 + 59.94 50.00
1680x1050 59.95
1600x900 60.00
1280x1024 75.02 60.02
1280x800 59.81
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00
1024x768 75.03 60.00
800x600 75.00 60.32
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 75.00 59.93 59.94
DP-1-2 disconnected
DP-1-3 disconnected
For journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager --no-hostname
-- Journal begins at Thu 2021-01-07 20:53:48 IST, ends at Sat 2021-01-09 04:00:07 IST. --
Jan 09 03:59:36 kernel: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Failure creating named object [\SMIB], AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20200925/dsfield-637)
Jan 09 03:59:36 kernel: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.GPP4.WLAN], AE_NOT_FOUND (20200925/dswload2-162)
Jan 09 03:59:36 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20200925/psobject-220)
Jan 09 03:59:36 kernel: ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, While resolving a named reference package element - \_PR_.P000 (20200925/dspkginit-438)
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[382]: nvme0: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[417]: nvme1: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.4/0000:06:00.0/nvme/nvme1/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[397]: nvme0n1p1: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p1/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[387]: nvme0n1p3: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p3/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[386]: nvme0n1p2: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p2/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[417]: nvme0n1p5: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p5/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[413]: nvme0n1p6: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p6/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[384]: nvme0n1p4: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p4/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[382]: nvme1n1p1: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.4/0000:06:00.0/nvme/nvme1/nvme1n1/nvme1n1p1/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[414]: nvme1n1p2: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.4/0000:06:00.0/nvme/nvme1/nvme1n1/nvme1n1p2/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[405]: nvme1n1p3: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.4/0000:06:00.0/nvme/nvme1/nvme1n1/nvme1n1p3/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-udevd[416]: nvme1n1p4: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.4/0000:06:00.0/nvme/nvme1/nvme1n1/nvme1n1p4/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:36 systemd-tmpfiles[509]: Failed to write file "/sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy": Operation not permitted
Jan 09 03:59:37 systemd-udevd[383]: nvme0n1p3: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ioschedulers.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.3/0000:05:00.0/nvme/nvme0/nvme0n1/nvme0n1p3/queue/scheduler}, ignoring: No such file or directory
Jan 09 03:59:37 kernel: acp_pdm_mach acp_pdm_mach.0: snd_soc_register_card(acp) failed: -517
Jan 09 03:59:37 kernel:
Jan 09 03:59:38 systemd-backlight[1030]: Failed to get backlight or LED device 'backlight:acpi_video0': No such device
Jan 09 03:59:38 systemd[1]: Failed to start Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:acpi_video0.
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: Modules linked in: zram bnep uinput hid_logitech_hidpp nvidia_uvm(POE) nvidia_drm(POE) joydev mousedev nvidia_modeset(POE) btusb hid_multitouch btrtl hid_logitech_dj nvidia(POE) amdgpu uvcvideo btbcm btintel videobuf2_vmalloc snd_hda_codec_realtek videobuf2_memops bluetooth videobuf2_v4l2 snd_hda_codec_generic videobuf2_common snd_acp3x_pdm_dma snd_soc_dmic snd_acp3x_rn ecdh_generic ecc hid_generic crc16 ledtrig_audio videodev hp_wmi wmi_bmof sparse_keymap mc iwlmvm snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg soundwire_intel soundwire_generic_allocation soundwire_cadence snd_hda_codec snd_rn_pci_acp3x nls_iso8859_1 mac80211 snd_pci_acp3x gpu_sched nls_cp437 snd_hda_core edac_mce_amd i2c_algo_bit vfat usbhid fat kvm_amd ttm snd_hwdep libarc4 drm_kms_helper soundwire_bus kvm iwlwifi snd_soc_core cec irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel rc_core snd_compress aesni_intel syscopyarea ac97_bus sysfillrect snd_pcm_dmaengine sysimgblt crypto_simd ccp snd_pcm fb_sys_fops r8169
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: cryptd realtek snd_timer glue_helper cfg80211 rapl mdio_devres input_leds drm of_mdio snd sp5100_tco k10temp i2c_piix4 fixed_phy ucsi_acpi typec_ucsi libphy agpgart rfkill soundcore typec wmi battery i2c_hid tpm_crb tpm_tis tpm_tis_core hid tpm rng_core evdev mac_hid acpi_cpufreq pinctrl_amd ac acpi_tad msr crypto_user fuse ip_tables x_tables btrfs blake2b_generic libcrc32c crc32c_generic xor serio_raw atkbd libps2 raid6_pq xhci_pci sdhci_pci xhci_pci_renesas crc32c_intel cqhci sdhci xhci_hcd mmc_core i8042 serio
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: CPU: 10 PID: 1033 Comm: systemd-backlig Tainted: P OE 5.10.4-107-tkg-bmq #1
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: Hardware name: HP OMEN Laptop 15-en0xxx/8788, BIOS F.05 06/22/2020
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RIP: 0010:dc_link_set_backlight_level+0x8a/0xf0 [amdgpu]
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: Code: 70 03 00 00 31 c0 48 8d 96 c0 01 00 00 48 8b 0a 48 85 c9 74 06 48 3b 59 08 74 20 83 c0 01 48 81 c2 d8 04 00 00 83 f8 06 75 e3 <0f> 0b 45 31 e4 5b 44 89 e0 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e c3 48 98 48 69 c0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff9edb81adbdf0 EFLAGS: 00010246
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RAX: 0000000000000006 RBX: ffff9359a2901c00 RCX: 0000000000000000
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RDX: ffff9359ad4c1ed0 RSI: ffff9359ad4c0000 RDI: 0000000000000000
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RBP: ffff9359825d0000 R08: 00000000000000ff R09: 000000000000000a
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: R10: 000000000000000a R11: f000000000000000 R12: 000000000000ff01
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 000000000000ffff R15: ffff935982890fe0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: FS: 00007f479b672ec0(0000) GS:ffff935aa7680000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: CR2: 000055f943bc0db8 CR3: 000000013cd18000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: Call Trace:
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status+0xb4/0xc0 [amdgpu]
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: backlight_device_set_brightness+0x7e/0x130
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: brightness_store+0x63/0x80
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: kernfs_fop_write+0xce/0x1b0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: vfs_write+0xc3/0x2b0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: ksys_write+0x67/0xe0
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7f479bfc8f67
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: Code: 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb b7 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 51 c3 48 83 ec 28 48 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RSP: 002b:00007ffd17903e68 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000004 RCX: 00007f479bfc8f67
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 00007ffd17903f50 RDI: 0000000000000004
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: RBP: 00007ffd17903f50 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007ffd17903f85
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000004
Jan 09 03:59:38 kernel: R13: 000055f943baa3c0 R14: 0000000000000004 R15: 00007f479c09b720
Jan 09 03:59:38 systemd-backlight[1033]: amdgpu_bl0: Failed to write system 'brightness' attribute: No such device or address
Jan 09 03:59:38 systemd[1]: Failed to start Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:amdgpu_bl0.
Jan 09 03:59:41 systemd[1]: Failed to start Manage swap spaces on zram, files and partitions..
Jan 09 03:59:41 pipewire[2867]: Failed to receive portal pid: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get PID of name 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': no such name
Jan 09 03:59:41 pipewire-media-session[2888]: oFono: Register() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Jan 09 03:59:41 pipewire-media-session[2888]: can't make factory instance: No such file or directory
Jan 08 22:30:38 gdm-password][27015]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Jan 08 22:30:42 pipewire[29763]: Failed to receive portal pid: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get PID of name 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': no such name
Jan 08 22:30:42 pipewire-media-session[29779]: oFono: Register() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Jan 08 22:30:42 pipewire-media-session[29779]: can't make factory instance: No such file or directory
Jan 08 22:30:42 bluetoothd[594]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() RFCOMM server failed for Headset Voice gateway: rfcomm_bind: Address already in use (98)
Jan 08 22:30:42 bluetoothd[594]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() RFCOMM server failed for Headset unit: rfcomm_bind: Address already in use (98)
For bash -c 'grep -E "(EE)|(WW)|failed|Time" $HOME/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.log'
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Makes sense.
Updated.
I have no Gnome experience, so can’t understand the terminology.
Nevertheless, it seems (xrandr) the external monitor is not connected.
Try to enable it, no matter how (mirror, extend etc.)
You may also try with xrandr, but try first with Gnome Settings GUI.
Give feedback, including your Xorg log, wherever that is, checking with the time-stamp. (use web-bin service, like PrivateBin)
Logs can be in these paths
/var/log/Xorg.?.log{,.old}
$HOME/.local/share/xorg/*.log
I meant Gnome settings GUI.
When I click on Apply, it just switches to single display as it was before.
Logs
Futhermore, when using Arandr to set up the Displays, I got
xrandr: Configure crtc 4 failed error
It seems you are not alone with this
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=261796
Maybe try linux-lts kernel.
Alright, I did install linux-lts kernel and opening it.
But now I am presented with a new problem, i.e, the loading screen is stuck at 'Loading initial ramdisk'.
SIgh.
But it boots fine with the default kernel
Have you studied the discussion in Arch forum? Try to verify if it is the same issue, checking what the reporting users post.
Are you able to set your resolution to 640x480 using xrandr?
Well, I actually tried reinstalling it, and I chose free drivers by mistake, and now, suddenly, it starts working perfectly.
The dual monitor works with free drivers.
I'll try with nvidia drivers again and let you know
