Secondary monitor not being recognized

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Hi, I am having issues when i use garuda regarding my monitor which i have connected to my laptop using hdmi cable. This is the output of garuda-inxi

garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.4.10-zen2-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=3f96bb9e-6a62-4409-b70c-1fb28179f712 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.7 tk: Qt v: 5.15.10 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503RM_GA503RM
v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: GA503RM v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: GA503RM.315 date: 07/31/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 79.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 79.9/90.2 Wh (88.5%)
volts: 17.0 min: 15.9 model: ASUS A32-K55 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: full
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard
serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 3+ gen: 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm)
family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x44 (68) stepping: 1 microcode: 0xA404101
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2384 high: 3200 min/max: 1600/4784 boost: enabled
scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 3200 2: 1373
3: 1748 4: 3200 5: 3200 6: 3200 7: 1397 8: 3200 9: 1444 10: 3200 11: 3200
12: 3200 13: 1396 14: 2385 15: 1445 16: 1367 bogomips: 102208
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: nvidia v: 535.98 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 535.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-07) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2520 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: AMD Rembrandt [Radeon 680M] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu
v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22
pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,
DP-2, DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, DP-7, DP-8 bus-ID: 06:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:1681 class-ID: 0300 temp: 50.0 C
Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 13d3:56eb
class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: HDMI-1-0 size-res: N/A modes: N/A
Monitor-2: eDP pos: primary res: 1920x1080 hz: 165 dpi: 142
size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.53") modes: N/A
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.5 renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (rembrandt
LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52 6.4.10-zen2-1-zen) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8
link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 06:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_pci_acp6x v: kernel alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x,
snd_pci_acp5x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps,
snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 06:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 06:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.4.10-zen2-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.77 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: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: AzureWave driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:7922 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-3:4 chip-ID: 13d3:3568
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 535.15 GiB (56.1%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD PC
SN735 SDBPNHH-1T00-1002 size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 70626000 temp: 53.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 195.31 GiB size: 195.31 GiB (100.00%)
used: 58.48 GiB (29.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.46%)
used: 27.4 MiB (10.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 195.31 GiB size: 195.31 GiB (100.00%)
used: 58.48 GiB (29.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 195.31 GiB size: 195.31 GiB (100.00%)
used: 58.48 GiB (29.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 195.31 GiB size: 195.31 GiB (100.00%)
used: 58.48 GiB (29.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 14.87 GiB used: 10.5 MiB (0.1%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 59.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 53.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3100
Info:
Processes: 404 Uptime: 8m wakeups: 5 Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est.
available: 14.87 GiB used: 3.97 GiB (26.7%) Init: systemd v: 254
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 Packages:
pm: pacman pkgs: 1865 libs: 526 tools: octopi,paru,yay Shell: fish v: 3.6.1
default: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.28
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date:     2023-04-15
Last full system update: 2023-08-15
Is partially upgraded:   Yes
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:

Please let me know how can I resolve this. The monitor works just fine on windows 11.

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Could you please be a little more descriptive? What issues are you facing with the external monitor exactly? Is it not being recognized/is it showing wrong resolutionā€¦ etc. So a little description of your issue would be helpful.

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It is connected but the screen is just black. Not displaying anything

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Check with arandr or nvidia-settings in terminal.
Also check the monitor settings on the monitor, itā€™s on HDMI, DP or something else?
You got ā€œNo signalā€ message on monitor screen?

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This is my nvidia-settings ( the graphics info section is empty)

arandr
find-the-command: ā€œarandrā€ is not found locally, searching in repositoriesā€¦

This is what i get when i run arandr

Also, iā€™m getting a no signal message in my monitor when connected to hdmi.
One of my friends did something with the xorg.conf file i think and made it work so that only my monitor was being recognized and displaying but my laptop was not displaying anything at that time.

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You must install with

sudo pacman -S arandr

Ask your friend or post the conf file.

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

as text.

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Try to give a look here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xrandr#Adding_undetected_resolutions

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Okay I have the whole xorg.conf file right now

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 535.98

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

What do I add in this to get both my laptop and my monitor working

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

Also, this is the output for the above command
.rw-rā€“r-- 232 root 15 Apr 00:20 ī˜• 00-keyboard.conf
.rw-rā€“r-- 113 root 12 Sep 05:30 ī˜• 10-optimus-manager.conf
.rw-rā€“r-- 240 root 19 Mar 09:47 ī˜• 30-touchpad.conf

This is the output to xrandr
xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
2560x1440 165.00 + 60.00 + 59.99 59.99 59.96 59.95
1920x1440 85.00 75.00 60.00
1856x1392 75.00 60.01
1792x1344 75.00 60.01
2048x1152 59.99 59.98 59.90 59.91
1920x1200 165.00 59.88 59.95
1920x1080 165.00* 60.01 59.97 59.96 59.93
1600x1200 165.00 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00
1680x1050 165.00 59.95 59.88
1400x1050 74.76 59.98
1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 165.00 85.02 75.02 60.02
1440x900 165.00
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 85.00 60.00
1440x810 60.00 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1280x800 165.00 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
1152x864 75.00
1280x720 165.00 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
1024x768 165.00 85.00 75.05 60.04 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
1024x768i 86.96
960x720 85.00 75.00 60.00
928x696 75.00 60.05
896x672 75.05 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
832x624 74.55
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 165.00 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 85.14 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
840x525 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
700x525 74.76 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
640x512 85.02 75.02 60.02
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 165.00 85.09 60.00 85.01 72.81 75.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
720x400 85.04
684x384 59.88 59.85
640x400 59.88 59.98 85.08
576x432 75.00
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
640x350 85.08
512x384 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
512x384i 87.06
512x288 60.00 59.92
416x312 74.66
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 85.27 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 85.18 72.81 75.00 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
360x200 85.04
320x200 85.27
320x180 59.84 59.32
320x175 85.27
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-6 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-7 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-8 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1280x1024_60.00 (0x83c) 109.000MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1368 end 1496 total 1712 skew 0 clock 63.67KHz
v: height 1024 start 1027 end 1034 total 1063 clock 59.89Hz

I donā€™t know why iā€™m not getting any HDMI ports here as well.

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I tried this but since I am a beginner I really donā€™t want to mess things up. How do I exactly add it into the xorg.conf file or just a new file in the xorg.conf.d/ folder

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