Hi guys, it's my first time that i use Garuda Linux.
I have an Alienware 15 R2 as a PC and i use also a second monitor with HDMI connection, but every time i click on the second display it freezes the entire system. The second monitor is set as an left-extension of the primary monitor.
Is it maybe a driver problem? Thanks a lot whoever can help me! (My goal is to set the second monitor as an exentension of the primary as Windows 10 do)
I don’t think anyone can help, without any useful info.
It seems you haven’t done any effort to find a solution.
Read garuda wiki, especially this.
Yes sorry, i try to be more specific.
Pc specs:
Actually i have Garuda Dragonized (gaming distro). After a fresh install in dual boot, i've run sudo pacman -Syu to update every package and then i connect my second monitor with hdmi. After connection i choose the extension: it comes with a black screen, if i work on the prymary screen ( the screen of my portable pc) it works fine, but if i click somewhere on the second screen it freeze the entire system! I checked drivers if them are installed and performance with htop
Have you rebooted?
Check for journal and Xorg errors.
Yes i've rebooted, when i try to do again sudo pacman -Syu says only that the version of paleofetch installed is newer than the version there in chaotic-auror, nothing else.
Here you are if u want to know what i'm using actually:
System: Kernel: 5.10.6-110-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=5a331664-5833-482b-b658-8c21ab9dae7f rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash
rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Alienware product: Alienware 15 R2 v: 1.6.1 serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10
serial: <filter>
Mobo: Alienware model: 0950W2 v: X01 serial: <filter> UEFI: Alienware v: 1.6.1 date: 07/17/2018
Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: N/A condition: N/A volts: 13.2/15.0 model: COMPAL PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion
serial: <filter> status: Unknown
CPU: Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-6820HK bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S family: 6
model-id: 5E (94) stepping: 3 microcode: E2 L2 cache: 8 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 43246
Speed: 3200 MHz min/max: 800/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3200 2: 3254 3: 3233 4: 3249 5: 3203
6: 3202 7: 3208 8: 3200
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
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 generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:191b
Device-2: NVIDIA GM204M [GeForce GTX 980M] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia v: 460.32.03
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:13d7
Device-3: Sunplus Innovation Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 1-7:6
chip ID: 1bcf:2b8c
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: modesetting,nvidia
alternate: fbdev,intel,nouveau,nv,vesa display ID: :0 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-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142 size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 395mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.3 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170
Device-2: Samson Meteor condenser microphone type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
bus ID: 1-2:3 chip ID: 17a0:0310
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.6-110-tkg-bmq
Network: Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet driver: alx v: kernel port: d000
bus ID: 3b:00.0 chip ID: 1969:e0a1
IF: enp59s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Bigfoot Networks
driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 3c:00.0 chip ID: 168c:003e
IF: wlp60s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0 type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-5:5
chip ID: 0cf3:e300
Drives: Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 18.85 GiB (1.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Sabrent model: N/A size: 476.94 GiB block size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: RKT343.1 temp: 28.9 C
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS541010A9E680 size: 931.51 GiB block size:
physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: A560
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 132.63 GiB size: 132.63 GiB (100.00%) used: 18.83 GiB (14.2%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 500 MiB size: 196.9 MiB (39.38%) used: 24.9 MiB (12.6%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:5
ID-3: /home raw size: 132.63 GiB size: 132.63 GiB (100.00%) used: 18.83 GiB (14.2%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw size: 132.63 GiB size: 132.63 GiB (100.00%) used: 18.83 GiB (14.2%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw size: 132.63 GiB size: 132.63 GiB (100.00%) used: 18.83 GiB (14.2%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram2
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram3
ID-5: swap-5 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram4
ID-6: swap-6 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram5
ID-7: swap-7 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram6
ID-8: swap-8 type: zram size: 1.94 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram7
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 71.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 270 Uptime: 15m wakeups: 1 Memory: 15.5 GiB used: 4.17 GiB (26.9%) Init: systemd v: 247
Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 Packages: pacman: 1555 lib: 483 Shell: fish v: 3.1.2 running in: konsole
inxi: 3.2.01
No errors.
Then everything is fine.
Ok, i've more information for you:
-It seems not a real system freeze, only a graphical/render freeze; i tried to do CTRL+T to open terminal, i wrote reboot and it worked, also i've seen nothing graphically.
-This multi-monitor bug applies only with screen extension, if i double the screen everything works fine.
Who knows? As you know, we are facing bad weather, winter, lots of clouds, so even my really good Crystal Ball cannot see through.
Is it maybe a graphic problem, for example, with Xorg or Xandr? (i don't know what Garuda use)
Have you ever read what is suggested in previous posted links?
If you don’t provide any error messages from system and Xorg, this topic will end.
No errors, i'm only supposing, i think it wii be unsolved so.