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Alfe

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Registered: 2016-12-09

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[solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

Hi there,

I got a new Laptop (*yey*) and wanted to install arch on it, since it has some pretty new Hardware (Schenker H507) in it. I'm new to arch, but not new to Linux. Since its bleeding edge technology, i thought a bleeding edge OS would fit good.

Just installed the system completely fresh, following the instructions in the wiki, then headed over to the bumblebee page and did what was said there. I additionally install xorg-xinit and tried to start x, but got a failure: https://pb.gehidore.net/n1VL.log

"nvidia-debugdump --list" and "nvidia-smi" throw the correct information about the card. I got no additional xorg.confs, only what came with nvidia and bumblebee.

Would be nice if someone could help

PS: the two Cards (lspci | grep VGA)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP106M [GeForce GTX 1060]

Last edited by Alfe (2016-12-10 08:06:49)

Alfe

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Registered: 2016-12-09

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

I just read about "Driver Persistence" and enabled it (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NV … ersistence)

Now my log is: https://pb.gehidore.net/57pw.log

Alfe

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

I just checked the 'nvidia-xconfig --query-gpu-info' - one time when i attach an external monitor, and one time when not:

Without External Monitor via HDMI
Number of GPUs: 1

GPU #0:
  Name      : GeForce GTX 1060
  UUID      : GPU-262a6a83-51e8-e4a3-ad46-14dbea0f73ad
  PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0

  Number of Display Devices: 0



With External Monitor via HDMI

Number of GPUs: 1

GPU #0:
  Name      : GeForce GTX 1060
  UUID      : GPU-262a6a83-51e8-e4a3-ad46-14dbea0f73ad
  PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0

  Number of Display Devices: 1

  Display Device 0 (TV-0):
      EDID Name             : Samsung SyncMaster
      Minimum HorizSync     : 26.000 kHz
      Maximum HorizSync     : 68.000 kHz
      Minimum VertRefresh   : 23 Hz
      Maximum VertRefresh   : 75 Hz
      Maximum PixelClock    : 150.000 MHz
      Maximum Width         : 1920 pixels
      Maximum Height        : 1080 pixels
      Preferred Width       : 1680 pixels
      Preferred Height      : 1050 pixels
      Preferred VertRefresh : 60 Hz
      Physical Width        : 160 mm
      Physical Height       : 90 mm

To me, it seems that the issue boils down to a not recognized internal screen.

PS: But even with the externally attached Monitor X wont boot, neither under the user, nor under root.

Last edited by Alfe (2016-12-09 18:52:54)

Alfe

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Registered: 2016-12-09

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

Since that one line

[    11.423] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)

bothered me, i logged in as root and tried to start x, with an external monitor attached. It started. So it really boils down "internal monitor not recognized".

Alfe

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

Since it works as root, i quickly installed gdm and am now able to load a window manager on my external monitor. But still, internal monitor is not working. It isn't even recognized, by no program.

Alfe

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

Also: some Fonts in some programms are messed up: http://imgur.com/a/IzGQW

And: Picture for reference: http://imgur.com/bTwHI5W

Last edited by Alfe (2016-12-10 07:51:26)

Alfe

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Re: [solved] NVidia GTX1060 - internal Monitor not recognized

I had to flick a switch in the Bios to get it working: https://imgur.com/QgnsnAB

It was the "MSHybrid to Discrete"-Switch and needed to be switched to "Discrete".