LTS Kernel does not see or allow multi-monitor support.

IanSR · 2019-11-20 06:44:55

Hello,
I've been running Arch with XFCE for about 2 weeks, and I love it.
It has Kernel 5.3.11-arch-1 installed.
I have a 3 monitor setup, 2 on DVI and 1 on HDMI, everything works great.
Then, this morning I watched a video recommending users should use the latest LTS Kernel. I read some blogs, which said the same thing, so I did.
Everything went well, updated GRUB. Great.
GRUB showed the LTS Kernel as default.
Booted and up displayed only one monitor with basic wallpaper.
I went into settings>Display and on the options, only one monitor was shown and the frequency was 0.0. No options for other monitors.
I use Nvidia GTX660 (I know, old but it works great on my FX8350)
Do I have to re-install my graphics drivers again to get it all to work?

It's been easy to switch back to 5.3.11 kernel GRUB, but is there a way to get my 3 monitors working under LTS Kernel.

Kind regards
Ian

Slithery · 2019-11-20 08:48:35

IanSR wrote:

Then, this morning I watched a video recommending users should use the latest LTS Kernel. I read some blogs, which said the same thing, so I did.

Is this mentioned anywhere in the wiki?

You need to install the relevant nvidia drivers for the LTS kernel.

V1del · 2019-11-20 09:10:25

There's only one person whose blog post has any relevance in that regard: http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/08/24/wh … uld-i-use/ and he does not recommend that for a desktop system when the stable kernel works properly.

IanSR · 2019-11-20 14:57:49

V1del
Thanks for the tip.

Slithery, thanks for the advice, I thought so.

Appreciate both comments.

Arch Linux

#1 2019-11-20 06:44:55

LTS Kernel does not see or allow multi-monitor support.

#2 2019-11-20 08:48:35

Re: LTS Kernel does not see or allow multi-monitor support.

#3 2019-11-20 09:10:25

Re: LTS Kernel does not see or allow multi-monitor support.

#4 2019-11-20 14:57:49

Re: LTS Kernel does not see or allow multi-monitor support.

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