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#1 2021-08-08 18:49:35

tester2080
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Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

Originally the second monitor was simply labeled disconnected by xrandr.  However, after installing the nvidia driver rather than the nvidia-nouveau driver, the monitor came up as connected.  However, it simply displays no signal and my mouse cannot leave the border of my laptop screen.
My laptop is running arch and the WM is dwm.   It has an integrated AMD graphics card and a dedicated nvidia one.
My xrandr output is

 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 194mm
   1920x1080    144.00*+  60.01    59.97    59.96    59.93
   1680x1050    144.00    59.95    59.88
   1400x1050     74.76    59.98
   1600x900      59.99    59.94    59.95    59.82
   1280x1024    144.00    85.02    75.02    60.02
   1440x900     144.00
   1400x900      59.96    59.88
   1280x960      85.00    60.00
   1440x810      60.00    59.97
   1368x768      59.88    59.85
   1280x800     144.00    59.99    59.97    59.81    59.91
   1152x864      75.00
   1280x720     144.00    60.00    59.99    59.86    59.74
   1024x768     144.00    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      144.00    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      144.00    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-1-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-0 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1920x1080     60.00 +  60.00    59.94    50.00    50.00    29.97    23.98
   1680x1050     59.95
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02
   1280x960      75.00
   1280x720      60.00    59.94    50.00
   1152x864      75.00    60.00
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00
   800x600       75.00    60.32
   720x576       50.00
   720x480       59.94
   640x480       75.00    59.94
DP-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
  1680x1050 (0x4b) 146.250MHz -HSync +VSync
        h: width  1680 start 1784 end 1960 total 2240 skew    0 clock  65.29KHz
        v: height 1050 start 1053 end 1059 total 1089           clock  59.95Hz
  1280x1024 (0x55) 135.000MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width  1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock  79.98KHz
        v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066           clock  75.02Hz
  1280x1024 (0x56) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width  1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock  63.98KHz
        v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066           clock  60.02Hz
  1152x864 (0x65) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
       h: width  1152 start 1216 end 1344 total 1600 skew    0 clock  67.50KHz
        v: height  864 start  865 end  868 total  900           clock  75.00Hz
  1024x768 (0x70) 78.750MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width  1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew    0 clock  60.02KHz
        v: height  768 start  769 end  772 total  800           clock  75.03Hz
  1024x768 (0x71) 75.000MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width  1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew    0 clock  56.48KHz
        v: height  768 start  771 end  777 total  806           clock  70.07Hz
  1024x768 (0x72) 65.000MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width  1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew    0 clock  48.36KHz
        v: height  768 start  771 end  777 total  806           clock  60.00Hz
  800x600 (0x8e) 49.500MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   800 start  816 end  896 total 1056 skew    0 clock  46.88KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  604 total  625           clock  75.00Hz
  800x600 (0x8f) 40.000MHz +HSync +VSync
        h: width   800 start  840 end  968 total 1056 skew    0 clock  37.88KHz
        v: height  600 start  601 end  605 total  628           clock  60.32Hz
  640x480 (0xa3) 31.500MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width   640 start  656 end  720 total  840 skew    0 clock  37.50KHz
        v: height  480 start  481 end  484 total  500           clock  75.00Hz
  640x480 (0xa4) 25.175MHz -HSync -VSync
        h: width   640 start  656 end  752 total  800 skew    0 clock  31.47KHz
        v: height  480 start  490 end  492 total  525           clock  59.94Hz

and `xrandr --listproviders` gives

Providers: number : 2
Provider 0: id: 0x44 cap: 0xf, Source Output, Sink Output, Source Offload, Sink Offload crtcs: 4 outputs: 1 associated providers: 1 name:modesetting
Provider 1: id: 0x277 cap: 0x2, Sink Output crtcs: 4 outputs: 4 associated providers: 1 name:NVIDIA-G0

my relevant `lspci -nnk` output is

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] [10de:1f95] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a3e]
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir [1002:1636] (rev c6)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a3e]
        Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
        Kernel modules: amdgpu

I have tried `xrandr --output "eDP-1" --auto --output "HDMI-1-0" --above "eDP-1"` however that did nothing. `xrandr --output "HDMI-1-0" --set audio force-dvi --mode 1920x1080` results in

X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  11 (RRQueryOutputProperty)
  Serial number of failed request:  51
  Current serial number in output stream:  51

I tried adding `amdgpu.dc=0` to my kernel boot parameters via GRUB however that just results in the login screen not loading properly and the graphics look messed up.  I also tried changing the HDMI cable but I still get the same issue.  I ran into a similar problem on Ubuntu ages ago but I managed to fix it by messing around with the drivers, however, unfortunately I can't remember what I did.

Some weird things I've noticed:

When I plug in the second monitor sometimes the screen brightness on the primary monitor goes to 20 (out of a maximum of 255).

When I plug in the monitor the Xorg.0.log shows

[  1597.016] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): LG Electronics M2762DP (DFP-2): connected
[  1597.016] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): LG Electronics M2762DP (DFP-2): Internal TMDS
[  1597.016] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): LG Electronics M2762DP (DFP-2): 600.0 MHz maximum pixel clock

This is strange as I'd assume the second monitor would be `HDMI-1-0` but here it seems to be `DFP-2` despite that not showing up in the xrandr.  However, I may just be misunderstanding what the log is saying.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks :)

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#2 2021-08-08 19:39:33

seth
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

Did you try activating it?

xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --auto

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#3 2021-08-08 20:10:25

tester2080
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

seth wrote:

Did you try activating it?

xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --auto

When I do that my main screen goes black for a second and then it just returns the error

xrandr: Configure crtc 4 failed

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#4 2021-08-08 20:18:00

seth
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

But your main and active screen is the internal panel eDP-1, isn't?

How do y ou configure the system?
Did you

xrandr --setprovideroutputsource NVIDIA-G0 modesetting

(assuming you're running on the modesetting driver on the amd chip)

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#5 2021-08-08 20:50:40

tester2080
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

Yes, eDP-1 is the internal panel and my main and active screen. 

I have not changed the default xrandr conf, as it worked with my laptop screen out of the box.  I believe it is set up like that as the providers are

Providers: number : 2
Provider 0: id: 0x44 cap: 0xf, Source Output, Sink Output, Source Offload, Sink Offload crtcs: 4 outputs: 1 associated providers: 1 name:modesetting
Provider 1: id: 0x277 cap: 0x2, Sink Output crtcs: 4 outputs: 4 associated providers: 1 name:NVIDIA-G0 

and if I run that command nothing seems to happen.

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#6 2021-08-08 21:02:42

seth
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

Just that you see the providers doesn't mean they're wired and there's no "default" nor "xrandr conf".
Setting the output provider source will not do somthing visibly but you may
1. see different/more entries in "xrandr -q"
2. be able to activate the HDMI-1-0 ouput

Edit: see the note in https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PRIME#Reverse_PRIME

Last edited by seth (2021-08-08 21:03:50)

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#7 2021-08-08 21:29:46

tester2080
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

I have set my /etc/X11/xorg.conf to

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "layout"
        Screen 0 "amd"
        Inactive "nvidia"
        Option "AllowNVIDIAGPUScreens"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "nvidia"
        Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "nvidia"
        Device "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "amd"
        Driver "modesetting"
        BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "amd"
        Device "amd"
EndSection

and then ran the commands

xrandr --setprovideroutputsource NVIDIA-G0 modesetting
xrandr --output HDMI-1-0 --auto --above eDP-1

However I still just get the error

xrandr: Configure crtc 4 failed

I also can't seem to see any new entries in my xrandr output.

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#8 2021-08-08 21:36:35

seth
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

I meant the note that starts with

Reverse PRIME is not supported for AMDGPU + NVIDIA on NVIDIA driver prior to 470 beta.

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#9 2021-11-28 21:33:50

bruceg
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Registered: 2021-08-11
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

I am having the same issue on my laptop (Dell G15 5515) with the same error result when I try to set up an external monitor, using the Nvidia 495.44 drivers. I have set up xorg.conf the same way (using the "amdgpu" driver instead of "modesetting" if that makes any difference), ran the xrandr --setprovideroutputsource command, and get the same symptoms: the display goes blank for a second and then the terminal displays:

xrandr: Configure crtc 4 failed

The logs in Xorg.0.log reports this at the same time:

[  1221.335] randr: failed to create shared pixmap
[  1221.335] (EE) NVIDIA(G0): Failed to configure Reverse PRIME on output HDMI-1-0.

and on a later attempt:

[  1403.889] randr: failed to create shared pixmap
[  1403.889] (EE) NVIDIA(G0): Failed to configure Reverse PRIME on output HDMI-1-0.
[  1404.113] (EE) AMDGPU(0): drmmode_do_crtc_dpms cannot get last vblank counter

Everything works fine if I turn off hybrid graphics in the BIOS, which disables the iGPU, but the battery life is much better with hybrid mode, so I'm pretty motivated to try to get this working.

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#10 2022-01-21 20:57:02

bruceg
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Re: Second monitor connected on xrandr but displaying no signal

Apparently, much of this is resolved with the 5.16 kernel. I now have working backlight control and external monitors (through reverse PRIME) using AMDGPU + NVIDIA with the 495.46 driver and 5.16 kernel. I am now having an issue with VSync not working properly, such that any application that waits for sync on an external monitor only refreshes every second or two. Dragging it across to the internal display (even just an edge of it) makes it work again, which is a rather awkward workaround.

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