[ale] bizarre ubuntu video on Dell optiplex 740 (dropbox images)

[Boris Borisov]

If you have old pci video to install and use it to diagnose the problem.
Like use two monitors.

On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 11:56 Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Thanks.  Tried that.  I think there is some difference between an NVidia
> card and having an nVidia chip embedded.
>
> ......
>
> Package 'nvidia-kernel-common-455' is not installed, so not removed
> Package 'nvidia-kernel-common-460' is not installed, so not removed
> Package 'nvidia-kernel-source-455' is not installed, so not removed
> Package 'nvidia-kernel-source-460' is not installed, so not removed
> Package 'nvidia-utils-455' is not installed, so not removed
> Package 'nvidia-utils-460' is not installed, so not removed
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> neal at neal-OptiPlex-740-Enhanced:~$ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
> No drivers found for installation.
>
> I have now turned it into a headless server, as I got nuthin'.  Only way
> in is ssh.
>
> edited lsmod results:
> Module                  Size  Used by
> nouveau              1998848  4
> mxm_wmi                16384  1 nouveau
> wmi                    32768  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
> video                  49152  1 nouveau
> snd_hda_codec_idt      61440  1
> ttm                   102400  1 nouveau
> drm_kms_helper        217088  1 nouveau
> cec                    53248  1 drm_kms_helper
> i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 nouveau
> fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
> syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
> drm                   552960  7 drm_kms_helper,ttm,nouveau
>
>
> On 2021-02-06 09:17, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
> > On 2/6/21 10:02 AM, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
> >> sudo ubuntu-drivers
> >
> > 20.04 has a few notes in the Release Notes about nvidia GPUs.
> > Be certain to read it.
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes
> >
> > $ sudo apt purge nvidia-*
> > $ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
> >
> > are the commands you want. Since 18.04, AMD and Nvidia GPU drivers
> > have been available for still supported GPUs.
> >
> > The ubuntuforums.org have lots of people who struggle with dual-GPU
> > systems, especially when those systems have both nvidia and Intel
> > iGPUs. Anyways, check there for more help.
> >
> > I don't have a system like that and my only 20.04 system runs
> > inside a VM.  Last month, I moved from 16.04 to 18.04 on most of my
> > systems. ;) I don't really "do" GUI stuff - still rocking fvwm here. ;)
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