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

[neal at mnopltd.com]

I COULD, but hovering over this is the Windows 10 upgrade on the Dell 
740 failed precisely because Dell did not provide a driver, and the 
Nvidia driver didn't totally work.  Kinda almost, but various programs 
had truly insane graphics.  So, there may not in fact be a valid driver.

On 2021-02-06 11:09, Boris Borisov wrote:
> Or install xvnc using the ssh access and from there can try installing
> the proprietary Nvidia drivers. I'm testing one Nvidia card and
> shownin driver 390 proprietary and tested.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 12:05 <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> 
>> I shall research that right after lunch.   Don't need fancy.   Just
>> not
>> crazy.
>> 
>> On 2021-02-06 10:49, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>> Odd. At least VESA modes should work. Maybe try with some grub
>>> parameters to disable nouveau driver or enforce VESA.
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 11:44 <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> There is a chip on the MOBO.   "Integrated nVIDIA® Quadro® NVS
>>>> 210S" is
>>>> what the spec sheet says.
>>>> 
>>>> S706B084   0725A3  TAIWAN  GT6129.1   NF-430-N-A3 is what the
>> chip
>>>> says.
>>>> 
>>>> I have now progressed to where I have no login screen of any
>> flavor,
>>>> 
>>>> including text mode, and the only way in is via Ssh.
>>>> 
>>>> On 2021-02-06 09:45, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
>>>>> What model Nvidia is in there.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 10:17 DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>> 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 [1] [1] [1] 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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