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

[neal at mnopltd.com]

temporarily adding nomodeset to the boot params results in a sane GUI.

I'll try adding to grub next.  Then sudo update-grub2?


On 2021-02-06 12:11, neal at mnopltd.com wrote:
> 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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