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Friends,

I have spent 2 days already trying to get ubuntu work on my laptop. I am getting various problems with graphics. Upon installing from USB I cannot immediately enter due to "low-graphics mode" problem. I can sidestep it by adding nomodeset to the booting options, but the problems don't end there.

Now I am able to login, but the resolution is terrible. Typing xrandr in the console yields:
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768

I tried to follow this thread in order to use xrandr to add a new resolution mode. In vain.

xrandr --newmode VGA1 "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync xrandr: unrecognized option '-hsync'

In another topic it has been suggested that I should get proper graphic card divers. When I installed nvidia drivers, I wasn't able to even enter the login screen, it just went black immediately. I tried to purge and reinstall nvidia drivers but it did not help. Welp, I reinstalled ubuntu from my USB. Then I tried bumblebee, which I read were good nvidia drivers. After rebooting nothing happened, still low resolution with xrandr manipulations yielding nothing.

At this point I am very confused and feel rather deflated. The solution probably is somewhere there, I went through countless threads but just can't quite get it. If there is any information that you might find useful to solve it, I will be happy to provide it.

Computer Specs:
Model: Asus N551JM
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz × 8
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107M [GeForce GTX 860M] (rev ff)

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I just solved the problem accidentally...
For future generations, here is the solution:
After installing the bumblebee pack as explained here I rebooted ubuntu and forgot to boot it with "nomodeset". Somehow, now it works without it and everything is good ;)

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