Questions tagged [graphics]

Questions related to graphics, in particular getting graphics cards to work. Please tag your exact graphics card version as well if you know what it is.

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"Topaz is not supported in kfd" after upgrade to 21.04

After upgrading to 21.04 my notebook freezes in login screen. If I start without gdm, the message I see in console is "Topaz is not supported in kfd" It works fine with 'nomodeset' in grub. ...
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How do I install Catalyst drivers for ATI Mobillity Radeon X1400 in 12.04?

I'm trying to install drivers in Ubuntu 12.04 for my ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 and haven't worked out how to yet. I'm not new to Ubuntu but now that I want to play TF2 on it I need Catalyst. Can ...
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GL incompatibility with Worldwind software when running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

When Trying to run the software Worldwind in my machine, I find the following message on the screen: Error when trying to run Worldwind Does anyone know if Ubuntu has updated drivers regarding Intel ...
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Monitor powered by Nvidia GPU only shows wallpaper

I have a Dell R720 home lab running Ubuntu 22.04. It is equipped with the following GPUs: $ nvidia-smi -L GPU 0: Tesla P40 (UUID: GPU-ac45b921-3664-d911-5dd7-e5b8d49551c3) GPU 1: Tesla P40 (UUID: GPU-...
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Resolving Display Issues with Radeon HD 4850 on iMac27 Mid-2010 in Ubuntu 22.04.3

Hello Ask Ubuntu Community, I am facing a display issue on my iMac27 (mid-2010 model, iMac11,3) with a Radeon RV770/M98L (Mobility Radeon HD 4850) graphics card after installing Ubuntu 22.04.3. Below ...
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Steam graphics errors with intel DG1

Every time I start steam, whether downloaded on Ubuntu Software or apt, one of the following 2 things happen: -Steam gets stuck on getting user data -Steam opens, but you can't see the interface, ...
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Graphics problem in some applications (Spotify, Skype, VLC) on Ubuntu 22.04.03

Some days ago I started having graphics problems (not sure how else to describe it, check the attached screenshot to see what it looks like) when I open some applications, i.e. Spotify, Skype, VLC. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04: NVIDIA drivers don't work for GTX 960M

UPDATE: It worked for a while with 375, I think. Then, it suddenly stopped working today. I've tried purging and reinstalling both 384 and 375, but had no luck. They still give me black screens, and ...
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Flickering display on Ubuntu 22.04.3 when intense CPU usage

I am the happy owner of a Dell Precision 5540 with Ubuntu LTS since end 2020. Everything was going perfectly well until 2-3 weeks ago. Now when I have intense CPU usage (data analysis, or Kerbal Space ...
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Where can I find ASROCK E350M1 Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics driver?

I just built a desktop computer using an ASRock E350M1 board, powered by an AMD Fusion E-350 APU (AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU Model). I installed Ubuntu 10.04. Did all the updates. Almost everything works ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Imac a1419 how to disable faulty nvidia graphic card to use only intel

I have in iMac a1419 with faulty NVIDIA GTX780 graphic card. I have build a full Ubuntu system on Samsung 128 GB USB drive. I'm booting into the system by pressing on keyboard "alt" key and ...
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Drivers for AMD Radeon HD 7550M on Sony Vaio?

I was trying to install Ubuntu for the first time in my life on my Sony Vaio. I tried at first to Boot from a USB Drive, and it works perfectly. After installing Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, I got a few issues....
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va_getDriverName() failed with unknown

i upgraded to 14.04 and afterwards i got an issue with cpu usage when playing HD. I checked the vainfo and this what i got back ibva info: VA-API version 0.35.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() ...
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Command "nvidia-smi" not found, but can be installed with:

I want to install CUDA, so I need to check the driver and CUDA version, but when I input nvidia-smi I get the following error: Command "nvidia-smi" not found, but can be installed with: My ...
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Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.8, 128 bits) driver issue Ubuntu 14.04

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 (previously linux kernel 4.2).Today I got a security update message and allowed it and now my linux kernel version is 4.4 and when I opened Details option from settings,it ...
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How to get OpenCL working with AMD GPU on Ubuntu 18.04

I have tried several attempts but without success. AMDGPU-PRO 17.40, 17.50, ROCm, Oibaf PPA, Kernel 4.16 and something more, but nothing makes OpenCL working with the AMD card and clinfo never gives ...
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Nvidia Quadro K2200 on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Possible?

So I'm a n00bie to Ubuntu/Linux. I've been trying to get a Quadro K2200 to work with the most recent update to Ubuntu, due to my Windows installation causing me more grief than necessary. I've spent ...
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NVIDIA-T400 GPU not giving output

I have a system with the following details: I got a new NVIDIA-T400 GPU and installed it on the motherboard. But I get a blank screen when I try to channel my video output through the NVIDIA GPU. I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Back Screen Freeze

I have Ubuntu 22.04 dual booted with Windows 10 in my laptop. Specifications:   Lenovo ThinkPad E495   Windowing system: Wayland   Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3500u   Graphics card: AMD® Radeon vega 8 ...
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how to install Nvidia GTX 750 ti drivers in ubuntu 14.04.4 32 bit system

guys! I want to install Nvidia GTX 750 ti drivers in ubuntu 14.04.4 32 bit system,but always not succeess! first can't detect Nvidia geforce gtx 750ti zjhxmjl@ubuntu:~$ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA ...
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Troubleshooting and resolving FPS drop in games

My desktop running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS is having FPS issues lately. On games from both ,Steam and GoG, my FPS have dropped significantly. Table Top Simulator was at least 60 FPS now its 10 in the menu ...
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CUDA sample code did not get installed through sudo apt-get install nvidia-cuda-toolkit; any solutions?

I just setup my Ubuntu 16.04 workstation with an Nvidia GTX 1070, having successfully installed the latest driver through the graphics-drivers PPA following the instructions here. The nvidia-367 ...
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OBS NVENC Doesn't work Out of Box on 20.04?

I just installed Kubuntu 20.04 and OBS,but NVENC doesn't seem to work for some reason even though I have nvidia-driver-390 installed and configured via System Settings. Settings: Error on Start ...
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Why does Ubuntu gets stuck on the loading screen?

I've been experiencing many problem lately since I fresh installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my SONY VAIO VPCEH with Windows 7 previously installed. Sometimes when I try to boot Ubuntu, it gets stuck at ...
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Ubuntu won't boot in to gui after latest sudo apt upgrade

I am not super knowledgeable about much of ubuntu's inner workings. I only understand some of the basics, but after I ran the latest apt upgrade command I saw when glancing at the packages being ...
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How to force hardware acceleration on Ubuntu 16.04 RX460

I have googled and searched and i want to move back to windows (as this setup works FLAWLESSLY with windows 10, sigh) I have an MSI A68HI-AC mb with A10-something CPU, 12GB ram, a shiney gigabte RX ...
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How to switch to discrete graphics with Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

I'm having trouble switching to the discrete graphics on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS in order to try to solve ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol at boot. My system: Model: HP ProBook 4545s CPU: ...
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NVIDIA GPU not being used in 23.10

I installed Ubuntu 23.10. I have NVIDIA GT 730, which is a legacy card now. While installation, the GDM would not appear, I was only greeted with a black screen. I installed using Safe Graphics Mode. ...
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How do I only use my discrete nvidia graphics card (turn off integrated graphics)?

How do I turn off the Intel integrated graphics and only use my discrete nvidia 960m card? I know I can install bumblebee and then use optirun, but I want to use the nvidia card by default. I always ...
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External Monitor and Screen Brightness Funcitionality Lost At The Same Time

I've been using Ubuntu several years, and since yesterday, I am unable to connect to my external monitor, and it seems at the same time that my laptop's screen brightness functionality was also lost. ...
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Any method to improve performance when display fractional scaling used?

I have connected 4k monitor with ubuntu laptop and I am getting 4k 30 FPS. If I run 4k without scaling its normal. But when I do fractional scaling, performance takes a hit. My cursor is very slow, ...
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Weird graphic glitch when using fullscreen on intel graphics since last ubuntu update

my system: Lenovo Thinkbook 15 Gen4 (IAP) 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U × 12 Mesa Intel® Graphics (ADL GT2) Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS My Problem: After the last software updates a few weeks ago, i now have ...
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How to fix system Lag and Stuttering on Ubuntu 22.04 & NVIDIA

I have been trying to diagnose the cause of lagging, stuttering videos and poor video call performance for quite some time now. In the past, everything worked smoothly. I can't recall when it started ...
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One of my 3 monitors stopped working on Ubuntu (screen stopped working)

I have 3 monitors plugged into my RX 5600XT graphics card. All of them worked fine with my Ubuntu until last week when the first monitor stopped working on Ubuntu. I know it's not a hardware problem ...
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Can I still run Ubuntu Desktop without a graphics card on 20.04?

I'm a bit of a Linux noob so bear with me here! A few years ago I set up an ubuntu desktop (I think 18.04 or maybe 16.04) to boot up and auto run a program for me with no graphics card plugged in to ...
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How to get an nvidia control panel?

I have an Nvidia geforce 9500 gs card on Ubuntu 13.04. I downloaded the driver already but cannot change performance settings and my streaming video is very choppy. I can't even find System/...
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Graphical slow response issues?

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 but my Ubuntu is not running smoothly. It is becoming stuck. Is there a problem with my graphic driver? I say this because 1 out of the 2 ATI graphic drivers failed ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 / Linux kernel 5.15.0 freezing on Mr Greg's laptop with 1st gen Core i5, Intel graphics (ThinkPad T510)

Lenovo ThinkPad T510 with Intel Core i5 M 520 (1st gen), 4 GB RAM (no errors with MemTest86), only integrated Intel HD Graphics. BIOS is updated. When booting up an Ubuntu 22.04 USB drive on this ...
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How do I install ATI Radeon HD 3650 driver on my pc?

I need help on this. I want to try using Ubuntu so I downloaded the 11.10 version over the net. Well after the installation my desktop, I have run the the additional drivers. It installed about 70+...
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cursor issues , pointer changes it shape while hovering into split window

experiencing cursor issues specifically when hovering over different windows in a split-screen setup, and the cursor icon changes(like pointer, blinker, and other icon) momentarily before returning to ...
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Graphics corruption inside some application's window

I have 3 monitors : my laptop's screen a screen connected to the HDMI port a screen connected by HDMI through an USB-C hub. I sometimes experience graphics corruption inside some application's ...
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Radeon Ring stalled (16.04) (Live-USB)

I am new to Linux, I wanted to test Ubuntu 16.04 for myself. I have problem similar to one mentioned in this thread ("radeon: ring 0 test failed" on boot ubuntu 14.04), but this is happening ...
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Intel and AMD graphics not detecting drivers

Disclamer Hi all, This is my first time posting here so I apologies if I get the format wrong or give to little/much information. The Short Version Long and short of it is that, my graphics drivers (...
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Performance mode disabled because of false positive reading

I'm running Ubuntu 23.10 and for some reason, I'm seeing this message because the operating temperatures are too high: Performance mode temporarily disabled due to high operating temperature. This ...
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Nvidia Driver 375 Install Gets Stuck on Ubuntu 16.04.1

Several times, I have tried installing Nvidia drivers (375) on Ubuntu 16.04.1. I have tried various methods (apt, apt-get, synaptic). I have tried some suggestions on the internet, including ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS intermittent display glitch

Since the past week, My laptop display glitches with these weird thin vertical black and white lines which seem to be the characters in the display skewed. The glitch is responsive, by responsive I ...
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'X Error of failed request: BadRequest' when using nvidia driver with video acceleration (VA)

I'd like to simply show a testsource using gstreamer-1.0. When I use (I guess) non-accelerated output gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! xvimagesink everything works find, but when I try to play it like ...
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Ubuntu | GT 630 Drivers

I have installed Ubuntu, but I cannot install GT 630 graphics card driver. How do I install it? My monitor resolution does not change in the settings, and it is not what you need. Ubuntu 23.10 Xeon E5-...
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Use dedicated GPU (Nvidia) and internal GPU (Intel) at the same time?

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, Desktop. I always had a Monitor on the dedicated GPU (Nvidia) and one monitor on the internal GPU (Intel). Last one I only use for some youtube tutorials. However, I recently ...
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Screen flickering after update to Ubuntu 20.04

After I have updated Ubuntu to 20.04, it started to behave strange. All of a sudden would get stuck, lose bottom navbar, show the purple screeen and at the end go back to normal.Any ideas? Refer ...