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AMD GPU Inactive in Hybrid Setup

I built a new desktop with intel-AMD hybrid graphics and ubuntu 23.10, but I can't seem to get my AMD card to 'activate'. No output to the HDMI on the card. It is a recognized PCI device, the 'Launch ...
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Xorg configuration with hybrid graphics (amd / nvidia) and multiple monitors

I have a Asus laptop, TUF566IV, running Kubuntu 23.04. It comes with a RTX 2060 and an integrated AMD gpu. I initially had a single HDMI external monitor and the display was handled by the iGPU, using ...
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graphics driver new version not tested

after updating nvidia driver to version 510, in the additional drivers instead 510 tested it showing 470 tested and it happens after reinstalling ubuntu(21.10). My device with hybrid graphic cards. Is ...
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switching between graphic drivers (Intel & Radeon)

I would like to use my Radeon GPU for ever. I have followed these steps. But seems it's not working for me. Here is the output of lspci after doing that steps: $ lspci -nnk | egrep -i --color 'vga|3d|...
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How do I get an external GPU with a hybrid laptop to output a display on Kubuntu? [duplicate]

I link the Arch Wiki a few times. I am using Kubuntu 21.10. It has directions, but I am not using Arch. So... I have a strange configuration. I have a laptop with an Intel CPU, with Intel 360 ...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu 20.04 installation on AMD based machine not making use of Nvidia drivers

I recently purchased a Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6 laptop with Windows 10 home edition installed. It's CPU is AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with integrated Radeon Graphics and system memory of 16 GB and GPU is Nvidia ...
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What does the "DRI_PRIME=2 program-name" command do?

I use DRI_PRIME=1 program-name for running a program via discrete GPU on a notebook computer. DRI_PRIME=0 program-name and DRI_PRIME=2 program-name gives the same result: program is run via integrated ...
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What are the risks of installing nvidia driver 460 on unsupported card?

I installed nvidia-driver-460 from ubuntu repositories with apt which doesn't support my graphics card Nvidia Quadro K3100M for which driver version 390 is recommended. I did this to solve a couple of ...
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On Lutris, Epic Store games running on Integrated Graphics despite Epic Store launcher itself running on Dedicated GPU

My laptop has an AMD Hainan Dedicated GPU and Intel Integrated Graphics 520. I installed Epic Games Launcher from the install script provided on the Lutris' website. I ran Lutris with DRI_PRIME=1 and ...
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How to switch to a dedicated laptop Nvidia graphics card?

I cannot for the life of me get anything to run on my Geforce. I am running a laptop on ubuntu 21.04 with an integrated(UHD Graphics 630) and a dedicated GPU(GP107M Geforge GTX 1050 3GB). I have ...
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How to fix system freezing when using a Dedicated GPU (INTEL + AMD)?

So, I decided to make a dual boot (Windows + Ubuntu). When I used my Intel HD Graphics 520 card everything was fine. But when I want to play some games using Proton or Lutris with my dedicated GPU: ...
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Monster Abra A5 Dual Graphics doesn't work

So, I just installed Ubuntu and find out my second display is not working. My graphics are Intel HD and NVIDIA 1050 and I'm using 1050. I'm using HDMI port on-board and I think that's probably caused ...
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Steam refuses to use nvidia gpu

I keep installing steam on my hybrid graphics laptop a Dell XPS 7590, and it will run, but games don't boot up correctly. They seem to always use the integrated GPU no matter what I do. Any help is ...
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Disabled dedicated GPU powers on after suspend

I have a laptop with integrated AMD graphics and discrete Nvidia GTX 1650Ti. $ sudo lspci ... 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] (rev a1) 01:00.1 ...
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Is there a tool to reliably solve or troubleshoot graphics and hybrid-graphics acceleration?

I consistently have issues with hybrid graphics on Ubuntu. From Ubuntu 12.04 up to 20.04, which is what I'm running at the moment. This might be a bit open ended but there is a lot of frustration ...
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Nvidia 390/340 drivers problem on hybrid graphics

I have a Nvidia hybrid graphics chipset Geforce 540M and currently I'm using, as suggested, the 390 driver for Ubuntu 64-bit on a fresh Xubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit system. But I've even tried 340. I've ...
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After installing NVIDIA drivers i can't launch games on Steam

I have an ASUS laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 4800h and NVIDIA 1660 Ti. I am trying to play Satisfactory on Steam. It works with iGPU. However, after installing the latest NVIDIA driver from Software & ...
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Forcing /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg to not use the NVIDIA GeForce GPU in Ubuntu 20.04

I use my NVIDIA GeForce 1650 Ti which just has <~= 4G GPU memory for deep learning applications. However, I am noticing other applications are using it quite a lot. Are there ways to force these ...
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Default graphics card of Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS shows llvmpipe (LLVM 10.0.0, 128 bits) instead of dedicated GPU (AMD/Nvidea combo). How to fix this issue?

I recently purchased a ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop with AMD-Ryzen 4800H (8-core) CPU. It has the Nvida Geforce GTX 1650TI as the dedicated GPU integrated with AMD Radeon as the default GPU. Upon dual ...
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NVIDIA-SMI not working, struggle with installing the right cuda for my driver on dell inspiron fresh ubuntu 20

My laptop is Dell Inspiron with Ubuntu 18.4 LTS, after trying to run Cuda with NVIDIA GForce 820m my device stopped booting to the GUI and kept looping in a black screen with the message "...
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How do I run Minecraft on Nvidia GPU?

Running Java/Minecraft with the Nvidia GPU did not help me. How can I force it to run on the Nvidia graphics card? What I tried: Obviously everything in Running Java/Minecraft with the Nvidia GPU ...
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Nvidia Prime Render Offload "On-Demand" doesn't work with nvidia-driver-450 and ubuntu 20.04.1

I've installed Nvidia 450 on new installation of Kubuntu 20.04.1. Prime Render Offload works in manual mode with __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia But nvidia-settings says ...
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video issues with amd igpu and nvidia gpu in an Aspire A715-41G laptop

update: stability issues fixed so far by installing kernel mainline 5.6.19-050619-generic When will kernel version 5.6 be available in the ubuntu 20.04 repositories? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Nvidia Drivers Laptop Dual Graphics Not Installing

Edit Due to the time sensitive nature of my issue (I needed the gpu asap) I ended up just installing arch (manjaro) and it was able to recognize and install Nvidia Prime drivers (440). However, Thanks ...
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Unable to activate HDMI output with AMD/Nvidia hybrid graphics card

I have an Asus TUF Gaming FX505D Laptop with Ubuntu 18.04.04 LTS. And I'm unable to connect a Monitor with HDMI to my Laptop. It has an AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 Hybrid Graphic ...
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Can't get internal and external monitor working simultaneously with 20.04 on laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and Nvidia RTX 2060

Short Version On Ubuntu 20.04 cannot get internal and external monitor working at the same time. Can have internal only with default drivers OR external only with manually installed NVIDIA driver. ...
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Hybrid(?) graphics card in Linux

I have a HP gaming laptop (HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec0001LA). The laptop has a Ryzen-3550H (with vega graphics), and a GTX1050 graphics card. 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA ...
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Nvidia Optimus on 20.04: switching to Intel GPU works on Ubuntu Mate, but not on Ubuntu Gnome

I am trying to revive an old Lenovo Ideapad Z360 laptop using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This laptop has an integrated Intel GPU and a discrete Nvidia GPU, as follows: $ lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display' ...
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Which VGA is in use if I'm gaming? (amd hybrid laptop)

I have laptop with hybrid graphic intel and amd. Actually I use Ubuntu 19.10 but from the point of the question its irrelevant. The question is: How can I decide if my laptop use the dedicated card ...
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NVIDIA graphics driver correctly installed, still ubuntu-drivers doesn't detect any video device

My Ubuntu 19.10 laptop has hybrid Intel/NVidia graphics, and the latter is of the Fermi legacy kind; I managed to install nvidia-driver-390 as suggested and troubleshooted in this post on the nvidia ...
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Change Graphics Driver From Intel To AMD in Ubuntu 18.04

I want to use AMD Graphics which is dedicated in my HP laptop. In Ubuntu 18.04 default Intel graphics is used. When I execute the command: lspci -nn | grep -E 'VGA|Display' it shows: 00:02.0 VGA ...
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Ubuntu resolution isuue, Graphics in setting is llvmpipe(LLVM 9.0,256bit)

I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm using a 18.04.4 LTS version. Upon installation my screen resolution is fixed at 800*600. My system graphics is showing llvmpipe(LLVM 9.0,256bit). In Software updates > ...
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AMD/Nvidia hybrid graphics not working whatever I am trying

I recently bought an Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT laptop to use for work and light gaming from time to time. But whatveer I try, I can't get Ubuntu to use the nvidia dedicated gpu, it will only use the ...
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Fractional Scaling when using NVIDIA high-performance mode

I have Ubuntu 19.10 and installed NVIDIA proprietary drivers. When I switch to Intel graphics, I can use fractional scaling feature. But when I switch to NVIDIA using prime-select command, display ...
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How NVIDIA On-Demand option works in NVIDIA X Server Settings?

I have installed Nvidia proprietary driver on Ubuntu 19.10. In the Prime Profiles section, there are three options: * NVIDIA (Performance Mode) * NVIDIA On-Demand * Intel (Power Saving Mode) First ...
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18.04.3 How do I make sure that my dedicated graphics card is used and not my integrated one?

A bit of background information: I have recently bought an ASUS TUF FX505 with an AMD Ryzen 5 3550H CPU and an AMD Radeon RX 560X GPU. The system I have installed is Ubuntu 18.04.3. However, the CPU ...
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Dedicated AMD Radeon GPU not available on X but available on Wayland

Setting DRI_PRIME=1 does not switch from the Intel HD Graphics 520 to the AMD Radeon R5 M330 when using the X session, but it works fine on Wayland. Output of xrandr --listproviders on the X session: ...
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Blur screen after installing customised Ubuntu 16-04 in HP DL380 gen10 server

After Installing Ubuntu 16.04 server edition in HP Proliant DL380 gen10 server monitor displaying Blurred screen. Same Blur screen on HP Allin one desktop ( ubuntu 16.04 desktop ver ) Pls help
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HDMI monitor is not recognized

I've got new laptop Lenovo Ideapad l340. I've installed ubuntu 19.04 and I can't connect external HDMI monitor. Could somebody help me to determine whether it's issue of the laptop or it's issue of ...
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Cannot run on dedicated graphics card; annot force on with vga switcheroo & errors using DRI_PRIME

I'm running Xubuntu 18.04 on my Dell Inpiron 15 7548. Machine has integrated HD 5500 graphics, and a dedicated AMD R7 card. I've tried getting access to my dedicated card several times, but always ...
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How to enable AMD-NVIDIA switchable graphics for AMD APUs (Ryzen) ? (Especially on Muxless laptop)

I don't know why no one is talking about this. But, this is a problem I'm currently stuck at. I have an laptop with AMD APU (Ryzen 5 - 2500U) & nvidia gtx 1050. This laptop is Muxless. This laptop'...
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How to switch between graphics cards on Wayland (18.10)?

It's obviously possible to switch between Intel and Nvidia cards on Xorg, using the 'Nvidia X Server Settings' utility, but I haven't found a way to do it in a Wayland session. Any Ideas?
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Switcheroo Control - Launch Using Dedicated Graphic Error on Ubuntu 18.10

My laptop has Radeon HD 7400M Graphics Card and Intel HD 3000 and it's running well when i checked via terminal. However, The "Launch Using Dedicated Graphic Card" when i click the right button is not ...
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Do I have to remove my current Nvidia drivers before installing new ones?

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 on a hybrid Nvidia laptop, with the Ubuntu-packaged Nvidia 390 drivers. I'd like to upgrade to the version 410 drivers, so I added the graphics-drivers PPA and tried to install ...
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Please Help - Cannot use nvidia card in Hybrid System

Laptop: Lenovo Legion Y730 15' with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64-bit) Specifications: Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz × 12 Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics (Coffeelake 3x8 GT2) Graphics: nVidia ...
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How to switch between the graphics on Acer Nitro 5 with AMD Ryzen and Radeon 560x

How to switch between the graphics on Acer Nitro 5 with AMD Ryzen Vega (Raven) and Radeon 560x? ~$ xrandr --listproviders Providers: number : 2 Provider 0: id: 0x7a cap: 0x9, Source Output, Sink ...
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18.10 upgrade from 18.04 Graphics driver issues

I recently upgraded my dell XPS 9570 from ubuntu 18.04 to ubuntu 18.10. My laptop has a hybrid graphics system with an Nvidia 1050Ti and intel graphics 630. Since the upgrade, if the Nvidia graphics ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 shows black screen with blinking cursor after I rebooted a Thinkpad with hybrid GPUs [duplicate]

To switch to Intel GPU from Nvidia 1050Ti, I entered "sudo prime-select intel". Something like: get Intel information showed up on the screen. I logged out and logged in. I went to About but it showed ...
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My Thinkpad X1 Extreme has Nvidia 1050ti and iGPU. How to enable hybrid automatic and manual switching of the GPUs?

Installed 18.10 on Thinkpad X1 Extreme. Needed to change to Discrete Graphics first in BIOS to do that. After installation only Nvidia 1050ti is used. How to enable automatic hybrid switching of GPUs ...
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Fresh Ubuntu 18.04 install: only llvmpipe, neither Intel nor Nvidia GPU is used despite of config efforts

TLDR version: Once you have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 (and has updated all the existing software on the system immediately after install) and your laptop run llvmpipe for grahics, what is the ...
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