Dual Monitor setup, second monitor 'DisplayPort signal lost' after logging in

Hey everyone,

I dual boot windows and Manjaro. I recently reinstalled Manjaro on my partition. When booting into Manjaro both monitors work up until I login, then it switches off and presents a black screen “Display Port No Signal”. I went into Display Configuration and attempted enable it with no success. I accessed nvidia-settingsX Server Display Configuration and enabled the affected monitor and messed then set its refresh rate to 165. It turned on for just a moment, presented a black screen once again, with the same ‘no signal’ text.

After that I tried to scale down my refresh rate on both monitors, from 165 → 144 → 50, mirroing it for both with no success. I also tried to do the same thing with the resolution. When that failed I tried swapping the display port cables and power cables, also with no success.

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System:
  Kernel: 5.15.78-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64
    root=UUID=949a6168-86c0-41a2-b437-d2cd8bc8fb90 rw quiet
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.3 tk: Qt v: 5.15.7 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B560 DS3H AC-Y1 v: x.x
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F3
    date: 04/27/2021
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  RAM: total: 46.92 GiB used: 4.44 GiB (9.5%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Rocket Lake gen: core 11 level: v4 note: check built: 2021+
    process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0xA7 (167) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0x56
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 480 KiB desc: d-6x48 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 12 MiB
    desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 high: 801 min/max: 800/4400 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 801 3: 801 4: 801
    5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 801 11: 800 12: 800 bogomips: 62232
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx512_bitalg avx512_vbmi2
    avx512_vnni avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bw avx512cd avx512dq avx512f avx512ifma
    avx512vbmi avx512vl bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush clflushopt cmov constant_tsc
    cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts ept ept_ad erms est
    f16c flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni ht hwp
    hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ida
    intel_pt invpcid invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor
    movbe mpx msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq
    pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand rdseed
    rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep sha_ni smap smep ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2
    ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer
    tsc_known_freq umip vaes vme vmx vnmi vpclmulqdq vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave
    xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl and seccomp
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 status: Vulnerable: eIBRS with unprivileged eBPF
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] vendor: eVga.com.
    driver: nvidia v: 520.56.06 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 520.xx+
    status: current (as of 2022-10) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2504
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: N/A
    display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3839x1080 s-dpi: 80 s-size: 1219x343mm (47.99x13.50")
    s-diag: 1266mm (49.86")
  Monitor-1: DP-0 pos: primary res: 1920x1080 dpi: 81
    size: 600x330mm (23.62x12.99") diag: 685mm (26.96") modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: DP-2 size-res: N/A modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 520.56.06 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    3060/PCIe/SSE2 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-H HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel
    bus-ID: 1-6:6 v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl chip-ID: 1038:1252
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 class-ID: 0300 chip-ID: 8086:43c8 serial: <filter>
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com.
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: SteelSeries ApS Arctis Pro type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
  Sound API: ALSA v: k5.15.78-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.59 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: AzureWave driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A modules: rtw88_8821ce pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:c821 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-14:9 chip-ID: 13d3:3533 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 8.68 TiB used: 1.43 TiB (16.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKNW512G8
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 004C temp: 33.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 size: 7.28 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 1029 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Snap
    size: 28.65 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
    serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 322.33 GiB size: 316.2 GiB (98.10%) used: 16.53 GiB (5.2%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 label: N/A
    uuid: 949a6168-86c0-41a2-b437-d2cd8bc8fb90
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
    used: 25.3 MiB (26.4%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 label: N/A
    uuid: 86AA-F298
  ID-3: /run/media/alef/Exogen raw-size: 7.28 TiB size: 7.28 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 923.49 GiB (12.4%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 label: Exogen
    uuid: 7C089BB4089B6BC0
  ID-4: /run/media/alef/Operate raw-size: 609.17 GiB
    size: 609.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 520.98 GiB (85.5%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sda2
    maj-min: 8:2 label: Operate uuid: 06CEF272CEF2597F
  ID-5: /run/media/alef/Ordinal raw-size: 145.98 GiB
    size: 145.98 GiB (100.00%) used: 94.1 MiB (0.1%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
    maj-min: 259:5 label: Ordinal uuid: BCC481C3C4817FFE
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 329.84 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
    uuid: 2628AD4328AD12BB
  ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4 size: 512.7 MiB fs: vfat
    label: NO_LABEL uuid: 5F0C-E45D
  ID-4: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6 size: 509 MiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
    uuid: 0488E04488E03638
  ID-5: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-6: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 3.32 GiB fs: iso9660
  ID-7: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 size: 4 MiB fs: vfat label: MISO_EFI
    uuid: C80E-8B3F
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: ROYUAN keydous type: Keyboard,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 498mA
    chip-ID: 3151:4010 class-ID: 0300
  Hub-2: 1-2:3 info: Realtek RTS5411 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 0bda:5411 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-2.2:11 info: Western Digital Elements Desktop (WDBWLG)
    type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    power: 30mA chip-ID: 1058:25a3 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 1-5:4 info: SanDisk Cruzer Snap type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA
    chip-ID: 0781:55a5 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 1-6:6 info: SteelSeries ApS Arctis Pro type: Audio,HID
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s power: 250mA chip-ID: 1038:1252 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-4: 1-10:7 info: Razer USA DeathAdder Essential type: Mouse,Keyboard
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 1532:006e class-ID: 0300
  Device-5: 1-11:8 info: Integrated Express ITE Device type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 048d:5702 class-ID: 0300
  Device-6: 1-14:9 info: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio type: Bluetooth
    driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 13d3:3533 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.1 speed: 20 Gb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 2-2:2 info: Realtek Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s power: 96mA
    chip-ID: 0bda:0411 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 32.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 46 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
  Processes: 307 Uptime: 1h 7m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 251
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 clang: 14.0.6
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1260 libs: 324 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: kitty inxi: 3.3.23
λ /var/log/ mhwd -li       
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
λ /var/log/ mhwd -l 
> 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:2504) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2021.11.04               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI


> 0000:04:00.0 (0200:10ec:8168) Network controller Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         network-r8168            2016.04.20                true            PCI

I also noticed this in Xorg log, googling it makes me believe this is probably what’s affecting me.

[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[     7.716] (II) NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.

I resolved this.

I went back into nvidia-settings and messed with some settings. I figured out when trying to Save to X Configuration File that /etc/X11/xorg.conf did not exist. So I went back into the nvidia-settings gui and did the following.

I set the primary monitor’s configuration to X Screen 0, it’s resolution to 1920x1080 and its refresh rate to 144hz. I left orientation and underscan alone. Position absolute at +0+0.

I went to the secondary monitor and also set it to X Screen 0. It’s resolution and refresh rate to Auto.
Underscan 0, and changed the position of it to be Right of the primary. I then created the /etc/X11/xorg.conf, saved these details into it, and restarted X.

It’s now up and running.

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