GPU drivers listing is confusing - help needed for correct one

[pax-eterna]

yep knew that! was trying to see if I could get it to change to the intel card

And I am simply repeating what bedna wrote…its not an original comment

[bedna]

Yes, they go between the ", same in grub.

The question is, does your computer use the nonfree nvidia drivers?

inxi -Ga

[pax-eterna]

@bedna

The question is, does your computer use the nonfree nvidia drivers?

inxi -Ga

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-12.1 process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports: active: none
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a49
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106M [GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile] vendor: Intel
    driver: nvidia v: 535.98 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 535.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-07) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
    process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-22 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
    empty: DP-5 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f15 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa dri: iris
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.65x15.00")
    s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled model: AOC Q27G2G4
    serial: 25776 built: 2021 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.98 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    2060/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes

[bedna]

@pax-eterna

driver: nvidia v: 535.98

Looks good.

But as reference, this is my display output of the same command, and I use my amd igpu unless my nvidia egpu is invoked, ie, only prime-run shows nvidia on my system (I explained how you can experiment with the ports earlier in the thread). Wayland has nothing to do with this so you don’t get confused about that. I’m not using it, it’s just installed.

Your Display:

  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa dri: iris
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1

My Display:

  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: radeonsi
    gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon Graphics (raphael_mendocino, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.4.10-1-MANJARO)
prime-run glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090/PCIe/SSE2

Your computer should work just fine, the only thing now is you run everything on your nvidia.

If playing around with the ports doesn’t work you have 2 options:

1. Try to figure out reverse-prime
2. Accept the situation and just use the nvidia 100%

Edit
I WILL (sometime in the future) try to figure reverse-prime out. One thing I haven’t tried yet and will is change the “primary video output” (not sure all BIOS:es have that setting though) in my BIOS to my internal gpu (it is set to the nvidia as of this moment) and move my cable back to my nvidia.
That might “trick” the system to reverse it “back” to the nvidia allowing me full functionality. Just as a tip of what you can try if you dive into this.

[pax-eterna]

I will play around with swapping out the monitor to the mini display port and see what that does…And I will have another look at reverse-prime , now I have at least NVIDIA graphics

Thanks again for your help, AND patience!!

[pax-eterna]

@bedna

I WILL (sometime in the future) try to figure reverse-prime out. One thing I haven’t tried yet and will is change the “primary video output” (not sure all BIOS:es have that setting though) in my BIOS to my internal gpu (it is set to the nvidia as of this moment) and move my cable back to my nvidia.
That might “trick” the system to reverse it “back” to the nvidia allowing me full functionality. Just as a tip of what you can try if you dive into this.

Cool…although I think I may have found a reason why this is not working. I just assumed all the nVidia modern cards had optimus/prime - but from what I have found at the nVidia site the RTX series is not compatible.

Going back to the Intel listing for the ports…I think I need a USB-C to hdmi cable…I THINK the USB-C output is Intel GPU exclusively…so I could simply use the monitor input changer to swap to either.

[bedna]

Prime, yes, you installed that driver (I assume this is the driver (hybrid prime) you are looking for since you want to use both gpu:s). Optimus, no.

Don’t try to install those gpu switch programs.

@pax-eterna

Going back to the Intel listing for the ports…I think I need a USB-C to hdmi cable…I THINK the USB-C output is Intel GPU exclusively…so I could simply use the monitor input changer to swap to either.

Not sure what you mean by “input changer”.
But what you state above is one of the reasons I suggested you look for settings in your BIOS that lets you change such things, but it might not be available.

[pax-eterna]

@bedna

Not sure what you mean by “input changer”.

Sorry, on the monitor is a button that allows you to select what input…its an AOC monitor with 2 HDMI and 1 DP port

@bedna

But what you state above is one of the reasons I suggested you look for settings in your BIOS that lets you change such things, but it might not be available

Nope, not available.

@bedna

Prime, yes, you installed that driver (I assume this is the driver (hybrid prime) you are looking for since you want to use both gpu:s). Optimus, no.

Don’t try to install those gpu switch programs.

ahhh, ok gotcha - optimus and prime are different - and I won’t be installing the switching apps, from what I’ve read they could be more trouble that advantage!