Multi monitor setup xorg - Intel HD Graphics 530?

cluster · 10 February 2023 12:24

I need some help to change/convert a previous Nvidia xorg config for Intel HD Graphics 530
unfortunately I don’t get a working config for a multi monitor setup (3 screens)
can someone help w/ an example of a working multi monitor config?

xrandr --listmonitors
Monitors: 3
 0: +*HDMI-2 1920/531x1080/299+0+768  HDMI-2
 1: +HDMI-1 1920/531x1080/299+1920+768  HDMI-1
 2: +DP-2 1360/410x768/230+276+0  DP-2

previous configuration

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    Option         "Stereo" "0"
    Option         "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
    Option  "metamodes" "DVI-D-0: 1920x1080 +0+768 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}, VGA-0: nvidia-auto-select +40+0 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}, HDMI-0: 1920x1080 +1920+768 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}"
    Option          "AllowIndirectGLXProtocol"      "off"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Details:

inxi -Fxxxz
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.9-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
    Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 info: cairo-dock wm: kwin_x11
    vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 7040 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0HD5W2 v: A00 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI-[Legacy]: Dell v: 1.11.1 date: 10/10/2018
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-6700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled
    arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3399 high: 3400 min/max: 800/3400 cores: 1: 3400 2: 3400
    3: 3399 4: 3400 5: 3400 6: 3400 7: 3400 8: 3400 bogomips: 54417
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-9 ports: active: DP-2,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-1,DP-3,HDMI-A-3
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1912 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.6 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1848 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1013x487mm (39.88x19.17")
    s-diag: 1124mm (44.25")
  Monitor-1: DP-2 pos: top-center model: Samsung SyncMaster serial: <filter>
    res: 1360x768 hz: 60 dpi: 84 size: 410x230mm (16.14x9.06")
    diag: 470mm (18.5") modes: max: 1360x768 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: bottom-r model: Acer K242HL
    serial: <filter> res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 92
    size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") modes: max: 1920x1080
    min: 720x400
  Monitor-3: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-2 pos: primary,bottom-l
    model: Acer K242HL serial: <filter> res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 92
    size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") modes: max: 1920x1080
    min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.4 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL
    GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Focusrite-Novation Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 type: USB
    driver: snd-usb-audio bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 1235:8016 class-ID: fe01
  Device-2: USB MIDI Interface type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio bus-ID: 1-7:5
    chip-ID: fc02:0101 class-ID: 0103
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.1.9-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Interface: sndio v: N/A running: no
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 running: no
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b7 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.39 TiB used: 237.43 GiB (16.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDH3 500G size: 465.76 GiB
    speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 20RL scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Silicon Power model: SPCC Solid State Disk
    size: 953.87 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 916a
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 57.37 GiB used: 17.57 GiB (30.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-2: /boot size: 511 MiB used: 149.2 MiB (29.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
  ID-3: /home size: 152.74 GiB used: 57.11 GiB (37.4%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0 C pch: 43.5 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 260 Uptime: 6h 22m wakeups: 0 Memory: 31.11 GiB
  used: 4.37 GiB (14.1%) Init: systemd v: 252 default: graphical Compilers:
  gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1453 Shell: Bash
  v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.25

bogdancovaciu · 11 February 2023 06:30

What is the nvidia.config doing there when your system doesn’t have an Nvidia GPU? Please share from terminal:
mhwd -li

cluster · 11 February 2023 07:47

Thank you!
I can boot with it, but it seems the “metamodes” option doesn’t work with VGA-0: nvidia-auto-select everything is shifted (only half of the screen visible on VGA-0) which is now listed as DP-2…

 0: +*HDMI-2 1920/531x1080/299+0+768  HDMI-2
 1: +HDMI-1 1920/531x1080/299+1920+768  HDMI-1
 2: +DP-2 1360/410x768/230+276+0  DP-2

removed Option “nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder” “DFP-0”

I guess that part is not compatible with Intel:

Option  "metamodes" "DVI-D-0: 1920x1080 +0+768 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}, VGA-0: nvidia-auto-select +40+0 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}, HDMI-0: 1920x1080 +1920+768 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On}"

mhwd -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!

cluster · 11 February 2023 10:07

is there an xorg example for a multi monitor setup with intel gpu?

bogdancovaciu · 12 February 2023 06:02

In principle you should not need it, but in some special cases you can address some of the issues, via a config file, or early kms as described here Intel graphics - ArchWiki

cluster · 12 February 2023 08:07

Yes it works without xorg config but I need to add some options. There are problems with the login screen when it goes into power save lockdown mode, the mouse and input are mixed up om different screens, xrandr --primary works only as long the power save lockdown screen was not activated.
There is also flickering with DP-2, boot options are already set but i think the problem can only be solved with an xorg config.
Maybe the part at the end (Xinerama)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/multihead

it’s a little confusing as it starts with intel and in the last part it’s going towards nvidia configuration

keevitaja · 12 February 2023 09:32

currently multi monitor setup in manjaro (possible other distros too) for hybrid GPU is broken! hope it will get fixed soon

cluster · 12 February 2023 10:03

it’s not manjaro related only so I have always used an xorg config to get it work, but now w/ intel gpu it’s more difficult than with nvidia

cluster · 13 February 2023 12:57

could you please take a look to see if this is correct?
detection steps:

xrandr --listmonitors
Monitors: 3
 0: +*HDMI-2 1920/531x1080/299+0+768  HDMI-2
 1: +HDMI-1 1920/531x1080/299+1920+768  HDMI-1
 2: +DP-2 1360/410x768/230+276+0  DP-2

xrandr | grep -w connected
HDMI-1 connected 1920x1080+1920+768 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
HDMI-2 connected primary 1920x1080+0+768 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
DP-2 connected 1360x768+276+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 410mm x 230mm

modeline

cvt 1360 768
Modeline "1360x768_60.00"   84.75  1366 1431 1567 1776  768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync
cvt 1920 1080
Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

position & IDs:

xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3840 x 1848, maximum 16384 x 16384
HDMI-1 connected 1920x1080+1920+768 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1440x900      59.90  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1280x800      59.91  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32    56.25  
   640x480       75.00    72.81    66.67    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-2 connected primary 1920x1080+0+768 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1440x900      59.90  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1280x800      59.91  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32    56.25  
   640x480       75.00    72.81    66.67    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
DP-2 connected 1360x768+276+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 410mm x 230mm
   1360x768      60.02*+
   1024x768      75.03    70.07    60.00  
   832x624       74.55  
   800x600       72.19    75.00    60.32    56.25  
   640x480       75.00    72.81    66.67    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
HDMI-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

new xorg configuration files:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf
Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "HDMI-2"
  Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60.00"
  Option      "Position" "0 768"
  Option      "Primary" "true"
  Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "HDMI-1"
  Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080_60.00"
  Option      "Position" "1920 768"
  Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "DP-2"
  Modeline "1360x768_60.00"   84.75  1366 1431 1567 1776  768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1360x768_60.00"
  Option      "Position" "276 0"
  Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "Screen 0"
  Device "Intel"
  Monitor "HDMI-2"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Virtual 3840 1848
  EndSubSection
EndSection

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
Section "Device"
  Identifier "Intel"
  Driver "intel"
  Option "Monitor-HDMI-2" "HDMI-2"
  Option "Monitor-HDMI-1" "HDMI-1"
  Option "Monitor-DP-2" "DP-2"
EndSection

cluster · 14 February 2023 08:03

this configuration seems to work correctly …
with nvidia I can specify an option to focus the login screen (primary) on boot (login & mouse) e.g.
Section “Screen”

Option         "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"

which option can I use for the intel configuration?

10-monitor.conf

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "HDMI2"
  Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
  Option      "Position" "0 768"
  Option      "Primary" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "HDMI1"
  Modeline "1920x1080_60.00"  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
  Option      "Position" "1920 768"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier "DP2"
  Modeline "1360x768_60.00"   84.75  1366 1431 1567 1776  768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync
  Option "PreferredMode" "1360x768"
  Option      "Position" "276 0"
  Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier "Screen 0"
  Device "Intel"
  Monitor "HDMI2"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Virtual 3840 1848
  EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
        Option  "DPMS"  "Disable"
EndSection

20-intel.conf

Section "Device"
  Identifier "Intel"
  Driver "intel"
  Option "Monitor-HDMI2" "HDMI2"
  Option "Monitor-HDMI1" "HDMI1"
  Option "Monitor-DP2" "DP2"
EndSection