I have 5 monitors. 4 of them are already connected to my nvidia 1050 .
As it’s known, it’s not possible to connect to a nvidia card more than 4 screens. So I try to connect to motherboard. I thought I need hybrid something, so I tried such things:
mhwd -la
:
> All PCI configs:
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NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
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video-openchrome 2020.01.18 true PCI
video-nvidia-390xx 2021.11.26 false PCI
video-s3 2020.01.18 true PCI
video-sisusb 2020.01.18 true PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-390xx-bumblebee 2021.11.26 false PCI
video-nvidia 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-rendition 2020.01.18 true PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-470xx-prime 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-vesa 2017.03.12 true PCI
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-470xx-prime 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-voodoo 2017.03.12 true PCI
video-nvidia-470xx 2021.11.04 false PCI
video-modesetting 2020.01.13 true PCI
video-linux 2018.05.04 true PCI
video-virtualmachine 2021.07.26 true PCI
network-broadcom-wl 2018.10.07 false PCI
network-rt3562sta 2013.12.07 true PCI
network-slmodem 2013.12.07 true PCI
network-r8168 2016.04.20 true PCI
Warning: No USB configs found!
sudo mhwd -i pci video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime
:
Warning: no matching device for config 'video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime' found!
Error: config 'video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime' conflicts with config(s): video-nvidia
idk what to do and if i do right
some specs:
CPU i3-8100 CoffeeLake-S GT-2 ( UHD Graphics 630 )
Nvidia 1050
kernel: 6.1.12-1
‘inxi -Gazy’ :
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Gigabyte
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-3 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e91 class-ID: 0380
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
v: 525.89.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 525.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-02) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
built: 2016-21 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1c81 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa
dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 5760x2160 s-dpi: 80 s-size: 1829x686mm (72.01x27.01")
s-diag: 1953mm (76.91")
Monitor-1: DVI-D-0 pos: bottom-l res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 94
size: 521x293mm (20.51x11.54") diag: 598mm (23.53") modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-0 pos: primary,bottom-c res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
size: 598x337mm (23.54x13.27") diag: 686mm (27.02") modes: N/A
Monitor-3: HDMI-1 pos: top-center res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102
size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.54") modes: N/A
Monitor-4: HDMI-1-3 size-res: N/A modes: N/A
Monitor-5: HDMI-2 pos: bottom-r res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 82
size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.89.02 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX
1050/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
I can see this monitor in settings, but there’s “No video input” on screen