BTW, you can use the --prime option in nvidia-inst to add the nvidia-prime package.
Also, can you show the output of
inxi -zaGC
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OK, I installed nvidia noveau driver and after rebooting the output to inxi -Ga was that the noveau is an alternative. After installing the non-free driver, rebooting this is the output to inxi -Ga:
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:591b
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] vendor: Dell driver: N/A
alternate: nouveau non-free: 530.xx+ status: current (as of 2023-03)
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:1c8d class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-12:5 chip-ID: 0c45:6713 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell v: 43.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x1476 built: 2016 res: 3840x2160 dpi: 282
gamma: 1.2 size: 346x194mm (13.62x7.64") diag: 397mm (15.6") ratio: 16:9
modes: 3840x2160
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.2 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL
GT2) direct-render: Yes
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-7700HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake
gen: core 7 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 9 microcode: 0xF0
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2300 high: 2800 min/max: 800/3800 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 2800 3: 2800
4: 2800 5: 2800 6: 2800 7: 800 8: 2800 bogomips: 44817
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: conditional,
RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:591b
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] vendor: Dell driver: N/A
alternate: nouveau non-free: 530.xx+ status: current (as of 2023-03)
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:1c8d class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-12:5 chip-ID: 0c45:6713 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell v: 43.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x1476 built: 2016 res: 3840x2160 dpi: 282
gamma: 1.2 size: 346x194mm (13.62x7.64") diag: 397mm (15.6") ratio: 16:9
modes: 3840x2160
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.2 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL
GT2) direct-render: Yes
Okay so now itās showing nouveau open source driver is alternative for the Nvidia card and is rendering on Intel. I wonder now if you can install the nvidia drivers and prime with the installer. Then see if it actually shows the nvidia driver this time. Iām just not sure whether you need the kernel parameter nvidia-drm.modeset=1 added. Are you using grub or systemd boot?
If you try to install nvidia now use this command and it should install prime with it.
nvidia-inst --prime
https://discovery.endeavouros.com/nvidia/new-nvidia-driver-installer-nvidia-inst/2022/03/
I installed envy controlled switched to NVIDIA and now actually managed to switch to NVIDIA. and I went to etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf and it contained this
# Automatically generated by EnvyControl
options nvidia-drm modeset=1
options nvidia NVreg_PreserveVideoMemoryAllocations=1
and I am running GRUB.
Perfect ā¦ nvcontrol is another one and if that works for you then thatās great. So when it is rendering on the Intel does it show the nvidia driver installed or only when you switch to nvidia?
Edit: I misread the output above thinking it showed nouveau installed. Thatās why i wonder if it only shows when you switch.
This is the output of inxi -Ga when I boot with Intel:
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1
empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:591b
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-12:5 chip-ID: 0c45:6713 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell v: 43.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x1476 built: 2016 res: 3840x2160 dpi: 282
gamma: 1.2 size: 346x194mm (13.62x7.64") diag: 397mm (15.6") ratio: 16:9
modes: 3840x2160
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.2 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL
GT2) direct-render: Yes
If you are using optimus-manager with gnome you need to install gdm-prime and you need to edit the file /etc/gdm/custom.confand remove the#before the line#WaylandEnable=false`.
to use the Nvidia GPU you need to run the command optimus-manager --switch nvidia
This will log you out and when you log back in you will be using the Nvidia GPU
I am running envycontrol the issue is even when NVIDIA is selected on reboot it says NVIDIA but inxi -Ga is saying that itās running on Intel bit of a finicky issue
You could try removing the Intel driver module (rmmod i915) when using Nvidia.
If that does not work, try blacklisting i915.
If that works, we can see how to automate the process.
Uh, sorry can you please provide instructions?
Try first command
sudo rmmod i915
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After doing that, whatās the inxi output?
sudo rmmod i915
rmmod: ERROR: Module i915 is in use
Now we have a new problem. I tried to switch from Linux-lts and Linux lts headers to main linux kernel and I dont know how to restore from timeshift in Grub commandline.
Iām not using timeshift so hopefully someone else can help with that.
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Could you try installing 390 drivers? I saw a similar thread in Reddit in which it turned out that the 1050 is actually not an 1050 but an older GPU spoofed as a new GPU, requiring older drivers.
on hybrid optimus systems it will never boot on Nvisdia on its ownā¦ youo may can set Nvidia on by default in Bios or set configuration to only use Nvidiia as you can follow on archwikiā¦
The default if Nvidia driver is installed is indeed that it will boot on intel igpu and you can switch on the Nvidia GPU manually.
xrandr --setprovideroffloadsink nvidia Intel
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PRIME#PRIME_render_offload
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#Use_NVIDIA_graphics_only
Or set up one of the switching helpers:
https://discovery.endeavouros.com/?s=optimus
It would not switch to the NVIDIA gpu at all even if I switched to NVIDIA and reboot it would still be running on Intel.
I am not sure if you are talking about a desktop or a laptop. I am using a Dell XPS 15 9560.