[ale] bizarre ubuntu video on Dell optiplex 740 (dropbox images)

[Boris Borisov]

So appears that would be your solution. Can you run glxgears to see if 3d
opengl is enabled. If it is you are all set.

On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 13:31 <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:

> temporarily adding nomodeset to the boot params results in a sane GUI.
>
> I'll try adding to grub next.  Then sudo update-grub2?
>
>
> On 2021-02-06 12:11, neal at mnopltd.com wrote:
> > I COULD, but hovering over this is the Windows 10 upgrade on the Dell
> > 740 failed precisely because Dell did not provide a driver, and the
> > Nvidia driver didn't totally work.  Kinda almost, but various programs
> > had truly insane graphics.  So, there may not in fact be a valid
> > driver.
> >
> > On 2021-02-06 11:09, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >> Or install xvnc using the ssh access and from there can try installing
> >> the proprietary Nvidia drivers. I'm testing one Nvidia card and
> >> shownin driver 390 proprietary and tested.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 12:05 <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I shall research that right after lunch.   Don't need fancy.   Just
> >>> not
> >>> crazy.
> >>>
> >>> On 2021-02-06 10:49, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >>>> Odd. At least VESA modes should work. Maybe try with some grub
> >>>> parameters to disable nouveau driver or enforce VESA.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 11:44 <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> There is a chip on the MOBO.   "Integrated nVIDIA® Quadro® NVS
> >>>>> 210S" is
> >>>>> what the spec sheet says.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> S706B084   0725A3  TAIWAN  GT6129.1   NF-430-N-A3 is what the
> >>> chip
> >>>>> says.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have now progressed to where I have no login screen of any
> >>> flavor,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> including text mode, and the only way in is via Ssh.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 2021-02-06 09:45, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> >>>>>> What model Nvidia is in there.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 10:17 DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 2/6/21 10:02 AM, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
> >>>>>>>> sudo ubuntu-drivers
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 20.04 has a few notes in the Release Notes about nvidia GPUs.
> >>>>>>> Be certain to read it.
> >>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> $ sudo apt purge nvidia-*
> >>>>>>> $ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> are the commands you want. Since 18.04, AMD and Nvidia GPU
> >>>>> drivers
> >>>>>>> have been available for still supported GPUs.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The ubuntuforums.org [1] [1] [1] have lots of people who
> >>> struggle
> >>>>> with
> >>>>>>> dual-GPU
> >>>>>>> systems, especially when those systems have both nvidia and
> >>> Intel
> >>>>>>> iGPUs. Anyways, check there for more help.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I don't have a system like that and my only 20.04 system runs
> >>>>>>> inside a VM.  Last month, I moved from 16.04 to 18.04 on most
> >>> of
> >>>>> my
> >>>>>>> systems. ;) I don't really "do" GUI stuff - still rocking fvwm
> >>>>> here.
> >>>>>>> ;)
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