Questions tagged [graphics]
graphics is used for questions that are related to graphics mode (tty) as well as graphic cards and their drivers. Please note that there are a few specific tags like [intel-graphics], [amd-graphics] available that should be used instead when applicable. X11 related issues have their own tag: [x11], as do GUI related questions: [gui].
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How to restart a failed amdgpu kernel module
My video card crashes from time to time. It's quite annoying but I live with it -- usually I just restart the graphics with sudo systemctl restart lightdm.service, or if needed reboot the whole system....
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Live USB KDE Manjaro stuck at 'reached target graphical interface' 3060 ti
Then i can alt-f2 and log in without graphical interface and mhwd -l gives bunch of "...MHWDCONFIG is invalid"
Is 3060 ti too new right now?
What to do?
tried nouveau.nomode=0 but same ...
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Why is video tearing such a problem in Linux?
I've used many variants of Linux(mostly Debian derivatives) for over a decade now. One problem that I haven't seen solved satisfactorily is the issue of horizontal tearing, or Vsync not being ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 3 Unable to Adjust Backlight after Upgrading to Linux 5.10
Today I saw a message suggesting to update to 5.10 kernel, and I happily did it, but now I cannot adjust my laptop's screen backlight.
On Linux 5.9, I adjust the backlight by writing to the file /sys/...
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What is the most lightweight way to render graphics Gentoo?
Basically, I am exploring Gentoo, and I would like to be able to perform some kind of graphics rendering (open a jpg, or draw basic shapes, or even set the colors of individual pixels if I have to).
I ...
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Cannot connect external monitor via USB-C (no Display Port listed in xrandr), Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to connect an external monitor using the USB-C port and an adapter on my Asus laptop, using Ubuntu.
I know the setup (cable, adapter, monitor) are all working because I can connect it on a ...
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How to use a 4K monitor with 60Hz and HDMI 2 on Debian/KDE with onboard graphics / only free graphics drivers?
I have a 4K monitor capable of 60 Hz with HDMI 2.
I have it connected to my machine with the 60Hz-capable cable that came with the monitor.
However, in the Display options of KDE the highest Refresh ...
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Debian 10 Buster not work Intel UHD 620 graphic
Tried to install Debian 10 on Asus Zenbook UX434 but after installation there was a black screen. In console mode I updated the kernel with backports to 5.4 and then were able to log in. But graphics ...
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Custom boot logo without custom kernel?
If you build a custom Linux kernel, you can include a custom logo image that is displayed almost immediately on boot, followed by the regular boot messages (or Plymouth boot graphic).
Is there some ...
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May the screen/keyboard be dedicated to a unique (background/non-root) process?
Consider an industrial computer (say "embedded system"),
equipped with a linux server OS (no desktop)
running just a SINGLE application process (a single non-root user)
attached to an high ...
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Mouse and keyboard suddenly stop responding while playing a video on Ubuntu 16.04
This is not happening just after opening a video. I experience this issue in situations like,
trying to maximizing/minimizing the video
trying to run some script on command line
I checked the system ...
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Screen ramdomly crashes when hardware acceleration is activated
So, I installed Linux Mint 20 Ulyana today, and sometimes it decides to freeze and show garbled stuff. It only happens when I use hardware acceleration. It's seemingly random when it decides to do ...
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Lost KDE-Desktop, copy files to USB pen drive
I lost KDE desktop trying to upgrade, I've been using Parrot OS (KDE Version) for over a year now, in dual boot with Windows 10. I started using Parrot OS to learn ethical haking, but with time I lost ...
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Linux (Ubuntu/Linuxmint) crashes with scattered screen
I have a repeating problem with linux on my company laptop. From time to time (totally unexpected) my linux crashes with a scattered screen and audio loop. I couldn't find any other log as in /var/...
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Blacklisting nouveau driver and bochs_drm don't work at all in the xen / ubuntu 20.10 guest os
I'm trying to passthrough my nvidia GTX 1060 from ubuntu 20.10 host to xen with ubuntu 20.10 guest os. Below you can see how is configured everything (default vga display adapter / nvidia 1060 driver ...
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Pipes and graphics
When developing a program (in C or Python, say), I often write debug messages to see whether my program behaves as intended. On Linux, such text messages can be handled in varied and flexible ways ...
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KDE changes mouse cursor when it is on window frame
As you can see on this gif, my mouse cursor changes, when I move it to window frame. It is little annoying. I am using KDE Plazma.
My specs:
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Is it possible to have multiple video drivers on the same OS?
My desktop has an nvidia graphics card, and I want to clone my installation to boot onto another machine, with integrated AMD graphics. If I install multiple drivers, one for my GPU and another for ...
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Stuck at 640x480 - Run Nouveau and nVidia graphic drivers side-by-side?
I have recently installed a nVidia Tesla K80 graphics accelerator into an existing dual-socket workstation running Ubuntu 20.04 with a low-energy consumption nVidia Quadro NVS315. After updating the ...
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Error in installing NVIDIA driver on manjaro linux
I have hybrid (NVIDIA + Intel) graphics card laptop. I can't seem to install the nvidia proprietary driver. Here is the output of sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300 command.
[iht@iht-pc ~]$ sudo mhwd -a ...
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Backlight adjustment controls not working
So, like many other users, I can't set the brightness of my laptop using Fn keys or the brightness controls on settings.
I have tried all the solutions that I could fine but nothing happens.
Updating ...
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How can I switch between graphic drivers?
I'm using Arch linux and I have got two video cards in a laptop without an external monitor. Video cards are intel and nvidia 720M. Intel is used by default and nvidia drivers are installed (I think). ...
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Why the screen turns black?
I'm using a Vega8/RX/RG laptop. When I try to change the screen resolution it only shows a black screen, then returns to the previous resolution.
The driver is amdgpu, the distro is openSUSE ...
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Pop OS 20.04: How do I switch graphics drivers (Nouveau to propietary) without messing up the display?
Moved this question over from AskUbuntu.
I've looked everywhere online for a solution. I've tried multiple times to install the appropriate Nvidia drivers for my graphics card (which is a GTX 680). I'...
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How to set up dual monitors for dual GTX?
How to set up dual monitors for dual GTX on Ubuntu
I'm setting up PC with a pair of GeForce GTX 1070 (Both ASUS TURBO 1070) cards and a Philips 246E FHD monitors connected to each via DP(GPU-0) and ...
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Ubuntu 6 display with GTX 1070 * 2
Does any one know how to set up multi monitor with multi GTX?
I try to set up 6 displays with dual GTX 1070 under OS:Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04.
this is my PC config:
DELL workstation Precision T7500
CPU :...
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Problems in Video playback or quick scrolling problems - ThinkPad - Linux mint 20
I installed Linux Mint 20 on my laptop (thinkpad x1 yoga 4th gen | intel core i7 10th gen), I updated everything that needs to be updated through update manager, but when I open videos on YouTube or ...
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What is minimal requirements for running simplest graphical application on Linux box
Having little Linux box running Armbian on Orange Pi, I want to develop on C++ small graphical application which will just read frame from remote IP camera and show it on screen connected to HDMI port....
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Debian does not start with a graphical interface
I'm using Debian Buster and it starts in text mode so that for me to run the graphical interface I always have to run # startx on the command line. How do I start it directly in graphical mode?
I saw ...
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virtual monitor when using Nvidia graphics for VNC based second monitor
I am trying to use my iPad (or any tablet) as a second portable monitor with my laptop using a VNC client on my iPad and VNC server showing the second dummy/virtual monitor from laptop.
There are ...
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Conky widgets won't render some of their graphics
OS: Arch
Desktop: gnome
Conky version: 1.10.8-2 + conky-manager-2.4-2
Widgets used: conky seamod (conky_manager default), conky rings
The problem:
when using one of those widgets a very spesific ...
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How to Configure Double Monitor Setup on Debian 10?
I have a laptop with Debian 10 (Stable) installed. My current setup goes like this:
I have my laptop's embedded screen as one monitor, one external monitor connected via HDMI, and now I have connected ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 "Desktop effects were restarted due to a graphics reset"
Every time I suspend my Kubuntu 20.04 (Plasma 5.18.5) install, upin waking it back up, all of the desktop icons appear with garbled black & white bars instead of text labels, and some of the ...
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SiS 771/671 graphical card: Is there some Unix-like OS distro that works correctly with it?
I have a SIS 771/671 graphical card on my laptop, and till now I've just got the conviction that it just does not works very well on Debian 7.0, Linux Mint 16, 17 and some old Ubuntu versions. From ...
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Need help in understanding terminology (display server)
What is expected from the program to be called a display server? In other words what, for example, X11 and Wayland have in common?
Is display server has the same meaning as windowing system? Atleast ...
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Install NVIDIA driver for Manjaro 18
hardware setting: 1050 Ti
$ inxi -G
Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] driver: nouveau v: kernel
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X writing top of screen to random parts of framebuffer - Xorg problem?
I have an ASUS laptop with an SIS graphics card. The default Xorg generated when I installed Debian (well, technically Raspbian Desktop) was at 640x480, yet it can easily do better as it's a 1280x800 ...
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Log file says 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix - where do I run this?
I've been trying for about a week now to install the Nvidia 304.137 driver for Linux Mint 19, as I'm using an old tower that is utilizing a GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 graphics chip. Here's where I'm at:...
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stutter every 500 ms using nvidia-driver
I wanted to use ubuntu with the nvidia driver on my new computer but as soon as I start to use the proprietary nvidia driver everything on the screen freeze very briefly every 500 ms. I noticed when I ...
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Why I cannot change the graphics card on Linux Mint 19?
NVIDIA is selected in nvidia-settings, however system info shows that the graphics card being used is Intel Graphics.
So, am I interpreting something wrong?
If not, why this does not work?
Thanks.
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Black Screen After Logging Into Any Window Manager
I am trying to install a tiling window manager on my Acer nitro 7 AN715-51 laptop
CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H CPU
GPU: GeForce GTX 1650
OS: Pop!_OS 19.10
OS type: 64-bit
I tried to install awesomeWM ...
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How to watch films/images without X?
I'm wondering if there is a way to watch films or images without running X server. I'm not using login manager - I log in to tty and start X server manually.
Hypothetical situation: I log in, but ...
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Strange render anomaly during window resize
When I resize the window in any environment, sometimes I see a strange anomaly, which lasts until more resize or mouse drop.
It's same in each environment and with all windows.
Here it is:
It's ...
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How to prefer software installed in /usr/local
I have installed mesa using apt in my system. This mesa is installed in /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf directory. Now I compiled and installed the newest version of mesa manually from source, and it's ...
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Certain programs freezing until resizing the window
I've got a bit of a problem with running certain programs.
When I run a Chromium (without any flags set) it opens, but will freeze on the new tab screen. If I click or type or interact in anyway, ...
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Hangouts causes system to freeze & crash on Mint 18.3, dell Inspiron 15, Intel i7 7thGen
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7560 i7 and have dual booted Linux Mint 18.3. Running a BIOS version 1.3 from Intel's website. Video card is NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (4GB).
I am seeing that while using Google ...
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Fedora hangs at black screen before booting with systemd
I have recently installed Fedora on my PC from a live USB.
It was necessary to use Basic Graphics Mode for the installation, as systemd would hang at the message starting: terminate plymouth boot ...
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How to emulate the NeWS window system
Is there a reasonably easy way to run NeWS (Network-extensible Window System, a PostScript-based window system made by researchers at Sun in the 1980s) on current computers?
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What is causing the word 'NORMAL' stamped in the top corner of most applications
There is a word rendered in the top corner of most application I want to get rid of, but I'm not sure what is causing it.
I'm running PopOS 19.04 (based on Ubuntu) with an NVidia GPU and driver (v440 ...
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Debian not using the whole monitor in All-In-One PC
I installed Debian to dual boot with Windows 7 on this old Sony VAIO VGC-JS110J that I've had for years. I'm pretty new to Linux so please bare with me. I decided to use the Stable amd64 version with ...
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