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I am curious how am I supposed to switch to using the nvidia card on my ubuntu 20.04 setup?

on 18.04 once installed, I could just plug in and go.. seems with 20.04 it is using both iGPU and PCI-E GPU... I see the device is here, I have nvidia-smi responding with output.. but the ubuntu gnome resolution is only going up to 1920x1080.. telling me it's using the intel iGPU off my core i7 2600K

Edit:

strangely, after reinstalling.. it now eroneously occupies the GPU even though I only get intel resolutions..

how do I revert so the iGPU is used 100% and the GPU is left freed ?

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Erik
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2 Answers2

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This solution was given to me and tested via the NVIDIA linux forums

Essentially start the NVIDIA X Server settings:

https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ubuntu-20-04-fresh-install-looking-for-how-to-use-prime-to-use-igpu-on-desktop-intel-gtx-1060/124195/2

under PRIME profiles select 

NVIDIA OnDemand

next, you need to do the following :

  • add ‘nogpumanager’ kernel parameter

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters if you're unfamiliar with that step

  • delete /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-nvidia-offload.conf
  • create /etc/X11/xorg.conf with contents:
   Section "Device"
       Identifier     "intel"
       Driver         "modesetting"
       BusID          "PCI:0:2:0"
   EndSection
Erik
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Try changing the driver in Software & Updates --> Additional Drivers.

VidathD
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