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The nvidia-settings utility is a tool for configuring the NVIDIA Linux graphics driver. Values such as brightness and gamma, XVideo attributes, temperature, and OpenGL settings can be queried and configured via NVIDIA Settings.

The nvidia-settings utility is a tool for configuring the NVIDIA Linux graphics driver. Values such as brightness and gamma, XVideo attributes, temperature, and OpenGL settings can be queried and configured via NVIDIA Settings.

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Nvidia X Server Settings only shows 1 screen (laptop + external monitor connected)

I have recently installed a new copy of Ubuntu 14.04 on my Dell M3800 which has Nvidia Quadro K1100M graphics card. Later I also connected my external monitor via HDMI (HDMI to DVI connector). Then I started seeing sluggish screen performance on my…
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ERROR: NVIDIA driver is not loaded

(I'm aware there are several questions with a similar title but they either don't have answers, are very old or don't apply to my situation.) I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2, my GPU is a GeForce 840M and the driver version is nvidia-driver-430…
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PRIME Displays cannot be controlled by nvidia-settings

I have a dell XPS 15 laptop (GTX 960M) with Ubuntu 16.04 installed which is connected to two dell monitors. After installing the nvidia drivers via Sofware & Updates (I am using NVIDIA binary drivers version 378.09 from nvidia-378) I proceed to…
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Cannot switch from Intel to Nvidia in Ubuntu 16.04 (Nvidia Prime)

I cannot switch from my Intel GPU to my Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu 16.04. I get no error messages or other problems, it just doesn't switch. Other similar questions here have not solved my problem. Here are the details: HP Envy dv7 7390eb laptop with…
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Can't save nvidia settings for screens after reboot

I have two screens and sometimes I just want the 27" to display. So far I have tried to run the nvidia-settings as sudo -s nvidia-settings But every time I reboot I have to redo my preferences.. My laptop is asus g75vw nvidia driver version is:…
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/usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe: unrecognized option: "-s"

nvidia-smi /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe: unrecognized option: "-s" ERROR: Invalid commandline, please run `/usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe --help` for usage information. /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe: unrecognized option: "-s" ERROR: Invalid commandline, please…
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Cannot run nvidia-settings

I'm up to setting up some mining rigs running Ubuntu. I use Nvidia GTX 970 and GTX 780 GPUs. I installed the 16.04 LTS server distro and it's working fine. I can tweak some GPU params using nvidia-smi. However, over- and underclocking can only be…
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144Hz monitor stuck at 60Hz

i have the last nvidia-352 driver and after a reboot my monitor return to auto 60Hz instead of 144Hz. I tried sudo nvidia-settings and saving the configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf but it doesn't work. I have tried the same thing in Kubuntu and my…
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Nvidia Settings not saving in ubuntu 20.04 after reboot

So I have two monitors secondary one of which I rotate to the left and use nvidia settings but does not save those settings after reboot I have tried saving the x config file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf both by merging and not merging as well as using…
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'PRIME Profiles' tab missing in NVIDIA X Server Settings (Ubuntu 16.04)

I have nvidia-settings and nvidia-prime installed, but the 'PRIME Profiles' tab is missing. How can I fix it to be able to switch between my GPUs? Update: ~$ lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D' 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen…
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Intel-Only GPU Setting Grayed Out in NVIDIA Settings

sudo lshw -C display *-display description: 3D controller product: GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 logical name:…
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nvidia-smi not listing any processes and has no memory usage

Since I've installed Ubuntu on my laptop (Asus Zephyrus-G-GU502DU-GA502DU) I'm having trouble with nvidia-drivers. I haven't been able to see whether the GPU is actually being used or not since nvidia-smi has never listed processes. This is the…
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Scale application differently on different monitors - Ubuntu 16.04

I have found a lot of very solid articles/answers about this topic: https://askubuntu.com/a/555812/574648 https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/213984 https://askubuntu.com/a/662567/574648 And of…
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Installed 14.04 and Nvidia Graphics card won't load

So I've installed 14.04 and after hours of working on it I finally got grub to work. I noticed during the live cds that my main monitor (powered by my nvidia card) wasn't working, and I figured that a proprietary driver install would fix it. It…
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Geforce GTX 1650 - nvidia-settings 'ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system'

I am trying to plug an external monitor to my laptop with a HDMI cable in order to have a dual screen. When I do so, nothing happens, the external screen is not recognized at all. I think that's because the driver of my laptop's video card is not…
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