Second Monitor doesn't work as it should do with Nvidia & Ubuntu 20.04?

Asked by Noctis Bennington

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 with propietary drivers of Nvidia (I have 440.64 rn) and I connected a second monitor to use it, but I saw that I cannot use it, I just see a blank screen. I tried with a TV of my room and same. The funny part is when I start the laptop to work, I can see the logo of my BIOS and the ASUS logo in the second monitor, even the grub, but after that I can't see nothing.
When I reduce the resolution of the second monitor (800x600) then works, but even with that sometimes blinks to black again.
On W10 for example it works perfectly, so I deduce it's not 'cause my HDMI.

I tried with noveau drivers and I have the same results btw.

Laptop Asus with:
Graphic card ---- Nvidia GTX960M
Processor -------- Intel i5 6300

I tried with Nvidia Prime to Nvidia, Intel and On-demand. None of them works. All of them with Xorg.

I have this with xrandr:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2720 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1920x1080 60.00*+ 59.97 59.96 59.93
   1680x1050 59.95 59.88
   1600x1024 60.17
   1400x1050 59.98
   1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
   1280x1024 60.02
   1440x900 59.89
   1400x900 59.96 59.88
   1280x960 60.00
   1440x810 60.00 59.97
   1368x768 59.88 59.85
   1360x768 59.80 59.96
   1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
   1152x864 60.00
   1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
   1024x768 60.04 60.00
   960x720 60.00
   928x696 60.05
   896x672 60.01
   1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
   960x600 59.93 60.00
   960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
   800x600 60.00 60.32 56.25
   840x525 60.01 59.88
   864x486 59.92 59.57
   800x512 60.17
   700x525 59.98
   800x450 59.95 59.82
   640x512 60.02
   720x450 59.89
   700x450 59.96 59.88
   640x480 60.00 59.94
   720x405 59.51 58.99
   684x384 59.88 59.85
   680x384 59.80 59.96
   640x400 59.88 59.98
   576x432 60.06
   640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
   512x384 60.00
   512x288 60.00 59.92
   480x270 59.63 59.82
   400x300 60.32 56.34
   432x243 59.92 59.57
   320x240 60.05
   360x202 59.51 59.13
   320x180 59.84 59.32
DP-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-2 connected 800x600+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1600mm x 900mm
   1920x1080 60.00 + 50.00 59.94 30.00 25.00 24.00 29.97 23.98
   1920x1080i 60.00 50.00 59.94
   1280x1024 60.02
   1360x768 60.02
   1152x864 59.97
   1280x720 59.81 60.00 50.00 59.94
   1024x768 60.00
   800x600 60.32*
   720x576 50.00
   720x576i 50.00
   720x480 60.00 59.94
   640x480 60.00 59.94
   720x400 70.08
DP-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

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Oscar (oz0no) said :
#1

Same behaviour for me. The second monitor works as expected on Ubuntu 18.04.1 (upgraded up to 18.04.4) but does not works with a fresh install of 18.04.4

Asus Laptop
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
nvidia GeForce GTX 960M

With a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 the second monitor keeps black and indicates "no source detected" however this is the output of xrandr command:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 2160, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1920x1080 60.05*+ 60.01 59.97 59.96 59.93
   1680x1050 59.95 59.88
   1600x1024 60.17
   1400x1050 59.98
   1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
   1280x1024 60.02
   1440x900 59.89
   1400x900 59.96 59.88
   1280x960 60.00
   1440x810 60.00 59.97
   1368x768 59.88 59.85
   1360x768 59.80 59.96
   1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
   1152x864 60.00
   1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
   1024x768 60.04 60.00
   960x720 60.00
   928x696 60.05
   896x672 60.01
   1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
   960x600 59.93 60.00
   960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
   800x600 60.00 60.32 56.25
   840x525 60.01 59.88
   864x486 59.92 59.57
   800x512 60.17
   700x525 59.98
   800x450 59.95 59.82
   640x512 60.02
   720x450 59.89
   700x450 59.96 59.88
   640x480 60.00 59.94
   720x405 59.51 58.99
   684x384 59.88 59.85
   680x384 59.80 59.96
   640x400 59.88 59.98
   576x432 60.06
   640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
   512x384 60.00
   512x288 60.00 59.92
   480x270 59.63 59.82
   400x300 60.32 56.34
   432x243 59.92 59.57
   320x240 60.05
   360x202 59.51 59.13
   320x180 59.84 59.32
DP-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-2 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
   1920x1080 60.00*+
   1600x1200 60.00
   1680x1050 59.88
   1280x1024 60.02
   1440x900 59.90
   1280x960 60.00
   1280x720 60.00
   1024x768 60.00
   800x600 60.32
   640x480 59.94
   720x400 70.08
DP-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Could anybody help with this issue?

Thanks in advance.

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Noctis Bennington (noctis13) said :
#2

Hi Oscar,

You have literally the same laptop as me. It seems it's a bug from MESA or kernel itself.

Take a look here on the comments and details to more info:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/+bug/1871721

Please click on "this bug affects me too" to make Canonical see it.

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Oscar (oz0no) said :
#3

Hi Noctis,

Thank you for the prompt response. I will follow up the bug #1871721 and I will inform Canonical.

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