Does not recognize connected HDMI monitor

[Jarno Suni]

Strandely 'sudo lshw -c video' told nouveau is in use even if xserver-xorg-video-nouveau was not installed. With or without, HDMI does not work unlike with proprietary driver.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-143.169-generic 4.4.170
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-143-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: root: clean, 318243/1281120 files, 2346720/5120000 blocks
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Feb 13 14:16:02 2019
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-140-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-141-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-142-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-143-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] [10de:040c] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company G84GLM [Quadro FX 570M] [103c:30c5]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-21 (1179 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
LightdmGreeterLogOld:
 ** Message: Starting lightdm-gtk-greeter 2.0.1 (Aug 7 2015, 01:24:18)
 ** Message: [Configuration] Reading file: /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.d/01_ubuntu.conf
 ** Message: [Configuration] Reading file: /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.d/30_xubuntu.conf
 ** Message: [Configuration] Reading file: /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
 upstart: indicator-application main process (970) killed by TERM signal
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-143-generic root=UUID=bdc3be24-dee9-4ead-bca0-c9b1e45a87e5 ro persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68MVD Ver. F.20
dmi.board.name: 30C5
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 71.36
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68MVDVer.F.20:bd12/01/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pn:pvrF.20:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30C5:rvrKBCVersion71.36:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.version: F.20
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Wed Feb 13 14:12:08 2019
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The actual driver is in the kernel, which in your case is ancient

If 5.0 doesn't work, file a bug upstream and hope for the best

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

I tried in Xubuntu 18.04 with HWE, kernel 4.18.0-16-generic,
and I get image on external display via HDMI.

xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-hwe-18.04 1:1.0.15-3~18.04.1

[Jarno Suni (jarnos)]

But hardware acceleration does not work and image flickers in Kodi during playback and in use unlike with nvidia driver.

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