Xorg unable to select Nvidia GeForce 920M

[Felipe Malara]

Xorg unable to select nvidia, always insisting in intel graphic card

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-43.49~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-43-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Feb 19 11:47:46 2021
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] HD Graphics 5500 [1025:098a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-23 (26 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
MachineType: Acer Aspire E5-573G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic root=UUID=346bd7dd-f778-47f4-9ed2-f47224905134 ro quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/16/2016
dmi.bios.release: 0.0
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.37
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: ZORO_BH
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - A01 Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 1.8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.37:bd02/16/2016:br0.0:efr1.8:svnAcer:pnAspireE5-573G:pvrV3.72:rvnAcer:rnZORO_BH:rvrType2-A01BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: BDW
dmi.product.name: Aspire E5-573G
dmi.product.sku: Aspire E5-573G_098A_1_37
dmi.product.version: V3.72
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.04.20200211-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.102-1ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

1. Verify SecureBoot is disabled in BIOS/EFI

2. You have a hybrid Intel/Nvidia system (a.k.a Optimus). Make sure you get it set up correctly: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2454399&p=14004415#post14004415

[Felipe Malara (fmmalara)]

I really appreciate Daniel, thanks 👍!

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report.

If appears the Nvidia driver is having trouble detecting your Nvidia GPU. It also appears you have installed a version of the Nvidia driver that is:

 (a) Not supported by Ubuntu; and
 (b) The only version supporting your GPU according to the Nvidia website.

I am not sure what to do in this case. I suggest starting by uninstalling the driver you have manually installed and then use the 'Additional Drivers' app to search for a supported driver.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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