I’m encountering a issue frequently when I boot my Linux system with the monitor powered off. The NVidia linux driver is unable to detect a display and as a result the system boots up with a black screen.
Nvidia driver version: 450.66,
Linux kernel version: 5.8.11-200.fc32.x86_64, x86_64
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GPU-0 at PCI:9:0:0
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-3
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-4
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-5
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-6
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-7
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce RTX 2080 (TU104-A) at PCI:9:0:0 (GPU-0)
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 8388608 kBytes
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 90.04.0b.80.3c
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: Internal DisplayPort
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-1: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-1: Internal TMDS
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-1: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-2: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-2: Internal TMDS
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-2: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: Internal DisplayPort
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-4: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-4: Internal TMDS
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-4: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-5: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-5: Internal DisplayPort
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-5: 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-6: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-6: Internal TMDS
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-6: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-7: disconnected
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-7: Internal DisplayPort
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-7: 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (–) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0.
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Set AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration if you want the server
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) NVIDIA(0): to start anyway
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) UnloadModule: “nvidia”
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) UnloadSubModule: “glxserver_nvidia”
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) Unloading glxserver_nvidia
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) UnloadSubModule: “wfb”
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (II) UnloadSubModule: “fb”
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE)
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: Fatal server error:
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) no screens found(EE)
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE)
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: Please consult the Fedora Project support
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: at http://wiki.x.org
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: for help.
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional informat>
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE)
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2093]: (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
Sep 27 11:40:47 fractal /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[2090]: Unable to run X server