# Need to enable VR HMD as a monitor, but xrandr does not detect it with proprietary drivers yet nvidia-xconfig does **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-to-enable-vr-hmd-as-a-monitor-but-xrandr-does-not-detect-it-with-proprietary-drivers-yet-nvidia-xconfig-does/165520 "2021-01-08T19:10:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrannigansLaw](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@BrannigansLaw](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/BrannigansLaw)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-to-enable-vr-hmd-as-a-monitor-but-xrandr-does-not-detect-it-with-proprietary-drivers-yet-nvidia-xconfig-does/165520/1 "2021-01-08T19:10:12Z")
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me. I need to enable a connected HMD (Vive or Index) as a monitor. When the device is connected with open source nouveau drivers, `xrandr` shows it as disconnected and `non-desktop 1` which is the expected behavior. However if I use proprietary drivers, `xrandr` does not show anything except my primary monitor. But, `nvidia-xconfig` still sees the HMD. Thanks for your help in advacne. ## Some more details: - GTX 1060 - Ubuntu 20.04 - Tried default nouveau, default proprietary, as well as graphics-ppa 440, 455, and the new 460 proprietary. ### proprietary: - `xrandr` does not detect the HMD (output at the end) - SteamVR works fine - Monado works fine - `nvidia-xconfig` detects the HMD (output at the end) ### nouveau - `xrandr` detects the display as `non-desktop` which I can then enable with `--set non-desktop 0`, which is what I’d like to be able to do with Nvidia’s drivers. ### Nvidia Proprietary Driver: ```auto $ nvidia-xconfig --query-gpu-info Number of GPUs: 1 GPU #0: Name : GeForce GTX 1060 6GB UUID : GPU-24bd7b56-f200-00aa-5e64-939807a69dcc PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0 Number of Display Devices: 2 Display Device 0 (TV-1): EDID Name : HTC Corporation HTC-VIVE Minimum HorizSync : 1.000 kHz Maximum HorizSync : 255.000 kHz Minimum VertRefresh : 20 Hz Maximum VertRefresh : 120 Hz Maximum PixelClock : 297.000 MHz Maximum Width : 2160 pixels Maximum Height : 1200 pixels Preferred Width : 2160 pixels Preferred Height : 1200 pixels Preferred VertRefresh : 90 Hz Display Device 1 (TV-2): EDID Name : LG Electronics LG Ultra HD Minimum HorizSync : 30.000 kHz Maximum HorizSync : 135.000 kHz Minimum VertRefresh : 56 Hz Maximum VertRefresh : 61 Hz Maximum PixelClock : 560.000 MHz Maximum Width : 3840 pixels Maximum Height : 2160 pixels Preferred Width : 3840 pixels Preferred Height : 2160 pixels Preferred VertRefresh : 60 Hz Physical Width : 600 mm Physical Height : 340 mm ``` ```auto $ xrandr --verbose Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3840 x 2160, maximum 32767 x 32767 DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Identifier: 0x1bd Timestamp: 28320 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 BorderDimensions: 4 supported: 4 Border: 0 0 0 0 range: (0, 65535) SignalFormat: TMDS supported: TMDS ConnectorType: DVI-D ConnectorNumber: 0 _ConnectorLocation: 0 non-desktop: 0 supported: 0, 1 HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Identifier: 0x1be Timestamp: 28320 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 BorderDimensions: 4 supported: 4 Border: 0 0 0 0 range: (0, 65535) SignalFormat: TMDS supported: TMDS ConnectorType: HDMI ConnectorNumber: 3 _ConnectorLocation: 3 non-desktop: 0 supported: 0, 1 DP-0 connected primary 3840x2160+0+0 (0x1c0) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 600mm x 340mm Identifier: 0x1bf Timestamp: 28320 Subpixel: unknown Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0 Brightness: 1.0 Clones: CRTC: 0 CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: _MUTTER_PRESENTATION_OUTPUT: 0 CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 EDID: 00ffffffffffff001e6d095b46a30700 041b0104b53c22789e3035a7554ea326 0f50542108007140818081c0a9c0d1c0 8100010101014dd000a0f0703e803020 650c58542100001a286800a0f0703e80 0890650c58542100001a000000fd0038 3d1e8738000a202020202020000000fc 004c4720556c7472612048440a2001ac 02031171449004030123090707830100 00023a801871382d40582c4500585421 00001e565e00a0a0a029503020350058 542100001a0000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000c8 BorderDimensions: 4 supported: 4 Border: 0 0 0 0 range: (0, 65535) SignalFormat: DisplayPort supported: DisplayPort ConnectorType: DisplayPort ConnectorNumber: 4 _ConnectorLocation: 4 non-desktop: 0 supported: 0, 1 3840x2160 (0x1c0) 533.250MHz +HSync -VSync *current +preferred h: width 3840 start 3888 end 3920 total 4000 skew 0 clock 133.31KHz v: height 2160 start 2214 end 2219 total 2222 clock 60.00Hz 3840x2160 (0x1c1) 266.640MHz +HSync -VSync h: width 3840 start 3848 end 3992 total 4000 skew 0 clock 66.66KHz v: height 2160 start 2214 end 2219 total 2222 clock 30.00Hz 2560x1440 (0x1c2) 241.500MHz +HSync -VSync h: width 2560 start 2608 end 2640 total 2720 skew 0 clock 88.79KHz v: height 1440 start 1443 end 1448 total 1481 clock 59.95Hz 1920x1080 (0x1c3) 148.500MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 67.50KHz v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 60.00Hz 1920x1080 (0x1c4) 148.350MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 67.43KHz v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 59.94Hz 1600x900 (0x1c5) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1600 start 1624 end 1704 total 1800 skew 0 clock 60.00KHz v: height 900 start 901 end 904 total 1000 clock 60.00Hz 1280x1024 (0x1c6) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 63.98KHz v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.02Hz 1280x800 (0x1c7) 83.500MHz -HSync +VSync h: width 1280 start 1352 end 1480 total 1680 skew 0 clock 49.70KHz v: height 800 start 803 end 809 total 831 clock 59.81Hz 1280x720 (0x1c8) 74.250MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1280 start 1390 end 1430 total 1650 skew 0 clock 45.00KHz v: height 720 start 725 end 730 total 750 clock 60.00Hz 1280x720 (0x1c9) 74.180MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 1280 start 1390 end 1430 total 1650 skew 0 clock 44.96KHz v: height 720 start 725 end 730 total 750 clock 59.94Hz 1152x864 (0x1ca) 81.750MHz -HSync +VSync h: width 1152 start 1216 end 1336 total 1520 skew 0 clock 53.78KHz v: height 864 start 867 end 871 total 897 clock 59.96Hz 1024x768 (0x1cb) 65.000MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.36KHz v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.00Hz 800x600 (0x1cc) 40.000MHz +HSync +VSync h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.88KHz v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.32Hz 720x480 (0x1cd) 27.000MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 720 start 736 end 798 total 858 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 59.94Hz 640x480 (0x1ce) 25.175MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.94Hz 640x480 (0x1cf) 25.170MHz -HSync -VSync h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.46KHz v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.93Hz DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Identifier: 0x1d0 Timestamp: 28320 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 BorderDimensions: 4 supported: 4 Border: 0 0 0 0 range: (0, 65535) SignalFormat: TMDS supported: TMDS ConnectorType: DisplayPort ConnectorNumber: 4 _ConnectorLocation: 4 non-desktop: 0 supported: 0, 1 DVI-D-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) Identifier: 0x1d1 Timestamp: 28320 Subpixel: unknown Clones: CRTCs: 0 1 2 3 Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 filter: CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 BorderDimensions: 4 supported: 4 Border: 0 0 0 0 range: (0, 65535) SignalFormat: TMDS supported: TMDS ConnectorType: DVI-D ConnectorNumber: 2 _ConnectorLocation: 2 non-desktop: 0 supported: 0, 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![BrannigansLaw](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@BrannigansLaw](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/BrannigansLaw)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-to-enable-vr-hmd-as-a-monitor-but-xrandr-does-not-detect-it-with-proprietary-drivers-yet-nvidia-xconfig-does/165520/2 "2021-01-08T22:16:29Z")
If anyone comes across this later you can solve this in `xorg.conf` (you may need to generate the file) by setting: ```auto Option "AllowHMD" "yes" ``` [https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86\_64/384.98/README/xconfigoptions.html](https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/384.98/README/xconfigoptions.html)