Hi, I’m here out of frustration from trying to use my laptop with an Nvidia dedicated graphics card and a external monitor connected to it. At first I thought this was a KDE only issue, which is the main DE I use, but looks like to be a widespread issue across many other DEs: Here are some exampl…

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (448.3 KB) This with 555 driver, will try also the beta one asap

The 560 driver made no difference whatsoever, as none of the previous ones did. I’ve attached an video highlighting the issue, as I’ve done in the KDE bug report. Again, just to reiterate that this is not exclusive to KDE and using Cosmic DE for instance yields the exact same behavior. Some d…

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (730.9 KB) Here is a bug report for the latest beta driver. Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0 Qt Version: 6.7.2 Kernel Version: 6.10.6-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 24 × 12th Gen Intel® Core…

Thanks @hangoverNero @roket.scyntist for sharing test results with latest driver. I have filed a bug 4824813 internally for tracking purpose.

This is a well-known issue on Wayland, and it’s extremely frustrating! The current workaround is to use the proprietary kernel driver and add nvidia.nvreg_enablegpufirmware=0 to the kernel options. Another approach is to lock the memory clock to its maximum value, which can improve frame rates, bu…

Hello, I just wanted to chime in and say I’m experiencing the same issue on my Asus Vivobook N6505MU. In case it helps narrow down the issue and solve it, I attach the nvidia bug report log below: nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (1.3 MB) System info Operating System: Garuda Linux (Arch derivative) KDE…

I posted a topic before about the issue. It’s not fixed on the new drivers also. so, here’s my report again. I hope it helps. nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (642.1 KB)

Same issue here. Here’s my report nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (783.5 KB)

Same issue here. ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706IU Laptop CPU: Ryzen 7 4800H GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti Monitor setup: internal laptop screen 1080p 120Hz external screen 1080p 240Hz connected to NVIDIA USB-C DP output Desktop environment: KDE Plasma 6 Wayland. KWin run by iGPU (Radeon Vega) On the abo…

Nvidia, please get it together with external monitors on Wayland

Graphics / Linux Linux

amrits August 29, 2024, 8:09am 15

We are actively investigating the issue, shall keep you posted on the progress.

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Nvidia, please get it together with external monitors on Wayland

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