[CentOS] Graphic setup issues...help wanted

Anthony K
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:40:48 -0000

On 11/1/21 8:33 am, Kay Schenk wrote:
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> . . .
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> From messages I've seen on this problem, the lack of
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> /dev/dri/card0
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> is the crux of the issue but I have NO idea of how it gets created.
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> So, right now I'm stuck? at a default resolution of 1024 x 768
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> Thanks for any help.
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Sure sounds like an Optimus [0] issue.? This plagued me for a long time
on Ubuntu (back in the 12-16 releases) but seems to be all sorted now.
Try disabling the NVIDIA card in the BIOS and see if you are at least
able to use higher resolutions via the built-in GPU.

[0]: https://forums.centos.org/viewtopic.php?t=72534