Problems with Nomodeset and external monitor

[RedChili]

I tried doing what you suggested. It didn't help.

So once more, I tried:
1. Purging nvidia
2. autoremove
3. add repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
4. install nvidia-driver-396 only

Now, it basically looks the same as earlier, but the result of dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia is slightly different:

ii libnvidia-cfg1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii libnvidia-common-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 all Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
rc libnvidia-compute-390:amd64 390.87-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
rc libnvidia-compute-390:i386 390.87-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-decode-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-decode-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-encode-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-encode-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-gl-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-gl-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-ifr1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii libnvidia-ifr1-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii mate-optimus 18.04.0-1 all MATE Desktop applet for controlling NVIDIA Optimus graphics cards
ii nvidia-compute-utils-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ii nvidia-dkms-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
ii nvidia-driver-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage
ii nvidia-kernel-common-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-source-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA kernel source package
ii nvidia-prime 0.8.8 all Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-utils-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

So, how can I remove only the 390 driver and keep the 396?

[Bashing-om]

jon.andersen; Ouch ..

the 390 versions are marked as 'rc' ( removed but config files remain) -- and will have no further effect. We can remove them however if ya want. 396 appears to be fully installed.

Like I advised, I do not know how mate handles Optimus technology ..
Tomorrow late I will do some research and see what I can learn, In the meantime will be interesting to see:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log

try and understand

[RedChili]

The result of the first is:

[ 38.264] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:1c8d:103c:836b rev 161, Mem @ 0xb3000000/16777216, 0xa0000000/268435456, 0xb0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00004000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 38.264] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 38.264] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 38.453] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.453] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[ 38.453] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 38.453] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 38.453] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 38.453] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 38.453] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 38.453] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 38.453] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 38.453] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.453] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.19.6
[ 38.453] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 38.453] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[ 38.453] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 38.453] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 38.453] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.453] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 0.4.4
[ 38.453] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 38.453] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[ 38.453] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 38.453] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 38.453] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.453] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 2.3.4
[ 38.453] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 38.453] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[ 38.453] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 38.453] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 38.453] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 38.466] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)
[ 38.479] (II) modeset(0): using drv /dev/dri/card0
[ 38.479] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 38.479] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 38.480] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 38.480] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 38.480] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.480] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 0.0.2
[ 38.480] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0
[ 38.480] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 38.480] (II) modeset(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 38.480] (==) modeset(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 38.480] (==) modeset(0): RGB weight 888
[ 38.480] (==) modeset(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 38.480] (II) Loading sub module "glamoregl"
[ 38.480] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[ 38.480] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[ 38.645] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.645] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[ 38.645] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 38.645] (II) glamor: OpenGL accelerated X.org driver based.
[ 40.836] (II) glamor: EGL version 1.4 (DRI2):
[ 40.855] (II) modeset(0): glamor initialized
[ 40.856] (II) modeset(0): Output eDP-1 has no monitor section
[ 41.224] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 has no monitor section
[ 41.224] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-1 has no monitor section
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output eDP-1
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer: LGD Model: 58c Serial#: 0
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Year: 2016 Week: 0
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): EDID Version: 1.4
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Digital Display Input
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): 6 bits per channel
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Digital interface is DisplayPort
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34 vert.: 19
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Gamma: 2.20
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Preferred mode is native pixel format and refresh rate
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Display is continuous-frequency
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): redX: 0.580 redY: 0.350 greenX: 0.340 greenY: 0.560
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.125 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): clock: 138.7 MHz Image Size: 344 x 194 mm
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 1968 h_sync_end 2000 h_blank_end 2080 h_border: 0
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1083 v_sync_end 1088 v_blanking: 1111 v_border: 0
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): clock: 92.5 MHz Image Size: 344 x 194 mm
[ 41.225] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 1968 h_sync_end 2000 h_blank_end 2080 h_border: 0
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1083 v_sync_end 1088 v_blanking: 1111 v_border: 0
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): Ranges: V min: 40 V max: 60 Hz, H min: 67 H max: 67 kHz, PixClock max 145 MHz
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): Unknown vendor-specific block 2
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): EDID (in hex):
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 00ffffffffffff0030e48c0500000000
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 001a01049522137803a1c59459578f27
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 20505400000001010101010101010101
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 0101010101012e3680a070381f403020
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 350058c210000019222480a070381f40
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 3020350058c210000019000000fd0028
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 3c43430e010a20202020202000000002
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): 000c47ff0a3c6e1c151f6e00000000bb
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): Printing probed modes for output eDP-1
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0 138.70 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz eP)
[ 41.226] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x40.0 92.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (44.5 kHz e)
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output HDMI-1
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output DP-1
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): Output eDP-1 connected
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 disconnected
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-1 disconnected
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 41.468] (II) modeset(0): Output eDP-1 using initial mode 1920x1080 +0+0
[ 41.468] (==) modeset(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 41.468] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 41.468] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 41.468] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 41.468] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 41.468] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 41.468] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 1.0.0
[ 41.468] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 41.468] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 41.468] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 41.468] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 41.468] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[ 41.468] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[ 41.468] (II) Unloading vesa
[ 41.468] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 42.200] (==) modeset(0): Backing store enabled
[ 42.200] (==) modeset(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 42.200] (II) modeset(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 42.262] (==) modeset(0): DPMS enabled
[ 42.262] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 42.262] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
[ 42.262] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: i965
[ 42.262] (--) RandR disabled
[ 43.443] (II) SELinux: Disabled on system
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es{,2}_profile
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[ 43.467] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness
[ 43.468] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
[ 43.468] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[ 43.475] (II) modeset(0): Damage tracking initialized
[ 43.475] (II) modeset(0): Setting screen physical size to 508 x 285
[ 44.623] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[ 44.623] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 44.623] (II) LoadModule: "libinput"
[ 44.623] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/libinput_drv.so
[ 44.900] (II) Module libinput: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 44.900] compiled for 1.19.6, module version = 0.27.1
[ 44.900] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 44.900] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[ 44.900] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[ 44.900] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 44.900] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[ 44.900] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 44.901] (II) event2 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.901] (II) event2 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 44.902] (II) event2 - Power Button: device removed
[ 44.928] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2/event2"
[ 44.928] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 44.928] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 44.928] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 44.946] (II) event2 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.946] (II) event2 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 44.946] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event5)
[ 44.946] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 44.946] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Video Bus'
[ 44.946] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 44.946] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[ 44.946] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 44.946] (II) event5 - Video Bus: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.946] (II) event5 - Video Bus: device is a keyboard
[ 44.946] (II) event5 - Video Bus: device removed
[ 44.960] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input7/event5"
[ 44.960] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[ 44.960] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 44.960] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 44.960] (II) event5 - Video Bus: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.960] (II) event5 - Video Bus: device is a keyboard
[ 44.960] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event4)
[ 44.960] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 44.960] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Video Bus'
[ 44.960] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[ 44.960] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[ 44.960] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 44.961] (II) event4 - Video Bus: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.961] (II) event4 - Video Bus: device is a keyboard
[ 44.961] (II) event4 - Video Bus: device removed
[ 44.976] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input6/event4"
[ 44.976] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[ 44.976] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 44.976] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 44.976] (II) event4 - Video Bus: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.976] (II) event4 - Video Bus: device is a keyboard
[ 44.976] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[ 44.976] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 44.976] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[ 44.977] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 44.977] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
[ 44.977] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 44.977] (II) event1 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.977] (II) event1 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 44.977] (II) event1 - Power Button: device removed
[ 44.992] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1/event1"
[ 44.992] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[ 44.992] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 44.992] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 44.992] (II) event1 - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.993] (II) event1 - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[ 44.993] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event0)
[ 44.993] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 44.993] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 44.994] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Receiver (/dev/input/event7)
[ 44.994] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 44.994] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Receiver'
[ 44.994] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: always reports core events
[ 44.994] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event7"
[ 44.994] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 44.995] (II) event7 - Logitech USB Receiver: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 44.995] (II) event7 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a keyboard
[ 44.995] (II) event7 - Logitech USB Receiver: device removed
[ 45.016] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/0003:046D:C534.0001/input/input8/event7"
[ 45.016] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Receiver" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[ 45.016] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.016] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.018] (II) event7 - Logitech USB Receiver: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.018] (II) event7 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a keyboard
[ 45.019] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Receiver (/dev/input/event8)
[ 45.019] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[ 45.019] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.019] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Receiver'
[ 45.019] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: always reports core events
[ 45.019] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
[ 45.019] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.021] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard Mouse
[ 45.021] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a pointer
[ 45.021] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a keyboard
[ 45.021] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: device removed
[ 45.044] (II) libinput: Logitech USB Receiver: needs a virtual subdevice
[ 45.044] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.1/0003:046D:C534.0002/input/input9/event8"
[ 45.044] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Receiver" (type: MOUSE, id 11)
[ 45.044] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 45.044] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 45.044] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 45.044] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 45.046] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard Mouse
[ 45.046] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a pointer
[ 45.046] (II) event8 - Logitech USB Receiver: device is a keyboard
[ 45.047] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Receiver (/dev/input/mouse1)
[ 45.047] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.047] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.048] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W (/dev/input/event19)
[ 45.048] (**) HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.048] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W'
[ 45.048] (**) HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: always reports core events
[ 45.049] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event19"
[ 45.049] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.050] (II) event19 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.050] (II) event19 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: device is a keyboard
[ 45.050] (II) event19 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: device removed
[ 45.084] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.0/input/input20/event19"
[ 45.084] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W" (type: KEYBOARD, id 12)
[ 45.084] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.084] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.085] (II) event19 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.085] (II) event19 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP W: device is a keyboard
[ 45.087] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I (/dev/input/event20)
[ 45.087] (**) HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.087] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I'
[ 45.087] (**) HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: always reports core events
[ 45.087] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event20"
[ 45.087] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.088] (II) event20 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.088] (II) event20 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: device is a keyboard
[ 45.088] (II) event20 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: device removed
[ 45.132] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.2/input/input21/event20"
[ 45.132] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[ 45.132] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.132] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.133] (II) event20 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.133] (II) event20 - HP Wide Vision FHD Camera: HP I: device is a keyboard
[ 45.134] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event12)
[ 45.134] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.134] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.135] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event13)
[ 45.135] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.135] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.135] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event14)
[ 45.135] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.135] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.136] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7 (/dev/input/event15)
[ 45.136] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.136] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.137] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=8 (/dev/input/event16)
[ 45.137] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.137] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.137] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=9 (/dev/input/event17)
[ 45.137] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.137] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.138] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=10 (/dev/input/event18)
[ 45.138] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.138] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.139] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event3)
[ 45.139] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.139] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[ 45.139] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[ 45.139] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[ 45.139] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.140] (II) event3 - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.140] (II) event3 - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: device is a keyboard
[ 45.140] (II) event3 - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: device removed
[ 45.160] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input3/event3"
[ 45.160] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 14)
[ 45.160] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.160] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.161] (II) event3 - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.161] (II) event3 - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: device is a keyboard
[ 45.162] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad (/dev/input/event6)
[ 45.162] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Applying InputClass "libinput touchpad catchall"
[ 45.162] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad'
[ 45.162] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
[ 45.162] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event6"
[ 45.162] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.163] (II) event6 - ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: is tagged by udev as: Touchpad
[ 45.163] (II) event6 - ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: device is a touchpad
[ 45.163] (II) event6 - ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: device removed
[ 45.192] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input5/event6"
[ 45.192] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 15)
[ 45.192] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 45.192] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 45.192] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 45.192] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 45.193] (II) event6 - ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: is tagged by udev as: Touchpad
[ 45.193] (II) event6 - ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: device is a touchpad
[ 45.194] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 45.194] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.194] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.195] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ST LIS3LV02DL Accelerometer (/dev/input/event10)
[ 45.195] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.195] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.195] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ST LIS3LV02DL Accelerometer (/dev/input/js0)
[ 45.195] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 45.195] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 45.200] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HP Wireless hotkeys (/dev/input/event9)
[ 45.200] (**) HP Wireless hotkeys: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.200] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HP Wireless hotkeys'
[ 45.200] (**) HP Wireless hotkeys: always reports core events
[ 45.200] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event9"
[ 45.200] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.200] (II) event9 - HP Wireless hotkeys: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.200] (II) event9 - HP Wireless hotkeys: device is a keyboard
[ 45.201] (II) event9 - HP Wireless hotkeys: device removed
[ 45.240] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input10/event9"
[ 45.240] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HP Wireless hotkeys" (type: KEYBOARD, id 16)
[ 45.240] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.240] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.241] (II) event9 - HP Wireless hotkeys: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[ 45.241] (II) event9 - HP Wireless hotkeys: device is a keyboard
[ 45.242] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HP WMI hotkeys (/dev/input/event11)
[ 45.242] (**) HP WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.242] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HP WMI hotkeys'
[ 45.242] (**) HP WMI hotkeys: always reports core events
[ 45.242] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[ 45.242] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 45.243] (II) event11 - HP WMI hotkeys: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard Switch
[ 45.243] (II) event11 - HP WMI hotkeys: device is a keyboard
[ 45.243] (II) event11 - HP WMI hotkeys: device removed
[ 45.256] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input12/event11"
[ 45.256] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HP WMI hotkeys" (type: KEYBOARD, id 17)
[ 45.256] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.256] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 45.257] (II) event11 - HP WMI hotkeys: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard Switch
[ 45.257] (II) event11 - HP WMI hotkeys: device is a keyboard
[ 45.278] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[ 45.278] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[ 45.278] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Receiver'
[ 45.278] (**) Logitech USB Receiver: always reports core events
[ 45.278] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
[ 45.278] (**) Option "_source" "_driver/libinput"
[ 45.278] (II) libinput: Logitech USB Receiver: is a virtual subdevice
[ 45.278] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.1/0003:046D:C534.0002/input/input9/event8"
[ 45.278] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Receiver" (type: KEYBOARD, id 18)
[ 45.278] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 45.278] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "no"
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "LGD", prod id 1420
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 138.70 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz eP)
[ 63.763] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 92.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (44.5 kHz e)
[ 64.011] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "LGD", prod id 1420
[ 64.011] (II) modeset(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[ 64.011] (II) modeset(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[ 64.011] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 64.011] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 138.70 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz eP)
[ 64.012] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 92.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (44.5 kHz e)
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "LGD", prod id 1420
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 138.70 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz eP)
[ 64.303] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 92.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (44.5 kHz e)
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "LGD", prod id 1420
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 138.70 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz eP)
[ 65.489] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 92.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 -hsync -vsync (44.5 kHz e)

The result of the second is:

log_file: /var/log/gpu-manager.log
last_boot_file: /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot
new_boot_file: /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot
can't access /run/u-d-c-nvidia-was-loaded file
can't access /opt/amdgpu-pro/bin/amdgpu-pro-px
Looking for nvidia modules in /lib/modules/4.15.0-33-generic/updates/dkms
Found nvidia module: nvidia-modeset.ko
Looking for amdgpu modules in /lib/modules/4.15.0-33-generic/updates/dkms
Is nvidia loaded? no
Was nvidia unloaded? no
Is nvidia blacklisted? no
Is intel loaded? yes
Is radeon loaded? no
Is radeon blacklisted? no
Is amdgpu loaded? no
Is amdgpu blacklisted? no
Is amdgpu versioned? no
Is amdgpu pro stack? no
Is nouveau loaded? no
Is nouveau blacklisted? no
Is nvidia kernel module available? yes
Is amdgpu kernel module available? no
Vendor/Device Id: 8086:591b
BusID "PCI:0@0:2:0"
Is boot vga? yes
Vendor/Device Id: 10de:1c8d
BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0"
Is boot vga? no
Error: can't access /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/driver
The device is not bound to any driver. Skipping...
Skipping "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915"
Skipping "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915"
Skipping "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915"
Found "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915"
output 0:
card0-eDP-1
Number of connected outputs for /dev/dri/card0: 1
Does it require offloading? yes
last cards number = 0
Has amd? no
Has intel? yes
Has nvidia? no
How many cards? 1
The number of cards has changed!
Has the system changed? Yes
System configuration has changed
Single card detected
Nothing to do

[RedChili]

Bashing-om, do you have any idea how I can fix this?

[Bashing-om]

RedChili; well ..

Bashing-om, do you have any idea how I can fix this?

Not really .. I can not keep up with what you are doing .. and again I do not know mate.

This now makes little sense:

Is nvidia loaded? no
Is nvidia kernel module available? yes
Error: can't access /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/driver
The device is not bound to any driver. Skipping...
How many cards? 1
The number of cards has changed!
Has the system changed? Yes
System configuration has changed

is the nvidia card turned off now in bios ?

show us a new:

lspci -k|grep -iEA5 'vga|3d' 
lsmod | grep nvidia
dpkg -l | grep nvidia
sudo lshw -C display

see what we can finger out here

[RedChili]

When I ented the bios setup, I can't find any info about the video card at all. I don't know why.

The result of the first command:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 591b (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 836b
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem
--
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile]
Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci

The third command:

ii libnvidia-cfg1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii libnvidia-common-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 all Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ii libnvidia-compute-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-decode-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-decode-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-encode-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-encode-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-gl-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-gl-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-ifr1-396:amd64 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii libnvidia-ifr1-396:i386 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library
ii nvidia-compute-utils-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ii nvidia-dkms-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA DKMS package
ii nvidia-driver-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage
ii nvidia-kernel-common-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-source-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA kernel source package
ii nvidia-prime 0.8.8 all Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-utils-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-396 396.54-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

The fourth:

*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a1
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:b3000000-b3ffffff memory:a0000000-afffffff memory:b0000000-b1ffffff ioport:4000(size=128) memory:b4000000-b407ffff
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Intel Corporation
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:131 memory:b2000000-b2ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:5000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff

[Bashing-om]

RedChili; Hummm ..

Still the Nvidia driver does not load .

what about that 2nd command " lsmod | grep nvidia" ?
Maybe we can get some useful info from 'modprobe' ?

sometimes I do wonder

[Bashing-om]

RedChili; 'Nother thought

In addition to my last; "nomodeset" - is it still set ? As that will prevent the Nvidia driver loading.
What shows:

cat /proc/cmdline

seek, and look - I guess

[RedChili]

Nothing happens when I type "lsmod | grep nvidia"

When I seemingly managed to install Nvidia 396, I removed nomodeset. When I did that, I got a much clearer screen. Also, when I enter the Control Center and Monitor Preferences, I can now choose refresh rate of 60/40 Hz, and rotation. I wasn't able to choose those when I still had nomodeset. But I can't change the resolution. It's stuck at 1920x1080.

cat /proc/cmdline gives:

BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-34-generic root=UUID=67f0ba97-2bf7-4ed3-b6e1-1ef5d697d946 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1

[RedChili]

Result of the lsmod | grep nvidia:

~$ lsmod | grep nvidia
~$