NVIDIA MX150 not Working on Wayland on Ubuntu 24.10

[xabaom]

Hi folks.

I just installed Ubuntu 24.10 (kernel Linux 6.11.0-8-generic, Gnome 47). The NVIDIA driver 560.35.03 was automatically installed.

I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad T480 (Intel® Core™ i7-8650U × 8, 32Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD) with integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) and dedicated GPU NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (Pascal architecture).

My NVIDIA GPU is not working on Wayland and it is working with serious problems on Xorg. When I try to use Xorg, some apps delay a lot to open, sometimes never open, and open with the light theme (since I configured it for the dark theme). I tried “Reset to Default” on Gnome Tweaks and it didn’t resolve the problem. So, on Wayland the NVIDIA GPU is not working and on Xorg I am having serious problems in opening and using the apps.

The softwares for video edition Kdenlive (24.08.1) and DaVinci Resolve (19.0.2) recognizes but doesn't use the NVIDIA GPU on Wayland. Curiously, DaVinci Resolve runs and recognizes the NVIDIA GPU on Wayland, but shows up the message "Your GPU memory is full" all the time (I guess DaVinci Resolve is not using the NVIDIA GPU in fact). My main goal is to use my NVIDIA GPU for video editing.

The option "Intel (Power Saving Mode)" is not able to be selected on NVIDIA Settings. I tried the option "NVIDIA (Performance Mode)" and nothing changed on Wayland.

I already tested the 550 and the 560-open drivers without success. I also installed all the available nvidia* packages via apt without improvements or better results.

For the Xorg, I tried to use the xorg.config file generated by nvidia-xconfig and also generated by the nvidia-settings. With both files the system crash and the Xorg session doesn't start after the login screen. The Xorg is starting without xorg.config file, so that, I guess the Xorg is auto-detecting the settings to start.

I wrote a full report to linux-bugs@nvidia.com with the nvidia-bug-report.log.gz file attached. While I didn’t receive some answer, I am looking for some solution to use my NVIDIA on Wayland and/or to fix the problems to use it on Xorg.

Tips are welcome.


For more information and collaborations, this same post was also published at:

* Ubuntu Forums (in English)
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2501520

* NVIDIA Forums (in English)
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/...wayland/309548

* Diolinux Plus (em Português)
https://plus.diolinux.com.br/t/nvidi...-no-xorg/67767

[spw-kb]

Same here, Wayland leads to nowhere, just returns back to the login screen. X11 works, though.

Setup here: Dell XPS 15, nvidia 3050.

I had just switched to Wayland a couple weeks ago, would really like to not switch back to X11 again.

If there's a solution available, would be really grateful! Thanks!

[chrismine]

It seems Ubuntu/Wayland have a problem with all older Nvidia cards. One can probably try another distro but how long before it happens there also....?

[xabaom]

UPDATES

NVIDIA MX150 not working on Ubuntu 24.04/24.10 (Gnome 46/47) on Wayland and has issues on Xorg

Summary:
NVIDIA MX150 (notebook) hybrid GPU not working on Ubuntu 24.04/24.10 with Gnome/Wayland and experiencing significant issues on Gnome/Xorg. So, it is not possible to use the NVIDIA GPU in a satisfactory way in Wayland and Xorg.

Software Versions:
* Ubuntu 24.04, GNOME 46, Kernel 6.8.0-47-generic, NVIDIA Driver 550.107.02
* Ubuntu 24.10, GNOME 47, Kernel 6.11.0-8-generic, NVIDIA Driver 560.35.03
* Kdenlive (24.08.1) flatpak (both)
* DaVinci Resolve (19.0.2) from Blackmagic website (both)

Hardware Information:
* Device: Lenovo ThinkPad T480
* CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-8650U × 8
* RAM: 32 GB
* Storage: 1 TB SSD
* Integrated GPU: Intel® UHD Graphics 620
* Dedicated GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (Pascal architecture)

Issues:

* On Wayland:
- GPU NVIDIA not working.
- Kdenlive do not reconize NVIDIA GPU.
- DaVinci Resolve recognize but do not use NVIDIA GPU.
- DaVinci Resolve shows "Your GPU memory is full" message all the time.

* On Xorg:
- Gnome GTK4 (libadwaita) apps delay a lot to open, sometimes never open, and open with the light theme (since the system is configured for dark theme). “Reset to Default” on Gnome Tweaks didn’t resolve the problem.
- Crashes when using xorg.config files generated by nvidia-xconfig or nvidia-settings.

Additional Information:
* Intel (Power Saving Mode) option in NVIDIA Settings it is not selectable (gray color) on Wayland and Xorg.
* Used NVIDIA (Performance Mode) with no changes on Wayland.
* Tested drivers 550 and 560-open on Ubuntu 24.10 without success.
* Installed all available nvidia* packages via apt with no improvements.
* Xorg is starting without xorg.config file (auto-detecting the settings).
* Similar issues found on Debian 13 Trixie Testing with Gnome 47.
* The issues with GTK4 (libadwaita) apps were not observed on Pop_OS 22.04 with Gnome 42.6.
* nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (Ubuntu cases) already sent to linux-bugs@nvidia.com.

For collaboration, also published at:

* Ubuntu Forums (in English)
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2501520

* Gnome Discourse (in English)
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/nvidia...-on-xorg/24550

* Gnome GitLab Mutter Issues (in English)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3748

* NVIDIA Developer Forums (in English)
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/...wayland/309548

* NVIDIA Forums (in English)
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce...n-ubuntu-2410/

* Diolinux Plus (em Português)
https://plus.diolinux.com.br/t/nvidi...o-xorg/67767/5