Nvidia Intel hybrid graphics: inxi -Fxz says FAILED: nouveau

[SealTorch]

inxi -Fxz output:

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System:    Host: nt Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3) Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Dell System Vostro 5560
           Mobo: Dell model: 04YDT0 v: A00 Bios: Dell v: A02 date: 05/17/2013
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-3230M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10377
           clock speeds: max: 3200 MHz 1: 2613 MHz 2: 2756 MHz 3: 2605 MHz 4: 2787 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.04hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet driver: alx port: 2000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
           IF: enp8s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 750.2GB (41.6% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST750LM022_HN size: 750.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 90G used: 61G (71%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
           ID-2: /boot size: 945M used: 512M (59%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-3: /home size: 245G used: 223G (96%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-4: swap-1 size: 8.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0C mobo: 60.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 247 Uptime: 42 min Memory: 2348.8/7837.2MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

Hardware lshw -short output:

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H/W path       Device      Class          Description
=====================================================
                           system         Computer
/0                         bus            Motherboard
/0/0                       memory         7837MiB System memory
/0/1                       processor      Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60G
/0/100                     bridge         3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
/0/100/1                   bridge         Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor
/0/100/1/0                 display        GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / 
/0/100/2                   display        3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Contro
/0/100/14                  bus            7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family US
/0/100/16                  communication  7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family ME
/0/100/1a                  bus            7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family US
/0/100/1b                  multimedia     7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family Hi
/0/100/1c                  bridge         7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PC
/0/100/1c/0    wlp2s0      network        Centrino Wireless-N 2230
/0/100/1c.2                bridge         7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PC
/0/100/1c.2/0              generic        RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader
/0/100/1c.4                bridge         7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PC
/0/100/1c.4/0  enp8s0      network        AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
/0/100/1d                  bus            7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family US
/0/100/1f                  bridge         HM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller
/0/100/1f.2                storage        7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Co
/0/100/1f.3                bus            7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SM
/0/2           scsi3       storage        
/0/2/0.0.0     /dev/cdrom  disk           DVDRAM GU71N

Can someone please tell me what this"Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau"part is and how to fix this.
My only 3/4 problems are:
1. nemo is dead slow most of the time
2. FF, Chrome etc sometimes freeze (hw acceleration problem I guess?)
3. Video plays are sometimes choppy with vlc/smplayer
4. Startup and shutdown time is unusually longer. Yes, samba is enabled and I need samba unless there are other easy way to share files within my home devices.
Thank you all for your time and efforts in helping me with this.

[WharfRat]

Hello SealTorch

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum

Can someone please tell me what this"Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau"part is and how to fix this.

In your case it's nothing fatal. You have two graphics cards and the intel graphics is the one being used as indicated by Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel

The nouveau module is the open source driver for NVIDIA cards.

[SealTorch]

Hello SealTorch

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum

Can someone please tell me what this"Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau"part is and how to fix this.

In your case it's nothing fatal. You have two graphics cards and the intel graphics is the one being used as indicated by Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel

The nouveau module is the open source driver for NVIDIA cards.

Thank you WharfRat for the greeting and the quick response! Wasn't expecting response from such high level users without earning it
Anyway it's a relief that it isn't something fatal. I've had severe problems with this hybrid graphics things, and being new on linux made the journey more difficult. I just upgraded RAM from 4GB to 8GB just to be able to handle this graphics issue more smoothly.
So, I see I have a GUI for NVIDIA X Server Settings that doesn't launch. Tried CLI that returned:

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$ nvidia-settings
ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system

Tried to locate it and look for Prime

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$ which nvidia-settings
/usr/bin/nvidia-settings
$ which nvidia-prime
$ apt install nvidia-prime
[sudo] password for *****:     
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-prime is already the newest version (0.8.2linuxmint1).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-4.4.0-116 linux-headers-4.4.0-116-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-53
  linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 185 not upgraded.

How do I now fix this nvidia-settings so I can use Prime profile from GUI to switch between cards?
What would be the CLI command to do the switching?
Is this correct/okay what the Driver Manager showing?

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I hope I am not too nagging. Any head up on my 3/4 problems in my OP?
Thank you again!

[WharfRat]

I really can't be of any help with a dual graphics setup, but there are plenty of how-to's like http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... ntu-16-04/

I just did a nvidia and intel graphics together ubuntu search.

Sorry, but this is the best I can do.

Perhaps someone else here who has a similar configuration will chime in.