[ALTERNATE SOLUTION] Mint 20.2 , both GPUs drivers not loading, black screen

[hetnet]

Hello All,

I have made the fresh installation of Mint 20.2 Cinnamon 64bit on HP Pavilion 15-eg0079nw equipped with both:

• Intel TigerLake GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] chip ID: 8086:9a49

• NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce MX450] chip ID: 10de:1f97

Trying to install nvidia driver ver 460 or 470 always ended with black screen after rebooting. How to enable both drivers and 3D renderer?

mokutil --sb-state

Code: Select all

SecureBoot disabled
Platform is in Setup Mode

lspci |grep -E "VGA|3D"

Code: Select all

0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 9a49 (rev 01)
0000:01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1f97 (rev a1)

inxi -Gx

Code: Select all

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:00:02.0 
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~77Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.0 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.6 
  direct render: Yes

[SMG]

Finally, version 390 worked, but with "No Hardware Acceleration" message popping up. How to enable nvidia renderer?

Welcome to the forum, hetnet.

I looked up the specs for you computer and it is listed as having an 11th-gen Intel cpu which means you should be using the 5.11 kernel which is available in Update Manager. I suspect you are using the 5.4 kernel right now because not even the Intel driver installed and that driver comes from the kernel.

Device-1: Intel vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~77Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.0 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.6
direct render: Yes

Open Update Manager. Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue. Make sure 5.11 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear. Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.

[hetnet]

Open Update Manager. Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue. Make sure 5.11 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear. Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.

Installed v. 5.11.0-25-generic kernel as suggested. Unfortunately, after trying to install nvidia drivers v 470, 460, 390 (every time I restored system using Timeshift) I receive black screen after rebooting. CTRL+ALT +F1 key combination doesn`t work then.

At the end of nvidia v. 390 installation in terminal, I receive error:

Code: Select all

Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_49.0.1.bin for module i915

What else can be done?

[SMG]

What else can be done?

Please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

Also, can you see the nvidia-prime-applet in your panel?

[hetnet]

Also, can you see the nvidia-prime-applet in your panel?

I could see the nvidia-prime-applet in the panel only when installed nvidia v390 on default kernel 5.4. I could switch between intel and nvidia, but there was no hardware acceleration. When updated kernel to 5.11 and tried to install different nvidia driver version, I had no chance to boot the system (black screen).

inxi -Fxxxrz

Code: Select all

System:
  Kernel: 5.11.0-25-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.5 wm: muffin 5.0.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0xxx 
  v: Type1ProductConfigId serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: HP model: 8850 v: 34.27 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: F.11 
  date: 01/15/2021 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 41.6 Wh condition: 41.6/41.6 Wh (100%) volts: 12.5/11.3 
  model: HP Primary type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Discharging 
  cycles: 2 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 bits: 64 
  type: MT MCP arch: Tiger Lake rev: 1 L2 cache: 12.0 MiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 44851 
  Speed: 2529 MHz min/max: 400/4700 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 737 2: 2515 
  3: 3358 4: 2915 5: 2263 6: 500 7: 3319 8: 3403 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:00:02.0 
  chip ID: 8086:9a49 
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:01:00.0 
  chip ID: 10de:1f97 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~77Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.0 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.6 
  compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: sof-audio-pci 
  bus ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a0c8 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.11.0-25-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 4000 bus ID: 0000:00:14.3 
  chip ID: 8086:a0f0 
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 11.08 GiB (2.3%) 
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKNW512G8H size: 476.94 GiB 
  speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: HPS1 scheme: GPT 
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller 
  driver: vmd v: 0.6 port: 4000 bus ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip ID: 8086.9a0b 
  rev: N/A 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 467.96 GiB used: 11.03 GiB (2.4%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/linuxmint/packages uma main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 257 Uptime: N/A Memory: 7.54 GiB used: 1.12 GiB (14.8%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[SMG]

I could see the nvidia-prime-applet in the panel only when installed nvidia v390 on default kernel 5.4. I could switch between intel and nvidia, but there was no hardware acceleration.

In what you posted earlier, there were no drivers installed. It is not possible to get hardware acceleration with no drivers installed.

You should be able to update to the 5.11 kernel and get hardware acceleration with the Intel driver. However, the data you just posted indicates there are still no drivers installed even with the 5.11 kernel.

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:00:02.0
chip ID: 8086:9a49
Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:01:00.0
chip ID: 10de:1f97
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~77Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.0 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.6
compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes

That is unusual and suggests there is a problem which must be resolved before trying to solve Nvidia driver problems.

Questions which could answer why the driver did not install:
-- Did you boot normally to get the information you posted? (ie. you did not boot in Recovery Mode).
-- Did you add any kernel parameters (such as nomodeset)?

Can you boot to a live session of Mint with the Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" - Cinnamon (Edge, 64-bit) ISO and inxi -Gx shows the i915 Intel driver installed? That ISO has the 5.11 kernel.

This driver may be correct for your computer, but I just want to make a note of it for those more familiar with this part of inxi in case this might be a factor. That is not a driver I'm used to seeing.
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller
driver: vmd v: 0.6 port: 4000 bus ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip ID: 8086.9a0b
rev: N/A

[hetnet]

Questions which could answer why the driver did not install:
-- Did you boot normally to get the information you posted? (ie. you did not boot in Recovery Mode).
-- Did you add any kernel parameters (such as nomodeset)?

Yes, I have added nomodeset to grub config. Without that parameter it was no possible to boot (black screen).

Can you boot to a live session of Mint with the Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" - Cinnamon (Edge, 64-bit) ISO and inxi -Gx shows the i915 Intel driver installed? That ISO has the 5.11 kernel.

I additionally tried with 20.2 Cinnamon "Edge" edition. There was black screen again all the time, but the system succeeded to boot (I have heard "welcome sound").

[SMG]

Yes, I have added nomodeset to grub config.

That parameter prevents the graphics drivers from installing. That is why there is N/A in your output. That is why the Nvidia drivers are not being used.

additionally tried with 20.2 Cinnamon "Edge" edition. There was black screen again all the time, but the system succeeded to boot (I have heard "welcome sound").

At this point, I do not know what the issue might be. It's my understanding the kernels for your Intel graphics should be in that kernel, but perhaps there is a bug or there is something else happening.

We would need to understand why the black screen comes up. The only way I know to do that is to check logs.
-- Remove nomodeset.
-- Reboot the computer. If it goes to a black screen, power off the computer.
-- Boot into Recovery Mode (boot into grub and select the Advanced options and select a kernel with (recovery mode) after it).
-- Open a terminal and run journalctl -rb -1 | nc termbin.com 9999
It will return with a url address that you should post in your next reply.

That command prints the journal log information of the prior boot cycle (the one which you stopped with the power button) in reverse order (so the reason for the black screen should be near the top) and sends it to termbin. (Termbin deletes the info after a month.)

[hetnet]

-- Remove nomodeset.
-- Reboot the computer. If it goes to a black screen, power off the computer.
-- Boot into Recovery Mode (boot into grub and select the Advanced options and select a kernel with (recovery mode) after it).
-- Open a terminal and run journalctl -rb -1 | nc termbin.com 9999

https://termbin.com/qnze

[SMG]

https://termbin.com/qnze

This journalctl was stopped well before the start-up finished. There are lines in journalctl which will specifically say how long the start-up lasted and none of those lines are in this log because the start-up was still in progress.

start = lip 27 22:46:59
end = lip 27 22:46:59

The timespan of the log is one second. I suggest waiting at least a minute or more. If you did wait that long, then please wait some more time.

The output that was there did show the i915 driver (Intel) initializing.

Code: Select all

lip 27 22:46:59 hp kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20201103 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0

I saw some items related to the nouveau driver, but given the log was prematurely stopped, I do not know if they would have been an issue. Sometimes items are corrected later in the start-up process.

I did not see anything in this section of the start-up which appeared to be an issue related to graphics.

[hetnet]

The timespan of the log is one second. I suggest waiting at least a minute or more.

You are right The log: https://termbin.com/fjkh

[SMG]

The log: https://termbin.com/fjkh

Do you have any BIOS/UEFI settings related to graphics? If so, it is set to hybrid/switchable or something similar to that? You do not want it set to discrete/Nvidia for this troubleshooting session.

Both gpus were initialized.

Code: Select all

lip 28 01:07:44 hp kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20201103 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
lip 28 01:07:44 hp kernel: [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.3.1 20120801 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 1
...
lip 28 01:07:45 hp systemd[1]: Starting Detect the available GPUs and deal with any system changes...
lip 28 01:07:45 hp systemd[1]: gpu-manager.service: Succeeded.
lip 28 01:07:45 hp systemd[1]: Finished Detect the available GPUs and deal with any system changes.

The system reached start-up, automatically logged you in (I substituted xxx for your user name below), and Cinnamon loaded (I use the screensaver on the bus as the indication of this).

Code: Select all

lip 28 01:07:45 hp systemd[1]: Startup finished in 4.770s (firmware) + 3.462s (loader) + 3.627s (kernel) + 1.138s (userspace) = 12.999s.
...
lip 28 01:07:47 hp lightdm[901]: pam_unix(lightdm-autologin:session): session opened for user xxx by (uid=0)
lip 28 01:07:47 hp systemd[1]: Started Session c1 of user xxx.
...
lip 28 01:07:48 hp cinnamon-session[916]: WARNING: t+0,88347s: Detected that screensaver has appeared on the bus

However, after startup completed and before you were logged in, I noticed the nouveau driver timed out.

Code: Select all

lip 28 01:07:46 hp kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: sec2: cmdq: timeout waiting for queue ready
lip 28 01:07:46 hp kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: gr: init failed, -110

If you have your computer setup to use hybrid/switchable graphics, then I would think that should not be a reason for no graphics because Intel would load. I did not see any problems in the journal for Intel graphics, so my guess at this point is something is preventing it from being used which could be a BIOS/UEFI setting since you saw the same result when booting to a live session of Mint from the usb.

On your installed system, just to make sure you did not run any Nvidia programs which might prevent Intel from loading, run the following:
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Because your computer has switchable graphics, it should indicate no such file or directory. If there is a file there, that would be a reason for no Intel graphics and the file should be removed.

Let us know your graphics options in BIOS/UEFI.

[hetnet]

Do you have any BIOS/UEFI settings related to graphics?

Unfortunately, I couldn`t find any configuration tab related to graphics in BIOS Setup Menu. I have to update BIOS from version F.11 to F.12 - probably under Windows OS, but I don`t expect any new config options to be available.

On your installed system, just to make sure you did not run any Nvidia programs which might prevent Intel from loading, run the following:
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

There is no such file or directory. In the meantime, I tried to boot with Ubuntu 21.04 Live USB (kernel 5.11) with no problem. I will try to install Ubuntu later - but I`m not sure if it is safe to allow installer to format first UEFI partition as ESP.

sudo lshw -c video

Code: Select all

*-display                 
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: TigerLake GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics]
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:157 memory:56000000-56ffffff memory:60000000-6fffffff ioport:4000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff memory:59000000-5fffffff
  *-display
       description: 3D controller
       product: TU117M [GeForce MX450]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: a1
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
       configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
       resources: irq:156 memory:57000000-57ffffff memory:40000000-4fffffff memory:50000000-51ffffff ioport:3000(size=128)

[SMG]

What is the output of cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log?

[hetnet]

What is the output of cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log?

Code: Select all

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/5.11.0-16-generic/updates/dkms
Looking for amdgpu modules in /lib/modules/5.11.0-16-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? yes
Is nouveau blacklisted? no
Is nvidia kernel module available? no
Is amdgpu kernel module available? no
Vendor/Device Id: 8086:9a49
BusID "PCI:0@0:2:0"
Is boot vga? yes
Vendor/Device Id: 10de:1f97
BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0"
can't open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/boot_vga
Is boot vga? no
can't open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/boot_vga
can't access /etc/u-d-c-nvidia-runtimepm-override file
can't open /sys/module/nvidia/version
Warning: cannot check the NVIDIA driver major version
Support for runtimepm not detected.
You can override this check at your own risk by creating the /etc/u-d-c-nvidia-runtimepm-override file.
Is nvidia runtime pm supported for "0x1f97"? yes
Trying to create new file: /run/nvidia_runtimepm_supported
Checking power status in /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0/power
Error while opening /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0/power
Is nvidia runtime pm enabled for "0x1f97"? no
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
can't access /etc/prime-discrete
No prime-settings found. Assuming prime is not set to ON (ONDEMAND could be on).
Does it require offloading? no
I couldn't open /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot for reading.
Create /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot for the 1st time
last cards number = 1
Has amd? no
Has intel? yes
Has nvidia? yes
How many cards? 2
The number of cards has changed!
Has the system changed? Yes
System configuration has changed
Intel IGP detected
Desktop system detected
or laptop with open drivers
Nothing to do

[SMG]

While the line below normally indicates it looks for modules for your kernel, the kernel listed is not one of the supported Ubuntu kernels and is not the kernel listed in your inxi output above.

Code: Select all

Looking for nvidia modules in /lib/modules/5.11.0-16-generic/updates/dkms

Might you know where you obtained that kernel?

The 5.11 kernels showing in my Update Manager start with 5.11.0-22. There is nothing older listed. There is also a 5.11.0-25 available which is what you had in your inxi output.

Code: Select all

System:
  Kernel: 5.11.0-25-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.5 wm: muffin 5.0.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 

See if the 5.11.0-16 kernel is showing as installed in Update Manager and remove it if it is.
-- View > Linux Kernels and click Continue.
-- Make sure 5.11 is selected in the left pane.
-- If 5.11.0-16 is listed and has Installed in the middle column, click it for the "Remove" button to appear.
-- Remove it and reboot.

Check the output of cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log to see if that kernel version changed in the line I listed above.

[hetnet]

Previous output of

Code: Select all

cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log

was from Ubuntu 21.04. Now I provide from Mint 20.2:

Code: Select all

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/5.11.0-25-generic/kernel
Looking for nvidia modules in /lib/modules/5.11.0-25-generic/updates/dkms
Looking for amdgpu modules in /lib/modules/5.11.0-25-generic/kernel
Looking for amdgpu modules in /lib/modules/5.11.0-25-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? yes
Is nouveau blacklisted? no
Is nvidia kernel module available? no
Is amdgpu kernel module available? no
Vendor/Device Id: 8086:9a49
BusID "PCI:0@0:2:0"
Is boot vga? yes
Error: can't access /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:02.0/driver
The device is not bound to any driver.
Vendor/Device Id: 10de:1f97
BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0"
can't open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/boot_vga
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.
can't open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/boot_vga
can't access /etc/u-d-c-nvidia-runtimepm-override file
can't open /sys/module/nvidia/version
Warning: cannot check the NVIDIA driver major version
Support for runtimepm not detected.
You can override this check at your own risk by creating the /etc/u-d-c-nvidia-runtimepm-override file.
Is nvidia runtime pm supported for "0x1f97"? yes
Trying to create new file: /run/nvidia_runtimepm_supported
Checking power status in /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0/power
Error while opening /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0/power
Is nvidia runtime pm enabled for "0x1f97"? no
Error : Failed to open /dev/dri
Error : Failed to open /dev/dri
Error : Failed to open /dev/dri
Error : Failed to open /dev/dri
Does it require offloading? no
last cards number = 2
Has amd? no
Has intel? yes
Has nvidia? yes
How many cards? 2
Has the system changed? No
Intel IGP detected
Desktop system detected
or laptop with open drivers
Nothing to do

[roblm]

User Rockman81 in this topic has the same Intel processor and Nvidia GPU in his laptop. He was able to get it to boot with the 5.8 kernel: viewtopic.php?t=346859

In that topic, LanceM says this:

The 11th Gen intel were launched in the first quarter of 2021…

However, that CPU was actually launched in the third quarter of 2020, the same time the 5.8 kernel was released:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... h-ipu.html

[SMG]

Previous output of

Code: Select all

cat /var/log/gpu-manager.log

was from Ubuntu 21.04.

Mint is based on Ubuntu 20.04 and not 21.04, so that explains why the kernel was unfamiliar to me..

Now I provide from Mint 20.2:

I went back and checked older threads with this issue:

Code: Select all

Error: can't access /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:02.0/driver
The device is not bound to any driver.
Vendor/Device Id: 10de:1f97
BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0"
can't open /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/boot_vga
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.

and I found a case which related to the Secure Boot setting.

I realize yours is listed as disabled, but it also indicates your system is in Platform Setup Mode. Maybe that is a factor. I did some research on "Platform Setup Mode" recently when it came up in another thread. Here is the post where the person reported it and what I found is in the very next post. What I found led me to state, "That leads me to believe the platform should not be in setup mode. ". However, Secure Boot settings seem to be handled differently by each manufacturer. I do not know how HP handles it and it might not be a factor in this, but that's the only idea I have at the present time.

[hetnet]

I managed to update BIOS to F.12 version (under Win10). Again, tried to install video drivers using new released, different distributions (OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, Fedora, Elementary OS, Ubuntu LTS and others), different kernels (including oem versions), different methods (including "hard way": installing drivers directly downloaded from nvidia website). I tried installation with Secure Boot enabled, generating and registering key in UEFI. With no success at all.

Finally, I tried install MX Linux MX-19.4.1_x64 KDE, AHS with Secure Boot disabled. The AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) iso features a debian 5.10.24 kernel, mesa 20.3 updates, as well as a new updated firmware packages. That time I was lucky .

First of all, the Intel video driver was loaded in fresh installation. Then I used MX Linux Nvidia installation wizard. I chose all default options and nvidia 450.80.02 ver was successfully installed. MX Linux uses Bumblebee technology for switching GPUs, and I m quite happy with that solution.

Then I installed nvidia-settings package, which can be then run:

Code: Select all

optirun -b none nvidia-settings -c :8

inxi -G

Code: Select all

Graphics: Device-1: Intel TigerLake GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel  
          Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce MX450] driver: N/A bus ID: 0000:01:00.0  
          Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz  
          OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Xe Graphics (TGL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.4 direct render: Yes

optirun inxi -G

Code: Select all

Graphics:  Device-1: Intel TigerLake GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel  
          Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce MX450] driver: nvidia v: 450.80.02  
          Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz  
          OpenGL: renderer: GeForce MX450/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 450.80.02 

I could benchmark 3D rendering:

Code: Select all

optirun glxspheres64

On MX Linux, it was necessary to install firmware to detect sound card

Code: Select all

sudo apt install firmware-sof-signed

@SMG Thank you for helping me resolve the issue - really appreciate Your support Should I mark the topic as SOLVED?