Questions tagged [graphics]
graphics is used for questions that are related to graphics mode (tty) as well as graphic cards and their drivers. Please note that there are a few specific tags like [intel-graphics], [amd-graphics] available that should be used instead when applicable. X11 related issues have their own tag: [x11], as do GUI related questions: [gui].
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fixing console monitor resolution when not connected during boot
I experience the following problem,
Using a Dell U2412Mb 1920x1200 monitor, which as of today is a pretty basic and compatible monitor, I use the monitor connected to Dell R640/R740 type of servers, ...
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what is the correct way to install the [latest] NVIDIA driver in Linux
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-555.42.02.run
obtained from cuda_12.5.0_555.42.02_linux.run --extract=<folder>
Running Linux (RHEL-8.10 to be specific) what is the best way to install the nvidia graphics ...
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How can Firefox access /dev/dri/renderD128 when it should be only root accessible
/dev/dri/renderD128 should only be accessible to root or users in the render group as per:
project_kohli% ls -lha /dev/dri/renderD128
crw-rw----+ 1 root render 226, 128 May 26 09:...
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Graphics problem in 24.04 LTS
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS inside a Virtual Box on a new Windows 11 host. Clicking on the File Manager on the Desktop (or on related buttons like trash bin or CD) does not show a normal window but ...
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How are framebuffers, graphics cards and window systems connected?
Loose TL;DR: is the framebuffer device still used in Linux today? If so, does (for example) the X window system first write to, say, /dev/fb0, and then to GPU, or does it write to GPU directly, ...
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Lags, artefacts and LOW fps in game if i open youtube or anything in full screen in another monitor
Lags, artifacts and LOW fps in game if I open youtube or anything in full screen in another monitor. Two monitors full HD 1 60HZ and Primary 75. I tried changing the refresh rate, but it made no ...
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What features are included/missing from Debian Nouveau drivers for NVIDIA GPU? [closed]
After breaking my setup for the 9999999^10th time with Nvidia Firmware & Drivers, I just did:
sudo apt purge nvidia*
sudo apt purge cuda*
Now my system boots faster and I really can't tell the ...
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Flickering half white login screen and then nothing (Debian)
I've recently installed Debian on a fresh system with a new SSD but it has stopped being usable, now I can only reach the login screen which is 50% white. The screen flickers to fully white when I ...
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Gnome animations stopped working. Debian 12
My Gnome shell animations have completely stopped working. Everything still retains it's functionality, like I can bring my dash to dock up, and moving my mouse to the upper left corner to see the ...
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Monitor won't stay off
I have a computer that runs both as a server, and also as a workstation, and this means that it should not sleep, but also have a graphical desktop enabled.
To achieve this, I set the following values ...
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Imagemagick 6.9.11-60 - how to remove blue background
Imagemagick 6.9.11-60 on Debian. The images of b/w documents taken near the window all have the blue background: how to eliminate that background? (the docs are b/w)
I can't post the full pictures due ...
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how to know graphic current user(s) and DISPLAY(s) by root
Gentoo, openrc, X11.
Hi,
For my suspend process, I need to get something like
[user] [DISPLAY]
for example:
chris :0
I can do it with:
for sessionid in $(/bin/loginctl list-sessions --no-legend | ...
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Monitor problem while installing linux mint on a old Fujitsu laptop
I was installing linux mint on a old laptop that had windows 10 (32bit) but calmed to support 64 bit.
I made a bootable flash drive and boot it up. When it started booting it was doing it for a long ...
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Fedora 38 - broke system while trying to install cuda toolkit
I'd like to fix this rather than rerolling.
I performed a series of careless mistakes and broke my Fedora 38 install while trying to install CUDA toolkit using this guide: https://www.tecmint.com/...
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What changes occur in linux graphics stack when a GPU driver is installed?
This image from Wikipedia illustrates the so-called "linux graphics stack".
Suppose I buy a laptop that is so new that there exists no dedicated device driver for its GPU. Hence, the ...
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