Nvidia X-server setting is blank

After changing to Intel (Power Saving Mode), Nvidia X-server setting is not showing anything. I need to active GPU now but can't activate it.

$ sudo lshw -c display *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: HD Graphics 5500 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 09 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:50 memory:99000000-99ffffff memory:a0000000-afffffff ioport:5000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff *-display description: 3D controller product: GK208BM [GeForce 920M] vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0 version: a1 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:9a000000-9affffff memory:b0000000-bfffffff memory:c0000000-c1ffffff ioport:3000(size=128) memory:9b000000-9b07ffff
$ sudo nvidia-settings
ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system
(nvidia-settings:45705): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 16:53:23.943: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
** Message: 16:53:23.948: PRIME: No offloading required. Abort
** Message: 16:53:23.948: PRIME: is it supported? no

4 Answers

I had this problem after a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install.

Running sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstallsolved the issue.

I fixed this issue by installing another version of Nvidia driver. I am not sure about whether this error will appear again.

You could have just changed the Nvidia setting via command line by using:

sudo prime-select nvidia

Then it would have gone back to Nvidia mode.

Your graphics isn't recognized.

I just reinstalled OS and mark "install third party software".

After that, do not install any other graphic driver. You will run on Intel choosen by Ubuntu. Nothing other works like this solution.

PS: When you reinstall, you can choose in Nvidia x server settings " Power saving mode".

Hope it helps.