Barry composed on 2022-11-03 21:59 (UTC):
Seems that you want to use the nvidia driver but it is not compiled
and so the fallback nouveau is used.
Guess nouveau does not support 2 monitors.
Nouveau supports 2 monitors, but not when NVidia drivers interfere by blacklisting
nouveau, which prevents fallback to FOSS:
# xdriinfo
Screen 0: nouveau
# pinxi -GSaz --zl --hostname
System:
Host: gb970 Kernel: 5.19.17-200.fc36.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 2.37-36.fc36 parameters: ro root=LABEL=<filter> audit=0
ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 audit=0 plymouth.enable=0 noresume
mitigations=auto consoleblank=0 selinux=0
Desktop: Trinity v: R14.0.12 tk: Qt v: 3.5.0 info: kicker wm: Twin v: 3.0
vt: 7 dm: 1: TDM 2: XDM Distro: Fedora release 36 (Thirty Six)
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 630] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022)
arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DVI-I-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: VGA-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0f00 class-ID: 0300 temp: 49.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.14 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 761x253mm (29.96x9.96")
s-diag: 802mm (31.57")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: NEC EA243WM serial: <filter>
built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: right model: Dell P2213
serial: <filter> built: 2012 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2
size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65") diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 22.1.7 renderer: NVC1 direct render: Yes
Installation of NVidia's proprietary drivers block use of any of the /several/
existing nouveau FOSS driver types:
kernel
DDX # optional, in place of above "modesetting" DIX display default
dri
Mesa
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