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[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

Hey guys, after a while of trying to fix my potato laptop I just need 1 last thing. So I've gotten nvidia drivers to work with my computer on zorin os lite. But... you need to open the computer, then wait for a few seconds, put it to sleep, then wake it up, to make the display work. Yeah... I dont even know what to do, if you guys can maybe say some fixes I'll be so so greatful.

[Haswellx86]

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

This might be some power related problem. Check your nvidia control panel settings (if that's even a thing on Linux, idk) for any power or sleep related settings. Also, what are you laptop specs? Can you try running on your integrated graphics instead?

[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

7 minutes ago, Gat Pelsinger said:

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

This might be some power related problem. Check your nvidia control panel settings (if that's even a thing on Linux, idk) for any power or sleep related settings. Also, what are you laptop specs? Can you try running on your integrated graphics instead?

Yeah there's a control panel equivalent. My specs for the laptop is an i5-2410m with a geforce 410m and 8gb ddr3 ram, it runs well but yeah the start up process is just awful.

[Haswellx86]

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

So I told you to check anything related to power and sleep. Do you have Intel drivers installed (I think they are inbuilt but you can still externally install). There might be a problem in switching the display output from your graphics card to integrated graphics.

[Haswellx86]

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

Also, if you are installing Linux because your specs are low, then you can still get away with an optimized version of Windows. 8 GB ram is good and I don't know if you have an SSD or HDD, but if it is an SSD, then there is no reason to not install Windows (but optimize it).

[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

1 hour ago, Gat Pelsinger said:

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

So I told you to check anything related to power and sleep. Do you have Intel drivers installed (I think they are inbuilt but you can still externally install). There might be a problem in switching the display output from your graphics card to integrated graphics.

I just installed a new ssd so just a clean install of linux.

[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

1 hour ago, Gat Pelsinger said:

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

Also, if you are installing Linux because your specs are low, then you can still get away with an optimized version of Windows. 8 GB ram is good and I don't know if you have an SSD or HDD, but if it is an SSD, then there is no reason to not install Windows (but optimize it).

Lowest settings of windows 7 doesnt suit this poor laptop anymore

[Haswellx86]

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

I hate when people only read the latest reply after I post 2 replies at the same time. Read my second last reply!

 

11 hours ago, Gat Pelsinger said:

So I told you to check anything related to power and sleep. Do you have Intel drivers installed (I think they are inbuilt but you can still externally install). There might be a problem in switching the display output from your graphics card to integrated graphics.

 

[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

On 2/21/2024 at 10:33 AM, Gat Pelsinger said:

@ThatOneWhoRippedACpu

 

I hate when people only read the latest reply after I post 2 replies at the same time. Read my second last reply!

 

 

Ive uninstalled intel drivers already and I still have the same problem, are there anymore fixes regarding the power and sleep? Also here's a video of me opening the laptop.https://streamable.com/bd02hg

[ThatOneWhoRippedACpu]

THE FIX: 

 

sudo apt-get install nvidia-prime

 

sudo prime-select nvidia