Ubuntu 20.4.6 LTS Nvidia legacy 340 driver and external monitor

[Sorin Srbu]

On Sun, 2024-08-25 at 00:07 +0100, Richmond via ubuntu-users wrote:
> Liam Proven wrote:
> > On Sat, 24 Aug 2024 at 20:21, Richmond via ubuntu-users
> > <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > when gdm3 starts up the graphics card is reset to its default
> > > settings, which are not quite right. I tried to change these
> > > settings in
> > > the gnome preferences - displays, but it doesn't quite work the
> > > same and
> > > sets the virtual screen bigger than the screen.
> > Are you using GNOME on Wayland or on X.org?
> > 
> > Settings in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` won't affect Wayland.
> > 
> > 
> I would ask how to tell, but if xorg.conf doesn't affect Wayland, then
> I
> must be using xorg, because it clearly works until gdm or gnome resets
> the card.
> 
> I think on Debian there was an option on the login screen to choose
> between Wayland and Xorg, but I don't see that with Ubuntu.
> 
> 

Hello!

What's the output from the below command in a terminal?

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE


Just making sure we're on the same track. :-)



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