I run a laptop and when I close the lid, the monitor goes black with just the cursor, if I choose to mirror the screen instead, the picture on the monitor freezes but the cursor still moves. I can interact with everything but everything but the cursor remains frozen.
#Monitor trouble with laptop
crude swan
halcyon roost
perhaps try win-p shortcut instead of closing lid
crude swan
perhaps try win-p shortcut instead of closing lid
i need the lid closed as i lack space on my desk
halcyon roost
check power settings
ensure doesnt suspend on lid close
perhaps only have just the 'turn off built-in screen' on lid close option
crude swan
that didnt do much
crude swan
perhaps only have just the 'turn off built-in screen' on lid close option
the monitor still freaks out when the lid closes
crude swan
share the result of `inxi -SMGxxx`
System:
Host: adam-Alienware-m16-R2 Kernel: 6.8.0-63-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 vt: 7
dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Alienware product: Alienware m16 R2 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Alienware model: 0TP02R v: A00 serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: 0C91 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Alienware v: 1.11.0
date: 03/03/2025
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P [Intel Arc Graphics] vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-13 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:7d55 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA AD106M [GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q / Mobile] vendor: Dell
driver: nvidia v: 570.133.07 arch: Lovelace pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8
ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-3,eDP-2 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2860 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Realtek Integrated_Webcam_FHD
driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 3-9:6 chip-ID: 0bda:557f
class-ID: fe01 serial: 200901010001
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa dri: iris
gpu: i915,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 7040x1600 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1863x423mm (73.35x16.65")
s-diag: 1910mm (75.21")
Monitor-1: DP-1-0 pos: center res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 70
size: 698x392mm (27.48x15.43") diag: 801mm (31.52") modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-1-0 pos: primary,left res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 93
size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43") diag: 800mm (31.48") modes: N/A
Monitor-3: eDP-1 pos: right res: 2560x1600 hz: 240 dpi: 188
size: 345x215mm (13.58x8.46") diag: 407mm (16") modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris
surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: iris inactive: wayland,device-2
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa
v: 24.2.8-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa
Intel Arc Graphics (MTL) device-ID: 8086:7d55
maybe the issue is the 2 gpus?
the hdmi and usb cable both go to the nvidia gpu
halcyon roost
why's there 3 monitors showing... one on Display Port1
crude swan
im not sure
i have the main laptop display, the monitor is hdmi, and the secondary is usb c
also my laptop has no display port
halcyon roost
also, differing refresh rates are NOT supported
crude swan
also, differing refresh rates are NOT supported
i still have the same issue without the secondary
crude swan
only one external is 60, the main one is meant to be 144
and the laptop is 240
changing 'the hz to 60 didnt fix anything
halcyon roost
so if you rerun last command, they all show 60 hz now?
see if you can tweak the nvidia app settings, perhaps put it to fulltime
n see if issue persists after that change plus a reboot
crude swan
i disabled the intel gpu and now it just works
so r u saying i cant have differing refresh rates?(bc it seems to work but im worried it will break)
halcyon roost
it could give weird issues
u can make a quick profile to doubleclick on when u want to run the laptop portably on max. 240 Hz
crude swan
i wont be running the laptop screen, just the external ones
but what the profile?
halcyon roost
Idk it from memory
u can use the program Arandr to set an exact display mode how you like, then press the checkmark icon, the go to its Layout menu and do 'save' and give it a name. that produces a script you can later just put wherever
or make a symlink to the script on the desktop