** Summary changed:

- nvidia-drm.modeset=1, gdm3 and optimus laptop results in no external monitors 
detected by Xorg, Pop!OS fix works.
+ nvidia-drm.modeset=1, gdm3 and optimus laptop results in no external monitors 
detected by Xorg

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Title:
  nvidia-drm.modeset=1, gdm3 and optimus laptop results in no external
  monitors detected by Xorg

Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-418 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-430 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Context:
  17.10 development packages, nvidia binary driver 375, modeset=1 for the 
nvidia driver.
  ubuntu desktop (gnome shell), fresh install
  ThinkPad W520 in Nvidia Optimus bios mode.
  Nvidia profile.

  Result:
  no external monitors are detected.
  xrandr does not even list them as disconnected (normally it would list five 
external disconnected monitors)

  
  lsmod 
  shows that nvidia driver is loaded
  and the modesetting is working at some level because there is no tearing on 
the laptop panel

  
  Note: modeset=1 is the only way to get flicker-free graphics on the laptop 
panel. modeset=1 is not the default setting but it is highly desirable. 

  It works if lightdm is used which is why I have reported this against gdm3
  My sessions in this configuration have mostly crashed after a few minutes 
with a gdm3 fail whale message in syslog but nothing else looks interesting.

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