The problem was that .xinitrc/.xsessionrc was not run when using gdm so adding
the lines
xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0
xrandr --auto
in /etc/gdm/Init/Default fixed the problem, but lead to other errors later. (I
reported them as different errors as they aren't related to
My laptop has an optimus graphics card.
I don't have nvidia-prime installed. I condifured it manually since
nvidia-prime doesn't configure it for gdm only for lightdm.
and the problem persists, so it's not specifically to do with nvidia-
prime.
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Hi
The bug report that you linked to is private so I can't look at the other bug
report. (Also why it didn't show up when searching for similar bugs before
posting this one)
Regards
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Public bug reported:
Ubuntu version: 13.10 Gnome
SW version: updated using ftp.wa.co.za Sep 14 15:00 local time from the
development branch (happens with earlier version aswel)
HW: Roccat P502 4AB Laptop
Expected: GDM login prompt appears
Happened: Depending on things I tried the splash
