The external monitor problem is probably a well-known gdm3 bug: gdm3 with nvidia modeset=1 stops the nvidia driver from detecting external monitors (possibly it invokes some wayland features when it shouldn't). It is not a problem with nvidia-prime or with the kernel. You can fix it by using lightdm instead of gdm3. This bug affects fedora as well.
ubuntu 19.04 has reverted to nvidia modeset = 0 be default to avoid this bug (at the cost of unfixable screen tearing for Optimus users in nvidia mode). nvidia-prime does always include the nvidia modules in the initramfs kernel, this was a change in 18.10 backported to 18.04. Previous nvidia- prime pacakges used to rebuild initramfs to add or remove the module, but this is not required any longer. Choosing prime-select intel means the nvidia module is unloaded when the machine is starting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798708 Title: It will load nvidia driver when swith to Intel mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1798708/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
