Nvidia X-server setting is blank

Question

After changing to Intel (Power Saving Mode), Nvidia X-server setting is not showing anything. I need to active GPU now but can't activate it.

$ sudo lshw -c display
  *-display                 
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: HD Graphics 5500
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 09
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:50 memory:99000000-99ffffff memory:a0000000-afffffff ioport:5000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
  *-display
       description: 3D controller
       product: GK208BM [GeForce 920M]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
       version: a1
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:9a000000-9affffff memory:b0000000-bfffffff memory:c0000000-c1ffffff ioport:3000(size=128) memory:9b000000-9b07ffff



$ sudo nvidia-settings 

ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system


(nvidia-settings:45705): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 16:53:23.943: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
** Message: 16:53:23.948: PRIME: No offloading required. Abort
** Message: 16:53:23.948: PRIME: is it supported? no

Solution 1

I fixed this issue by installing another version of Nvidia driver. I am not sure about whether this error will appear again.

Solution 2

I had this problem after a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install.

Running sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall solved the issue.

Comments

[Sayed Sohan]

Thanks. I fixed this issue by installing another version of Nvidia driver. I am not sure about whether this error will appear again.

[Lexible]

Which other version of the NVIDIA driver did you install? What commands did you use to install this other version? Did you remove the old NVIDIA driver?

[Sayed Sohan]

I removed all nvidia related driver previously installed. Then installed another version of nvidia driver from additional driver in software & updates.

[Lexible]

Thank you. How did you remove all previously installed nvidia-related drivers?

[Sayed Sohan]

askubuntu.com/questions/206283/… This question's answer helped me

[Israel Obanijesu]

@SayedSohan when i opened additional drivers in software & updates, it says no additional driver available

[Sayed Sohan]

@IsraelObanijesu maybe your gpu isn't recognized.. try install gpu directly from nvidia website or reinstall os.

[Israel Obanijesu]

Ah, gave up on it already, all i wanted to do is change the overscan for my TV when using HDMI but it is not that important to the extent of reinstalling my os