I've Switched From Windows 11 To Zorin OS 16.2! But I Still Have Some Random Questions

I checked via command, but I'm not seeing EITHER DP0 or DP1. What am I supposed to do in this case? :thinking:

Is nomodeset enabled? (Are you booting in Safe Graphics?)

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Arrow key down to this line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Remove nomodeset (If present)
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Tap ctrl+x to exit the editor, the y key to say yes to save and the enter key to save as current configuration.
Then you must run

sudo update-grub

Once done, reboot and test.

IF the nomodeset parameter is not present... please say so.

I checked, but the nomodeset is NOT present. So, what do I do now?

Can you please post the output of

sudo lshw -C video

(This may explain your missing Nvidia Settings, too)...

@Aravisian These are the results:

Ah... Nvidia 2070...
Can you run

sudo nano /etc/modules

And ctrl+shift+v paste at the bottom

nvidia 
nvidia-drm
nvidia-modeset

Then ctrl+x, y, enter
Run

sudo update-initramfs -u

Reboot and test...

If that does not work, we may need to try lowering your kernel to maybe 5.10....

Okay, I'm going to reboot real fast & make those changes. brb

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OK. I disabled Secure Boot & then rebooted, but the Nvidia X Server Settings is STILL not displaying right! :thinking:

Also, you weren't entirely accurate earlier; I have a 2070 SUPER instead of a regular 2070, but minor details. :wink:

IS disabling Secure boot the only thing you did?

Yes. Was I supposed to have done something else...? If not, we can simply continue trying to figure out what's going on so. :man_shrugging:

Yes, please see this post:

OK, but what am I supposed to do here? I'm dumbstruck atm. :confused:

Nano is an editor for use in terminal.
Calling for SuperUser Privileges, sudo, you can run nano in Root:
sudo nano then specify the file to edit:

sudo nano /etc/modules

Arrow key to the bottom.
Copy the following here:

nvidia 
nvidia-drm
nvidia-modeset

And at the bottom of the file in the terminal, tap ctrl+shift+v to paste, or right click and choose paste from the menu.

Once done, tap ctrl+x to exit, then the y key at the prompt to save, then the enter key to save the current configuration.
The terminal will revert to normal.
Now run

sudo update-initramfs -u

This should activate the necessary modules for Nvidia Graphics.

OK. I just did it. It may be possible I did it wrong or made a mistake earlier, but I'm honestly not sure. Do I need to reboot again for this to take effect?

You can run

sudo nano /etc/modules

and take a screenshot - post it here - then we can check if it looks ok.

This is what it looks like after checking:


Am I good to go?

It is correct.

Let's cross our fingers and all our toes...

Am I supposed to reboot or do I not have to?

Running sudo update-initramfs -u should be sufficient, but I would reboot anyway just to fully initialize the modules.

OK, then.