Ubuntu 15.10 x86_64 GPU Manager removes or replaces xorg.conf depending on Nvidia Prime settings. When set to integrated graphics, xorg.conf gets deleted as expected. When set to discrete GPU, xorg.conf gets written with failsafe values. gpu-manager.log:
log_file: /var/log/gpu-manager.log last_boot_file: /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot new_boot_file: /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common/last_gfx_boot grep dmesg status 256 dmesg status 256 == 0? No Is nvidia loaded? yes Was nvidia unloaded? no Is nvidia blacklisted? no Is fglrx loaded? no Was fglrx unloaded? no Is fglrx blacklisted? no Is intel loaded? yes Is radeon loaded? no Is radeon blacklisted? no Is nouveau loaded? no Is nouveau blacklisted? yes Is fglrx kernel module available? no Is nvidia kernel module available? yes Vendor/Device Id: 8086:416 BusID "PCI:0@0:2:0" Is boot vga? yes Vendor/Device Id: 10de:139a BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0" Is boot vga? no Skipping "/dev/dri/card1", driven by "nvidia-drm" Skipping "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915" Skipping "/dev/dri/card1", driven by "nvidia-drm" Skipping "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915" Skipping "/dev/dri/card1", driven by "nvidia-drm" Found "/dev/dri/card0", driven by "i915" output 0: eDP connector Number of connected outputs for /dev/dri/card0: 1 Does it require offloading? yes last cards number = 1 Has amd? no Has intel? yes Has nvidia? yes How many cards? 2 The number of cards has changed! Has the system changed? Yes main_arch_path x86_64-linux-gnu, other_arch_path i386-linux-gnu Current alternative: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf Current core alternative: (null) Is nvidia enabled? no Is fglrx enabled? no Is mesa enabled? yes Is pxpress enabled? no Is prime enabled? no Is nvidia available? yes Is fglrx available? no Is fglrx-core available? no Is mesa available? yes Is pxpress available? no Is prime available? yes System configuration has changed Intel IGP detected Intel hybrid system Nvidia driver version 355.11 detected /sys/class/dmi/id/product_version="1.0" /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name="X550JX" 1st try: bbswitch without quirks Loading bbswitch with "load_state=-1 unload_state=1" parameters Selecting prime /usr/bin/update-alternatives --set x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-355-prime/ld.so.conf update-alternatives status 0 Calling ldconfig ldconfig status 0 /usr/bin/update-alternatives --set i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-355-prime/alt_ld.so.conf update-alternatives status 0 Calling ldconfig ldconfig status 0 Removing xorg.conf. Path: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Moved /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.12132015 Powering off the discrete card Unloading nvidia-uvm with "no" parameters Unloading nvidia with "no" parameters -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310489 Title: xorg.conf overwritten by booting system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1310489/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs