Second monitor goes black when joined on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS












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I have a MSU GE63VR 7RE (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and a 24" Acer monitor



When I start Ubuntu, the second monitor is black but I can see the mouse arrow.



When I turn the monitor off and on it is mirrored but the picture is frozen, the mouse appears on the second screen but the picture does not update.



When I attempt to join the second screen goes blank.



I find it almost impossible to work with one screen, any idea where I can start troubleshooting?










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    I have a MSU GE63VR 7RE (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and a 24" Acer monitor



    When I start Ubuntu, the second monitor is black but I can see the mouse arrow.



    When I turn the monitor off and on it is mirrored but the picture is frozen, the mouse appears on the second screen but the picture does not update.



    When I attempt to join the second screen goes blank.



    I find it almost impossible to work with one screen, any idea where I can start troubleshooting?










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      I have a MSU GE63VR 7RE (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and a 24" Acer monitor



      When I start Ubuntu, the second monitor is black but I can see the mouse arrow.



      When I turn the monitor off and on it is mirrored but the picture is frozen, the mouse appears on the second screen but the picture does not update.



      When I attempt to join the second screen goes blank.



      I find it almost impossible to work with one screen, any idea where I can start troubleshooting?










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      I have a MSU GE63VR 7RE (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and a 24" Acer monitor



      When I start Ubuntu, the second monitor is black but I can see the mouse arrow.



      When I turn the monitor off and on it is mirrored but the picture is frozen, the mouse appears on the second screen but the picture does not update.



      When I attempt to join the second screen goes blank.



      I find it almost impossible to work with one screen, any idea where I can start troubleshooting?







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          I reinstalled ubuntu but this time selected the download option and also the third part install option.



          After booting, I followed the guide here :
          https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux



          As you can see the guide is out of date, however ignoring that, I followed guide and ran



          ubuntu-drivers devices
          sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall


          The second monitor is now working perfectly.






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            I reinstalled ubuntu but this time selected the download option and also the third part install option.



            After booting, I followed the guide here :
            https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux



            As you can see the guide is out of date, however ignoring that, I followed guide and ran



            ubuntu-drivers devices
            sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall


            The second monitor is now working perfectly.






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              I reinstalled ubuntu but this time selected the download option and also the third part install option.



              After booting, I followed the guide here :
              https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux



              As you can see the guide is out of date, however ignoring that, I followed guide and ran



              ubuntu-drivers devices
              sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall


              The second monitor is now working perfectly.






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                I reinstalled ubuntu but this time selected the download option and also the third part install option.



                After booting, I followed the guide here :
                https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux



                As you can see the guide is out of date, however ignoring that, I followed guide and ran



                ubuntu-drivers devices
                sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall


                The second monitor is now working perfectly.






                share|improve this answer













                I reinstalled ubuntu but this time selected the download option and also the third part install option.



                After booting, I followed the guide here :
                https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux



                As you can see the guide is out of date, however ignoring that, I followed guide and ran



                ubuntu-drivers devices
                sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall


                The second monitor is now working perfectly.







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