From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 9/26/2025 3:55 PM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > I started with a Mint 22.1 system, that yesterday was running two   
   > screens perfectly.   
   >   
   > This morning only one was recognised.   
   >   
   > I have spent the whole day following what seemed to be logical   
   > instructions from ChatGPT, constantly hitting brick walls, followed by   
   > "Ah - I can see the problem ... "   
   >   
   > At the end of the day I can only get into the system by getting to the   
   > Boot Menu and selecting the install flash drive but opening up in the   
   > correct home page.   
   >   
   > Still only one screen and that one over scanned!   
   >   
   > The desktop icons have had to be reduced from small to smaller.   
   >   
   > sudo modprobe -n -v amdgpu   
   > [sudo] password for alan:   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/di   
   play/drm_display_helper.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/dr   
   _ttm_helper.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/dr   
   _suballoc_helper.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/sc   
   eduler/gpu-sched.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_exec.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/am   
   /amdxcp/amdxcp.ko.zst   
   > insmod /lib/modules/6.8.0-84-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/am   
   /amdgpu/amdgpu.ko.zst   
   > exp_hw_support=1   
   >   
   > That suggests the amdgpu modules are loaded.   
   >   
   > The bootloader is correctly set for EFI.   
   >   
   > I once had a charming Singaporean assistant in the days before   
   > microcomputers. We used to key in transactions and their codes which   
   > later became converted to paper tape. This later was transported to a   
   > mainframe data centre, later returning along with a fan-folded prinout.   
   >   
   > The problem was that he and his colleagues were forever hitting the   
   > wrong keys and jamming the punch. I got over that by removing the   
   > "naughty" keys and Sellotaping over the holes. Yet because of ther   
   > amount of pounding the ke=yboard received, keys still jammed it.   
   >   
   > My You friend said "Mr A" machine work hard very tired. Maybe should   
   > rest.   
   >   
   > Which is what I am going to do now.   
   >   
   > Alan   
      
   If the monitors are really there, an XRandR command should be able   
   to make the monitors do things.   
      
   But first the monitors have to be list-able, as HDMI-1 and HDMI-2   
   or whatever.   
      
      https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xrandr   
      
     Paul   
      
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