Bounty: 50
In some game (Eve Online), VSync is somewhat broken on Ubuntu. Well. Maybe it is coming from the game itself, but some things tell me I can configure Ubuntu to get it work.
How did I find out about that issue
My computer was overheating when running that game, but only when I select that Windows (I could run a htop above it, and my CPUs cool down immediatly)
Expected behavior
VSync works fine and caps my FPS to 120Hz, as my laptop’s monitor is.
Faulty behaviors
Well, there are differents things to say that drive me mad.
- Laptop monitor alone
I’ve narrowed the issue coming from the VSync because my FPS went all the way to the moon (400 to 800, and I don’t have Linus T. computer) when I selected the Window, and where capped to 60 when I selected another Windows.
I tried to fix that by bypassing DE settings by editing /etc/default/grub and adding nvidia-drm.modeset=1 to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash". It went well tho, my FPS were capped. But my CPU didn’t like it, and all X are pretty laggy.
(that modification allowed me to see "Synchronized = 1" on nvidia-settings).
I then reversed that and told myself I’ll buy an external fan, don’t do anything requiring me not to alt-tab to another windows time to time to cool down my CPU, as a workaround.
- I plug an external monitor
Well, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t observe a again weirder event about that. If I do have an external monitor plugged in (and turned on, obviously), and I launch Eve Online, wether the window is on my external monitor or my laptop monitor : everything works great !!!
I do not understand.
Workaround ? Resolution ?
Right now, I’m thinking more about a workaround from a resolution.
- either simulate the existence of that eternal monitor (althought nothing is plugged in), with "turn on" and "turn off" scripts.
- or resolve that issue, once for all
You’ll find all, I hope, you need, here, about my computer (inxi, xrandr)
No external monitor plugged in
brieucdug@msi:~
$ inxi -SPARM -GCDN -v1 -xGCRS
System: Host: msi Kernel: 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5
Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Micro-Star product: GF65 Thin 9SEXR v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser/root required>
Mobo: Micro-Star model: MS-16W1 v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: E16W1IMS.108 date: 12/04/2019
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-9300H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 8192 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 38400
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/4100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800
Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia v: 450.66 bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 driver: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~120Hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 450.66 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-48-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9560 [Jefferson Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 5000 bus ID: 00:14.3
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: 3000 bus ID: 03:00.0
Drives: Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 320.17 GiB (67.1%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ512HALU-00000 size: 476.94 GiB
RAID: Message: No RAID data was found.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 467.96 GiB used: 320.17 GiB (68.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Info: Processes: 287 Uptime: 50m Memory: 7.62 GiB used: 3.14 GiB (41.1%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0
Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38
brieucdug@msi:~
$ xrandr --prop
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1
CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0
BorderDimensions: 4
supported: 4
Border: 0 0 0 0
range: (0, 65535)
SignalFormat: TMDS
supported: TMDS
ConnectorType: HDMI
ConnectorNumber: 2
_ConnectorLocation: 2
non-desktop: 0
supported: 0, 1
eDP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
EDID:
00ffffffffffff0006afedd000000000
0b1d0104a52213780348358f57599229
1e505400000001010101010101010101
010101010101987180c870383e406c30
aa0058c110000018782d80c870383e40
6c30aa0058c110000018000000fd0030
788a8a1e010a202020202020000000fe
004231353648414e31332e30200a00f0
PRIME Synchronization: 0
supported: 0, 1
scaling mode: Full aspect
supported: Full, Center, Full aspect
max bpc: 12
range: (6, 12)
Broadcast RGB: Automatic
supported: Automatic, Full, Limited 16:235
link-status: Good
supported: Good, Bad
CONNECTOR_ID: 86
supported: 86
non-desktop: 0
range: (0, 1)
1920x1080 120.11*+ 59.97 59.96 59.93 48.08
1680x1050 84.94 74.89 69.88 59.95 59.88
1600x1024 60.17
1400x1050 85.00 74.76 70.00 59.98
1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 85.02 75.02 60.02
1440x900 59.89
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 85.00 60.00
1440x810 60.00 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1360x768 59.80 59.96
1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
1152x864 100.00 85.06 85.00 75.00 75.00 70.00 60.00
1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
1024x768 85.00 75.05 60.04 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
1024x768i 86.96
960x720 85.00 75.00 60.00
928x696 75.00 60.05
896x672 75.05 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
832x624 74.55
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 85.14 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
840x525 85.02 74.96 69.88 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
800x512 60.17
700x525 85.08 74.76 70.06 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
640x512 85.02 75.02 60.02
720x450 59.89
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 85.09 60.00 85.01 72.81 75.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
720x400 85.04
684x384 59.88 59.85
680x384 59.80 59.96
640x400 59.88 59.98 85.08
576x432 100.11 85.15 85.09 75.00 75.00 70.00 60.06
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
640x350 85.08
512x384 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
512x384i 87.06
512x288 60.00 59.92
416x312 74.66
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 85.27 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 85.18 72.81 75.00 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
360x200 85.04
320x200 85.27
320x180 59.84 59.32
320x175 85.27
With my external monitor plugged (laptop’s is the primary)
brieucdug@msi:~
$ inxi -SPARM -GCDN -v1 -xGCRS
System: Host: msi Kernel: 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5
Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Micro-Star product: GF65 Thin 9SEXR v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser/root required>
Mobo: Micro-Star model: MS-16W1 v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: E16W1IMS.108 date: 12/04/2019
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-9300H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 8192 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 38400
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/4100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800
Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia v: 450.66 bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 driver: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa
resolution: 1360x768~60Hz, 1920x1080~120Hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 450.66 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-48-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9560 [Jefferson Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 5000 bus ID: 00:14.3
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: 3000 bus ID: 03:00.0
Drives: Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 320.17 GiB (67.1%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ512HALU-00000 size: 476.94 GiB
RAID: Message: No RAID data was found.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 467.96 GiB used: 320.17 GiB (68.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Info: Processes: 287 Uptime: 50m Memory: 7.62 GiB used: 3.14 GiB (41.2%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0
Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38
brieucdug@msi:~
$ xrandr --prop
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3280 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
HDMI-0 connected 1360x768+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 708mm x 398mm
EDID:
00ffffffffffff00410c521e01010101
1b110103804728788a288e9e55489724
16484badce0031594559615981800101
010101010101662150b051001b304070
3600c48e21000018a91a00a050001630
30203700c48e21000018000000fc0057
584741205456202833290a20000000fd
002f551f500e000a2020202020200136
02032c71521f10202122140593041211
0302011615070623090707830100006c
030c002000b82dc03d013701011d00bc
52d01e20b8285540c48e2100001a011d
007251d01e206e285500c48e2100001e
011d80d0721c1620102c2580c48e2100
009e011d8018711c1620582c2500c48e
2100009e0000000000000000000000f7
CTM: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1
CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0
BorderDimensions: 4
supported: 4
Border: 0 0 0 0
range: (0, 65535)
SignalFormat: TMDS
supported: TMDS
ConnectorType: HDMI
ConnectorNumber: 2
_ConnectorLocation: 2
non-desktop: 0
supported: 0, 1
1360x768 60.02*+
1920x1080 59.94 50.00 29.97 25.00 23.98
1280x1024 60.02
1280x768 59.99
1280x720 60.00 59.94 50.00 50.00
1024x768 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
800x600 85.06 75.00 72.19 60.32
720x576 50.00
720x480 59.94
640x480 85.01 75.00 72.81 59.93 59.94
eDP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
EDID:
00ffffffffffff0006afedd000000000
0b1d0104a52213780348358f57599229
1e505400000001010101010101010101
010101010101987180c870383e406c30
aa0058c110000018782d80c870383e40
6c30aa0058c110000018000000fd0030
788a8a1e010a202020202020000000fe
004231353648414e31332e30200a00f0
PRIME Synchronization: 0
supported: 0, 1
scaling mode: Full aspect
supported: Full, Center, Full aspect
max bpc: 12
range: (6, 12)
Broadcast RGB: Automatic
supported: Automatic, Full, Limited 16:235
link-status: Good
supported: Good, Bad
CONNECTOR_ID: 86
supported: 86
non-desktop: 0
range: (0, 1)
1920x1080 120.11*+ 59.97 59.96 59.93 48.08
1680x1050 84.94 74.89 69.88 59.95 59.88
1600x1024 60.17
1400x1050 85.00 74.76 70.00 59.98
1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 85.02 75.02 60.02
1440x900 59.89
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 85.00 60.00
1440x810 60.00 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1360x768 59.80 59.96
1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
1152x864 100.00 85.06 85.00 75.00 75.00 70.00 60.00
1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
1024x768 85.00 75.05 60.04 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
1024x768i 86.96
960x720 85.00 75.00 60.00
928x696 75.00 60.05
896x672 75.05 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
832x624 74.55
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 85.14 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
840x525 85.02 74.96 69.88 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
800x512 60.17
700x525 85.08 74.76 70.06 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
640x512 85.02 75.02 60.02
720x450 59.89
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 85.09 60.00 85.01 72.81 75.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
720x400 85.04
684x384 59.88 59.85
680x384 59.80 59.96
640x400 59.88 59.98 85.08
576x432 100.11 85.15 85.09 75.00 75.00 70.00 60.06
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
640x350 85.08
512x384 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
512x384i 87.06
512x288 60.00 59.92
416x312 74.66
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 85.27 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 85.18 72.81 75.00 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
360x200 85.04
320x200 85.27
320x180 59.84 59.32
320x175 85.27
1280x1024 (0x1f7) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 63.98KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.02Hz
1024x768 (0x215) 94.500MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1024 start 1072 end 1168 total 1376 skew 0 clock 68.68KHz
v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 808 clock 85.00Hz
1024x768 (0x216) 78.750MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.02KHz
v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.03Hz
1024x768 (0x217) 75.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.48KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.07Hz
1024x768 (0x218) 65.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.36KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.00Hz
800x600 (0x232) 50.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.08KHz
v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.19Hz
800x600 (0x233) 49.500MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.88KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.00Hz
800x600 (0x234) 40.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.88KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.32Hz
640x480 (0x24c) 36.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 696 end 752 total 832 skew 0 clock 43.27KHz
v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 509 clock 85.01Hz
640x480 (0x24e) 31.500MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.50KHz
v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.00Hz
640x480 (0x24f) 25.175MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.94Hz
Experiments :
- Gnome/KDE : same results
- KDE compositor on/off : same results
- Eve’s settings "interval one" is what I have when I’m at 60FPS with an external monitor. When I set "imediate rates", it goes all to the moon (and client crashs, eventually). Conclusion : "interval one" works (VSync is working to 60 FPS)
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