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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0005931Kali LinuxFeature Requestspublic2025-07-14 09:36
Reporterazamet Assigned Torhertzog  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version2019.4 
Summary0005931: xfce and nvidia optimus drivers
Description

on gnome desktop i do this tutorial and nvidia drivers working fine:
https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?35748-TUTORIAL-Installing-official-NVIDIA-driver-in-Optimus-laptop

but now after fresh install the kali linux if i do this here:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout"
Screen 0 "nvidia"
Inactive "intel"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:10:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "nvidia"
Device "nvidia"
Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "intel"
Driver "modesetting"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "intel"
Device "intel"
EndSection

for the xorg.conf file i get black screen without mouse...

then i tryed this one:
https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/install-nvidia-drivers-on-kali-linux/

everything works but i cannot let the xfce work with nvidia drivers!
hashcat -b works just fine too but i want to run the desktop manager same on gdm with nvidia drivers! i mean also for xfce...

i hope i was able to tell my problem with my bad english... i please you to help me!

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azamet

azamet

2019-12-20 01:41

reporter   ~0011736

i did fixed the problem can closed

rhertzog

rhertzog

2019-12-20 11:17

administrator   ~0011740

Closing as requested.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2019-12-18 08:29 azamet New Issue
2019-12-20 01:41 azamet Note Added: 0011736
2019-12-20 11:17 rhertzog Assigned To => rhertzog
2019-12-20 11:17 rhertzog Status new => closed
2019-12-20 11:17 rhertzog Resolution open => no change required
2019-12-20 11:17 rhertzog Note Added: 0011740
2025-07-14 09:36 g0tmi1k Priority high => normal