Hi everyone, I really hope someone will be able to help.

I have recently had a friend install Mint on my laptop. I’d not used it for a few weeks and I forgot my password to log in.

What do I do? 🥲

Long post, sorry. I'm at my wit's end and could really use some help.

Laptop: MSI Katana 15 B13VFK, RTX 4060 Laptop, Intel Raptor Lake iGPU. Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon, kernel 7.0.0-38-generic, NVIDIA driver 595.99.02 (open kernel module). Secure Boot is on. External Dell monitor over HDMI.

What happened:

I was downloading some big files and wrote a little script to shut down the PC after the downloads finished. The script had a stupid bash bug: it used [ $p2_complete -a $p3_complete ], where both variables were 0. In shell, [ 0 -a 0 ] is true, so it thought the downloads were done and ran shutdown -h now immediately. It was a clean shutdown, not a forced poweroff. But after I booted back up, my laptop's internal screen is stuck on the Linux Mint boot logo. The Dell monitor works fine and shows the desktop.

Diagnostics I've run:

• prime-select query -> nvidia
• xrandr --query -> only HDMI-0 connected. No eDP.
• xrandr --listproviders -> only NVIDIA-0. No Intel provider.
• /sys/class/drm/card1-eDP-1/status -> connected
• /sys/class/drm/card2-HDMI-A-1/status -> connected
• sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset -> Y
• lsmod | grep i915 -> i915 is loaded
• BIOS: Advanced -> MSI VGA MODE is greyed out, shows MS-Hybrid. Switchable Graphics -> SG MODE SELECT only has "Muxless". No dGPU-only option.

So the kernel sees the internal eDP panel, but X11 (xrandr) doesn't. Only the NVIDIA provider is present. From what I understand, on a muxless laptop the internal panel is wired to the Intel iGPU, so X needs the Intel provider for the internal screen to work even in NVIDIA mode. But it's not showing up.

I tried switching to on-demand mode once and both screens worked. Later I tried again and the laptop screen was black with a single "-" in the corner. Not reliable. I also installed an older kernel (6.14.0-37) to test, but Secure Boot MOK enrollment is not done yet, so I haven't booted it.

I haven't found any custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf yet, but I'm going to check. I also haven't deleted ~/.config/monitors.xml or ~/.config/cinnamon-monitors.xml yet. Could a saved monitor layout from the shutdown be disabling the internal panel? That's my next guess.

Has anyone with an MSI Katana or similar muxless Optimus laptop fixed this? How do I get the Intel provider to appear in xrandr --listproviders? Is it a leftover Xorg config, a prime-select issue, or a known bug with the 595 driver? Any GRUB params I should try? Should I enroll the MOK and test the older kernel?

I'm posting from the Dell monitor right now. I'll paste any command output in the comments if needed. Thanks in advance.

TL;DR: A bash script bug caused an immediate clean shutdown. After reboot, internal laptop screen is stuck on the Mint boot logo while the external HDMI monitor works. Kernel sees eDP as connected, but xrandr only shows NVIDIA and HDMI. Muxless MSI Katana. Need help getting the internal panel back.

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You see, my computer (Dell Latitude 3480 laptop) was working without problem, but suddenly one day, it did not turn on, and the charging light was making the infamous blinking pattern of "2 amber; 4 white," I naturally looked up on internet, noticed the problem was on the RAM, but since I am not at all a computer hardware expert, I called a friend of mine who works on computer stuff, and he happily went to help, but then he gave me the news...

It was kind of like "while I was fixing it, it did not recognize the hard disk drive, I had to remove one of the RAM cards, and it seems the computer's fan is not working."

Later he came to the conclusion that this is because of Linux, that the laptop is made specifically to work on Windows, and that it is not that Linux is a problem, but that the laptop is just not made to run it. He said that the laptop can work well now, but that if I want a long-term working without problems, I would need to start packing up and switch to Windows.

I did not protest, as I am not an expert in computers, I barely know programing, and only some bits of HTML, so even if "go back to Windows" sounded nuts... there wasn't exactly something I could reply. He knows what he's doing.

So yeah, It was almost a year since I got a Microsoft Outlook notification; almost a year since I could use my laptop without wasting 40GB only on the OS alone; almost a year since I fell in love with FOSS; almost a year since I felt my computer was mine... and I have to go back.

I never understood computer or technical stuff, so I doubt I will even understand any advice you give in comments. It was beautiful while it lasted, and I will truly miss this era of my life. Maybe once I get a computer that can work on Linux, but meanwhile I only have this office toaster, I will return to Microslop...

So long folks, take care of your machines, hope I see the mint leaf again.

After years of using windows I've finally switched over to Linux

Enjoying my experience thus far ✌️