Problems with Dual monitor setup

I have installed clear linux Desktop. It seems to work with a single monitor, but when I add a second monitor the cursor starts stuttering and jumping around the screens. Has anyone had this issue? My computer is an NUC5CPYH I have one monitor connected to the VGA port and one connected to the HDMI port.

i use 2 monitors without any problems
(wish i could figure it out how to install it even)

Are you in CLI or Desktop environment?

If x is running then…

Are the monitors from the same manufacturer? Are they same size & frequency? Is display setting in mirror mode?

Either way xrandr or Arandr (gui) could be run to control display settings

I have two monitors both 27’ Samsung no issues at all. Can even use laptop with open lid

I am running the desktop environment. Monitors are the same make and model. I am using single screen mode(Extended -Mode).
I am thinking that running one off of the VGA port and one of the HDMI port could be the issue, although I have done that with other computers.
My next step is to upgrade the BIOS of the NUC to see if that helps. Thanks for your insights.

If you have display port 1.2 and later, you can try to daisy-chain your monitors.

Using both vga and HDMI ports should not be the cause. Because other people also do that.

Still no luck. It seems as though the Vga does not want to cooperate.
the NUC I have only has one HDMI out and one VGA out for displays.
oddly enough, when I connect the second monitor (VGA) the display sees it and shows the second display on the configuration screen with the correct model. I can then apply the screen settings and the cursor will travel off the edge of screen “1”(HDMI Display) to the left as if it is moving to display “2” (VGA Display) but the screen remains black with “no signal” message.
I did install Arandr as suggested but changing the setting using it made no difference.
I suspect this may be an intel video driver issue. Any suggestions on next steps to troubleshoot the issue?

Open a GitHub issue then. I’m sure there are developers having a NUC so they could investigate this.

I will do that. thank you @doct0rHu

does clear linux have a bundle that includes “read-edid”, “get-edid” and “parse-edid”?

Can you try getting EDID info with xrandr? There is a Parse-EDID perl module in the perl-extras bundle.

on another thread I saw this:

[     2.491] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[     2.491] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[     2.491] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[     2.493] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module intel
[     2.493] (EE) Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0)
[     2.493] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[     2.493] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[     2.494] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     2.496] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms

That is likely due to not having the intel driver installed and I don’t think it is part of Clear anymore, favouring the modesetting driver.

Since the NUC I am using lists the VGA compatible controller as:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 21)
Is it possible that not having the intel driver installed is causing my dual monitor issue?

Here is the output of my /var/log/Xorg.0.log when I try and boot with both of my Benq 2280 monitors plugged into my NUC5CPYH. (I have removed some of the lines from this file, which seemed unrelated to display, so that I could post it. It appears to be to long for a single post

[   230.970] (--) Log file renamed from "/var/log/Xorg.pid-620.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
[   230.971] 
X.Org X Server 1.20.5
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[   230.971] Build Operating System: Linux 5.2.3-809.native x86_64 
[   230.971] Current Operating System: Linux clr-086b4425f5ef45c7a1ba20251b1e2ac4 5.2.14-833.native #1 SMP Tue Sep 10 03:12:49 PDT 2019 x86_64
[   230.971] Kernel command line: initrd=\EFI\org.clearlinux\freestanding-00-intel-ucode.cpio initrd=\EFI\org.clearlinux\freestanding-i915-firmware.cpio.xz root=PARTUUID=52317e75-7773-4bee-ba1f-29f832b56b3f quiet console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 cryptomgr.notests init=/usr/bin/initra-desktop initcall_debug intel_iommu=igfx_off kvm-intel.nested=1 no_timer_check noreplace-smp page_alloc.shuffle=1 rcu_nocbs=0-64 rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1 rootfstype=ext4,btrfs,xfs tsc=reliable rw
[   230.972] Build Date: 31 May 2019  06:47:02PM
[   230.972]  
[   230.972] Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
[   230.972] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[   230.972] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[   230.973] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Sep 16 18:57:58 2019
[   230.974] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[   230.977] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[   230.977] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[   230.977] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[   230.977] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[   230.978] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[   230.978] (==) Automatically adding devices
[   230.978] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[   230.978] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[   230.979] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[   230.979] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/
[   230.979] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[   230.979] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[   230.979] (II) Loader magic: 0x55689e354020
[   230.979] (II) Module ABI versions:
[   230.979] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[   230.979] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.0
[   230.979] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[   230.979] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[   230.981] (++) using VT number 2
[   230.990] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_32
[   230.993] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[   230.996] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 13 paused 0
[   231.007] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 8086:22b1:8086:2060 rev 33, Mem @ 0x80000000/16777216, 0x90000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[   231.007] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[   231.007] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[   231.010] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[   231.017] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.017] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.0.0
[   231.017] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[   231.017] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[   231.017] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[   231.017] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[   231.017] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
[   231.017] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[   231.017] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[   231.018] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module intel
[   231.018] (EE) Failed to load module "intel" (module does not exist, 0)
[   231.018] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   231.018] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   231.022] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.022] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.20.5
[   231.022] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   231.022] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[   231.022] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   231.022] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[   231.025] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.025] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 0.5.0
[   231.025] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   231.025] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[   231.025] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   231.026] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[   231.027] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.027] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 2.4.0
[   231.027] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   231.027] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[   231.027] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   231.027] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[   231.027] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[   231.028] (II) modeset(0): using drv /dev/dri/card0
[   231.028] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[   231.028] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[   231.028] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[   231.028] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[   231.029] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.029] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 0.0.2
[   231.029] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[   231.030] (II) modeset(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[   231.030] (==) modeset(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[   231.030] (==) modeset(0): RGB weight 888
[   231.030] (==) modeset(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[   231.030] (II) Loading sub module "glamoregl"
[   231.030] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[   231.030] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[   231.047] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.047] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.0.1
[   231.047] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[   231.092] (II) modeset(0): glamor X acceleration enabled on Mesa DRI Intel(R) HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 
[   231.092] (II) modeset(0): glamor initialized
[   231.111] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-1 has no monitor section
[   231.123] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 has no monitor section
[   231.218] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-2 has no monitor section
[   231.245] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-2 has no monitor section
[   231.263] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output DP-1
[   231.268] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output HDMI-1
[   231.358] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output DP-2
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): EDID for output HDMI-2
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer: BNQ  Model: 78e8  Serial#: 16864325
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Year: 2018  Week: 20
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Digital Display Input
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 48  vert.: 27
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Gamma: 2.20
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): DPMS capabilities: Off
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4 
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): Default color space is primary color space
[   231.386] (II) modeset(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): redX: 0.657 redY: 0.335   greenX: 0.318 greenY: 0.634
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): blueX: 0.154 blueY: 0.064   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): Supported established timings:
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 720x400@70Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 640x480@60Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 640x480@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 800x600@60Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 800x600@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 832x624@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 1024x768@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): 1152x864@75Hz
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): Supported standard timings:
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): #0: hsize: 1920  vsize 1080  refresh: 60  vid: 49361
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): #1: hsize: 1680  vsize 1050  refresh: 60  vid: 179
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): #2: hsize: 1600  vsize 900  refresh: 60  vid: 49321
[   231.387] (II) modeset(0): #3: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): #4: hsize: 1280  vsize 800  refresh: 60  vid: 129
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): #5: hsize: 1280  vsize 720  refresh: 60  vid: 49281
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): clock: 148.5 MHz   Image Size:  476 x 268 mm
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 2008  h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 1080  v_sync: 1084  v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Serial No: ETA5J03784SL0
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 175 MHz
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Monitor name: BenQ GW2280
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): clock: 148.5 MHz   Image Size:  476 x 268 mm
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 2008  h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 1080  v_sync: 1084  v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): clock: 74.2 MHz   Image Size:  476 x 268 mm
[   231.388] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 2008  h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 540  v_sync: 542  v_sync_end 547 v_blanking: 562 v_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): clock: 74.2 MHz   Image Size:  476 x 268 mm
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1390  h_sync_end 1430 h_blank_end 1650 h_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 720  v_sync: 725  v_sync_end 730 v_blanking: 750 v_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): Supported detailed timing:
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): clock: 27.0 MHz   Image Size:  476 x 268 mm
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): h_active: 720  h_sync: 736  h_sync_end 798 h_blank_end 858 h_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): v_active: 480  v_sync: 489  v_sync_end 495 v_blanking: 525 v_border: 0
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): EDID (in hex):
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): 	00ffffffffffff0009d1e87845540101
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): 	141c010380301b782e79a5a85551a227
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): 	105054a56b80d1c0b300a9c081808100
[   231.389] (II) modeset(0): 	81c001010101023a801871382d40582c
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	4500dc0c1100001e000000ff00455441
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	354a3033373834534c30000000fd0032
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	4c1e5311000a202020202020000000fc
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	0042656e51204757323238300a2001ca
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	020322f14f901f041303120211011406
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	07151605230907078301000065030c00
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	1000023a801871382d40582c4500dc0c
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	1100001e011d8018711c1620582c2500
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	dc0c1100009e011d007251d01e206e28
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	5500dc0c1100001e8c0ad08a20e02d10
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	103e9600dc0c11000018000000000000
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): 	00000000000000000000000000000081
[   231.390] (II) modeset(0): Printing probed modes for output HDMI-2
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz eP)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x50.0  148.50  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (56.2 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x59.9  148.35  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.4 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x60.0   74.25  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (33.8 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x60.0   74.25  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (33.8 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x50.0   74.25  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (28.1 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x59.9   74.18  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (33.7 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x59.9  119.00  1680 1728 1760 1840  1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1600x900"x60.0  108.00  1600 1624 1704 1800  900 901 904 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x75.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x800"x59.9   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 +hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x60.0   74.25  1280 1390 1430 1650  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x60.0   74.25  1280 1390 1430 1650  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
[   231.391] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x50.0   74.25  1280 1720 1760 1980  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x59.9   74.18  1280 1390 1430 1650  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x75.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "832x624"x74.6   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576"x50.0   27.00  720 732 796 864  576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync (31.2 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576"x50.0   27.00  720 732 796 864  576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync (31.2 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576i"x50.0   13.50  720 732 795 864  576 580 586 625 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.6 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576i"x50.0   13.50  720 732 795 864  576 580 586 625 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.6 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x60.0   27.03  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x60.0   27.03  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x59.9   27.00  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x59.9   27.00  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x59.9   27.00  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480i"x60.0   13.51  720 739 801 858  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.8 kHz e)
[   231.392] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480i"x60.0   13.51  720 739 801 858  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.8 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480i"x59.9   13.50  720 739 801 858  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.7 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480i"x59.9   13.50  720 739 801 858  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.7 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x60.0   25.20  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x400"x70.1   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-1 disconnected
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 disconnected
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Output DP-2 disconnected
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-2 connected
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[   231.393] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-2 using initial mode 1920x1080 +0+0
[   231.393] (==) modeset(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[   231.393] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[   231.393] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[   231.394] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[   231.394] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[   231.404] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   231.404] 	compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.0.0
[   231.404] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[   231.404] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[   231.404] (II) Unloading fbdev
[   231.404] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[   231.404] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[   231.405] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[   231.405] (II) Unloading vesa
[   231.615] (==) modeset(0): Backing store enabled
[   231.615] (==) modeset(0): Silken mouse enabled
[   231.712] (II) modeset(0): Initializing kms color map for depth 24, 8 bpc.
[   231.712] (==) modeset(0): DPMS enabled
[   231.714] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[   231.714] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
[   231.714] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: i965
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension Generic Event Extension
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension SHAPE
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SHM
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension XInputExtension
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension XTEST
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension BIG-REQUESTS
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension SYNC
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension XKEYBOARD
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension XC-MISC
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension XFIXES
[   231.714] (II) Initializing extension RENDER
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension RANDR
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension COMPOSITE
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension DAMAGE
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension RECORD
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension DPMS
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension Present
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension DRI3
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension X-Resource
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension XVideo
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[   231.715] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[   231.731] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
[   231.731] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[   231.731] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[   231.731] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DGA
[   231.731] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DRI
[   231.731] (II) Initializing extension DRI2
[   231.738] (II) modeset(0): Damage tracking initialized
[   231.738] (II) modeset(0): Setting screen physical size to 508 x 285
[   232.046] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[   232.055] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event2 13:66 fd 25 paused 0
[   232.226] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "BNQ", prod id 30952
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz eP)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x0.0   74.25  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (33.8 kHz e)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0   74.25  1280 1390 1430 1650  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x0.0   27.00  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (56.2 kHz e)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0   74.25  1280 1720 1760 1980  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   233.565] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576"x0.0   27.00  720 732 796 864  576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync (31.2 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x0.0   74.25  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (28.1 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1440x480i"x0.0   27.00  1440 1478 1602 1716  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.7 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1440x576i"x0.0   27.00  1440 1464 1590 1728  576 580 586 625 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.6 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0  119.00  1680 1728 1760 1840  1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz e)
[   233.566] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1600x900"x60.0  119.00  1600 1696 1864 2128  900 901 904 932 -hsync +vsync (55.9 kHz e)
[   233.567] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz e)
[   233.567] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 +hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz e)
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): EDID vendor "BNQ", prod id 30952
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz eP)
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x0.0   74.25  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (33.8 kHz e)
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0   74.25  1280 1390 1430 1650  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (45.0 kHz e)
[   244.038] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x480"x0.0   27.00  720 736 798 858  480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (56.2 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x720"x0.0   74.25  1280 1720 1760 1980  720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x576"x0.0   27.00  720 732 796 864  576 581 586 625 -hsync -vsync (31.2 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1920x1080i"x0.0   74.25  1920 2448 2492 2640  1080 1084 1094 1125 interlace +hsync +vsync (28.1 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1440x480i"x0.0   27.00  1440 1478 1602 1716  480 488 494 525 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.7 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1440x576i"x0.0   27.00  1440 1464 1590 1728  576 580 586 625 interlace -hsync -vsync (15.6 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz e)
[   244.039] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz e)
[   244.040] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0  119.00  1680 1728 1760 1840  1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz e)
[   244.040] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1600x900"x60.0  119.00  1600 1696 1864 2128  900 901 904 932 -hsync +vsync (55.9 kHz e)
[   244.040] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz e)
[   244.040] (II) modeset(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 +hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz e)

One monitor is plugged into the HDMI 1 on the monitor and the single HDMI output on the NUC.
The second monitor is plugged into the VGA(D-Sub) on the monitor and the VGA out on the NUC.
The NUC Bios is set to HDMI Primary output and VGA(analog) as 2nd output.
When the system boots, the HDMI monitor is the only monitor that displays an image, the vga connected monitor displays no signal.
But the HDMI monitor image is a grey screen which acts like it is the secondary monitor of an “extended” display. So there is no input filed to enter my password.
The NUC acts as if the VGA connected monitor is active and is my primary monitor and So I assume it contains the Login screen(even though it is reporting no signal). In order to get the HDMI monitor to display the login screen is to disconnect the VGA Cable from the NUC…
At that point the active screen displays the log in prompt and I am back to a single monitor functioning system.

Also here are my kernel boot args in case that might shed some light on my issue:

initrd=\EFI\org.clearlinux\freestanding-00-intel-ucode.cpio initrd=\EFI\org.clearlinux\freestanding-i915-firmware.cpio.xz root=PARTUUID=52317e75-7773-4bee-ba1f-29f832b56b3f quiet console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 cryptomgr.notests init=/usr/bin/initra-desktop initcall_debug intel_iommu=igfx_off kvm-intel.nested=1 no_timer_check noreplace-smp page_alloc.shuffle=1 rcu_nocbs=0-64 rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1 rootfstype=ext4,btrfs,xfs tsc=reliable rw

I have some obviously (basic) Linux knowledge, but would be very thankful for some help to solve this issue (as I have heard promising things about clear linux). I am more than willing to RTFM but would appreciate any help in pointing me in the right direction.

@mesiment Just in case you hadn’t seen this.

@kfrank I didn’t see the link to your issue on github, would you mind adding it here just for reference?

sure @william.douglas, could you point me to where I should add it on github?
To be clear there looks like a lot of subsections on the Clear Linux github project. Not sure where this belongs.

sure william, could you point me to where I should add it on github?

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