Laptop Ubuntu install freezing discreet Nvidia

In addition to nouveau-modeset=0, you can use nvidia.modeset=0 for a pure Intel HD 530 graphics environment which is many times easier to use than nVidia.

Many users find less screen-tearing and crisper fonts with Intel. Additionally there is less power drain and heat.

After installation and successful booting into Ubuntu you can type into the terminal:

sudo prime-select intel # turn on intel graphics

or:

sudo prime-select nvidia # turn on nvidia graphics

Then reboot to implement the configuration change.

Note you don’t type # and the comment that follows.