Missing GPU Drivers when using System Monitor and SYS INFO on Linux.

[GrantVol]

I need drivers downloaded on my linux laptop for the cpu so that I can view stats in a convenient form to know when my GPU is getting overloaded, and help diagnose crashes using the GPU graphics. i5-1035G1x8 Intel Processor, for Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. That is 'Intel® UHD Graphics (ICL GT1)' Graphics. 

That is an integrated GPU, rather than separate/detached GPU. 

[AlphaTop89]

Intel integrated graphics on Linux don't require a manually installed driver in the traditional sense. Instead, support is provided through kernel (i915 driver), Mesa 3D graphics stack and Firmware managed by the Intel graphics driver in the Linux kernel.

Update Your System. Please ensure your Ubuntu system is fully updated with the latest packages:

1. bash

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo reboot

2. Install Key Intel GPU Tools
   These tools can help you monitor and troubleshoot GPU activity:

   bash

   sudo apt install intel-gpu-tools mesa-utils

   • Run intel_gpu_top in terminal to view real-time GPU stats (like top but for the GPU)
     Run glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" to confirm your GPU is recognized by MesaCrash Investigation

3. Use the following commands to check for GPU-related crash logs:

   bash

   dmesg | grep i915 journalctl -k | grep drm

4. System Monitor Limitations
   GNOME System Monitor may not show integrated GPU stats by default. Third-party tools like Psensor, Conky, or using CLI tools like intel_gpu_top might give you a clearer picture.

[GrantVol]

MesaCrash Investigation does mention 'Intel with a bunch of listings' without any apparent errors. 

grep commands always confuse me. They'll just pause for a long time without ever completing nor displaying GUI messages of any kind, shape, or form. 

And Conky fails to show GPU usage. 

[jbruceyu]

You shouldn't need to manually install GPU drivers for Intel iGPUs on Ubuntu. The open-source i915 driver (built into the kernel) and the Mesa stack (for Vulkan/OpenGL) are used by default. You can verify your GPU driver setup by running:

sudo lshw -c video

look for something like:

configuration: driver=i915 latency=0

Also, check your Mesa version with:

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"

If Mesa is outdated, you can add the latest Oibaf PPA to get bleeding-edge graphics support:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Grep can be intimidating at first. It doesn't output GUI results; it filters text from commands. If you're using it on large logs (like journalctl), it might feel like it’s hanging, try piping less data or using it on known files for testing:

dmesg | grep -i i915

[GrantVol]

Everything looks valid and true from the Terminal's perspective. I followed all your Terminal commands. Yeah idk about your last "dmesg | grep -i i915" command, you lost me on that one. (If I was being critical/pessimistic, I would realize that I'm being pushed messages in the command prompt that say, "deactivate vga console," "dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted," and the following error message "[17736.790367] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=31462 end=31463) time 217 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1065, end 1079" ...as being the only red flags here. But what do I know? 

Going back to Ubuntu's System Monitor -> Resources tab, I see no GPU stats nor GPU graph. 

Going back to SYS INFO by warlordsoftwares.com, I see no GPU graphical dial. 

Going back to the Mission Center from the Ubuntu app store, I see the GPU portion with completely blank canvases, and details section that displays the following errors: "Vulkan version: Unsupported." 

[GrantVol]

Uuh, I posted something here and it got removed by admin without notification to me. 

I got an email from Darwin C. of Intel suggesting I try out igt-gpu-tools 2.0, but I have yet to figure out how to use that, but it appears Darwin was mistaken, because that only appears to be a testing, debugging, and investigative suite, not an actual app for consistent monitoring of GPU-sourced system crashes.