[ubuntu] Ubuntu Dual Monitor and Sound Issues | Fresh Install

Hey team,

Over the past four days I have frantically trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 onto my hard drive so that I can dual boot that and Windows. I've managed to install it a few times now and each time I run into a few deal breaking issues.

Firstly, using the default nouveau graphics drivers I am able to have both of my monitors plugged in via DVI and working (although the mouse is flickery and disappears a little), however as soon as I install the NVIDIA drivers (any version that is and with secure boot disabled) Ubuntu can only detect one of the monitors and when I activate the other one in Nvidia X Server Settings (which does detect it), it tus on but remains black (I can move my mouse onto it but it displays a big X). I have tried follow some tutorials online but had no success.

The second issue I am ruing into is that sound doesn't seem to be working at all. I have followed a few tutorials that reinstall and setup alsa but these don't seem to have made much of a difference (the sound still isn't working). In sound settings it is detecting two devices (the mixer and "Headphones") but when I test each of these or generally play audio I can't hear anything.

To combat these I have tried reinstalling 16.04 twice, trying 14.04 and even trying Fedora 24 Workstation, but the problems remain persistent across all operating systems. Furthermore, I have tried numerous online solutions for each problem with no avail.

My current hardware is:

• CPU: i5 6600k
• Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero
• RAM: 16gb Corsair LPX 3200Mhz
• Sound Device: Realtek HD Audio
• CPU: GTX 690

I'd love to get Ubuntu working so that I can use it as my OS for developing on (I am a university student).

Let me know if you have any ideas or need anymore information. The current OS I have installed is Fedora so if you need Linux information I can use that or reinstall to Ubuntu. I'd prefer to be ruing Ubuntu in the end.

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