Brand new install (January 17, 2026 2:07 eastern time)

General system Newbie
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So. Here we are again. I just fresh installed, OVER a new install of Endeavor that I messed up catastrophically trying to install Steam. We have here an Asus g75vx laptop. Any time I try to install Steam, it wants me to select a number. 7 potential numbers in total. I have tried number 2 and upon reboot, my monitor is stuck at 800X600 resolution with nothing else available. What’s more, the games simply never load and go. They sit there for a moment then just go back to the play icon. A couple like Civilization 5, Project Zomboid, Cities Skylines, run with no issue.
The last time I installed Endeavor was yesterday, installed Steam, loaded Civilization 5, and played with no problem. It was only upon reboot that the resolution became an issue.
I have tried googling the computers model number, and following AI advice as far as what number to pick. It all seemed to make sense, but the problem is still there.
I have distro hoppped all over the place. Endeavor is the OS that wants to be here. Small footprint, WiFi works right off the bat, it just FEELS good on here.
But I simply cannot get Steam to install without wrecking it.
If I stick with something like Prism launcher, it will run MC without an issue at all. I was asked last time to run a command… inixi -Gaz. Here’s the result of that with a clean install: Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK104M [GeForce GTX 670MX] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2024-09-xx)
arch: Kepler-2 code: GKxxx process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-2018 pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports:
active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:11a1 class-ID: 0300 temp: 40.0 C
Device-2: Sunplus Innovation ASUS Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 4-1.3:4
chip-ID: 1bcf:2885 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: AU Optronics 0x219d built: 2012 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 128 gamma: 1.2
size: 381x214mm (15x8.43") diag: 437mm (17.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x350
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia nouveau platforms: device: 0 drv: nouveau
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau wayland:
drv: nouveau x11: drv: nouveau
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.3-arch1.2 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: NVE4 device-ID: 10de:11a1 memory: 2.91 GiB
unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Can someone point me towards how to get Steam up and running? I’m freshly installed, ran updates, so I’m all ready to go. Just tired of doing the dance with Steam. I have tried this a LOT on a lot of distros. That’s why I came here. I admit defeat lol.

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If it wants you to pick a vulkan driver, pick vulkan-nouveau

Otherwise, please post the list of things it wants you to choose between so we can let you know what the correct one is.

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A simple yay -S steam has always worked for me.

╰─ yay -S steam                                                                                                       ─╯
Sync Explicit (1): steam-1.0.0.85-1
[sudo] password for wombat:
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[andrewg@andrewg-g75vx ~]$ yay -S steam
Sync Explicit (1): steam-1.0.0.85-1
[sudo] password for andrewg:
resolving dependencies…
:: There are 13 providers available for vulkan-driver:
:: Repository extra

  1. nvidia-utils 2) vulkan-asahi 3) vulkan-broadcom 4) vulkan-dzn 5) vulkan-freedreno
  2. vulkan-gfxstream 7) vulkan-intel 8) vulkan-nouveau 9) vulkan-panfrost 10) vulkan-powervr
  3. vulkan-radeon 12) vulkan-swrast 13) vulkan-virtio

Enter a number (default=1):
This is what it gave me.

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As @dalto said…

  1. vulkan-nouveau
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Enter a number (default=1): 8
:: There are 13 providers available for lib32-vulkan-driver:
:: Repository multilib

  1. lib32-nvidia-utils 2) lib32-vulkan-asahi 3) lib32-vulkan-broadcom 4) lib32-vulkan-dzn
  2. lib32-vulkan-freedreno 6) lib32-vulkan-gfxstream 7) lib32-vulkan-intel 8) lib32-vulkan-nouveau
  3. lib32-vulkan-panfrost 10) lib32-vulkan-powervr 11) lib32-vulkan-radeon 12) lib32-vulkan-swrast
  4. lib32-vulkan-virtio
    which brings up ANOTHER set of numbers lol
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Same thing. lib32-vulkan-nouveau

Steam needs vulkan drivers installed to work but pacman doesn’t which drivers are needed for your hardware.

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So 8 again? ok I’ll try it lol

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@dalto - I’m curious why you’re not recommending the Nvidia 470 drivers, especially considering the OP wants to run Steam.

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Two reasons.

  • The OP is already using the nouveau drivers and is only missing the vulkan drivers
  • The 470xx drivers are a bit painful to get up and running at this point. Especially under plasma wayland. Even under X some cards will require manual X config to provide proper display resolutions.

Given the situation the OP is struggling with I am hesitant to recommend the 470 drivers even though they may yield better performance.

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I have tried the 470, admittedly probably not correctly. That’s why we’re here folks!

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Just rebooted at normal resolution after Steam was installed. Thanks so much guys.

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