using dkms driver package version?
extra/nvidia-dkms 515.65.01-2 [installed]
For completeness:
gfx
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA104M [GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile / Max-Q] driver: nvidia
v: 515.65.01
Device-2: Acer Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.3 driver: X:
loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
resolution: 1920x1080~144Hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0
NVIDIA 515.65.01
lucky you 
strange indeed but it could be the issue is not for the latest cardsā¦
and i do not see it as something directly related to the packages in focus:
nvidia-dkms: Last Updated: 2022-08-07 16:58 UTC
dkms: Last Updated: 2022-08-07 09:43 UTC
but:
linux/headers: Last Updated: 2022-08-22 08:40 UTC this is 2 days ago the average time for most users to do the updates
i have already @creatux at telegram he will send me the log later but if someone could provide the exact output from installing/reinstalling nvidia-dkms ? would be of great help!
You do not need to reboot with it and can go straight to replace it with nvidia nvidia-lts after this again to be able to boot x
Would it help if I did it? (Probably not 
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Just to pile on a little bit. I too am having this issue with the latest kernel on my laptop running a GTX 1050. I can boot into the desktop if I use the Intel dGPU. I can provide a screenshot of what happens when I try to boot using the nVidia GPU. I hate giving screenshots, but I am limited to a TTY session that does not want to connect to my wifi.
just try with prime-run some grafik test if you see some fpu no need to experiment to boot into
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The driver itself is not loading.
Even replacing the nvidia-dkms package with the nvidia package did not make a difference for me. I was still unable to boot into Plasma using the nvidia card. I have used Timeshift and reverted to my pre-update state. I will try again at a later date.
Possibly relevant information - this might be related to the latest gcc update:
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That fixed it for me. Running the latest kernel with nvidia-dkms.
EDIT: Works with the lts and zen kernels as well.
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should look like this and should not look like so if it fails at some point ā¦
successful dkms building/rebuilding modules
sudo pacman -S nvidia-dkms
[sudo] password for joekamprad:
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change
extra/nvidia-dkms 515.65.01-2 515.65.01-2 0,00 MiB
Total Installed Size: 52,48 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0,00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Remove upgraded DKMS modules
==> dkms remove --no-depmod nvidia/515.65.01 -k 5.19.3-arch1-1
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling nvidia-dkms [------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/5) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/5) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/515.65.01 -k 5.19.3-arch1-1
==> depmod 5.19.3-arch1-1
(3/5) Notifying arch-audit-gtk
(4/5) Check if user should be informed about rebooting after certain system package upgrades.
==> INFO: Reboot is recommended due to the upgrade of core system package(s).
(5/5) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
sudo dkms status:
nvidia/515.65.01, 5.19.3-arch1-1, x86_64: installedDeprecated feature: REMAKE_INITRD
Deprecated feature: REMAKE_INITRD
and if it is an issue with GCC it will get solved very soon upstream on archā¦ i would not follow the stripping workaround from reddit postā¦
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Nor would Iā¦I posted that Reddit post for information, not as a suggestion.
The pahole package has been downgraded as of about 15 minutes ago, it appears that this may be where the issue ultimately was.
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I can confirm that nvidia-dkms v515.65.01-2 installs just fine but it does not work: I manage to boot to a working session but if I issue the nvidia-smi command it outputs
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
The nvidia and nvidia-lts modules work, too bad if you use the Zen kernel as in my case.
this will be the solutionā¦ 
So with the simple sudo pacman -Syu your system should just work again ā¦
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This works! Thanks! Now I can finally study 
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Itās already been fixed; all you had to do was run an update and get the new pahole packageā¦
I think you stopped reading before you got to the end of this thread 
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I updated like 30 min ago. Maybe my uni mirror was not synced yet
Ps : I did read the entire thread, sorry for not making it clear
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Heya! Author of the Reddit post here. 
Just so itās abundantly clear, I never intended for my .BTF stripping suggestion in that post to be a permanent solution, just a temporary workaround at best. When I wrote that post, the version of pahole hadnāt been rolled back in the Arch repos yet, and downgrading the kernel or GCC didnāt seem to help either. Until I submitted the Arch bug report, I wasnāt even aware of the pahole utility or its relation to the DKMS build process. As of the time I write this, āupgradingā to pahole 1:1.23-1 is definitely the way to go. Cheers!
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Understood, and thanks for reporting the bug, both initially on Reddit and then to the Arch bugtracker.
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