Latest kernel not working with nvidia-390xx-dkms

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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I still can’t convince the nvidia-390xx-dkms to work, so I have to go with Linux 6.11.9-arch1-1 for now. In the booting process the machine does not even reach SDDM, although I’m still able to switch to a console using Strg+Alt+F key. Unluckily I had no time yet to dig deeper. Maybe it is because of my very old GPU. I used to run this machine with Nouveau until quite recently, but one or two major kernel versions earlier the PC started to crash in random intervals. Running the proprietary driver solved this issue, just to give me some more headache now.

inxi -G
Device-1: NVIDIA GF100 [GeForce GTX 465] driver: nvidia v: 390.157
   Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4 driver: X:
    loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast platforms: gbm
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 390.157
    renderer: GeForce GTX 465/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.

I already tried everything mentioned on the AUR website.

Maybe somebody has a rough guess on which way to go.

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You could try the LTS kernel (linux-lts and linux-lts-headers), which is version 6.6.65-1 now.

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I already locked kernel 6.11. This is working fine, but it would be nice to use the latest stuff. :wink:
The advantage of linux-lts would for sure be, that it receives security updates, which a locked (non-updated) kernel does not get.
It might be worth considering and retrying when the patch for kernel 6.13 is available. Maybe somebody comes up with an idea in the meantime.

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I have three kernel versions installed anyway. linux, linux-lts and linux-mainline.

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I’m back to Nouveau now, which I do prefer anyway. With the latest kernel (6.13.0-rc3-1-mainline) it seems to run stable. At least for now. I assume I need to buy a new machine in the foreseeable future anyway. This will most likely include an Arc GPU (Battlemage), which will avoid proprietary problems in the future.

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You might want to see if AMD has a GPU for your needs. They should work well on Linux.

I’ve recently read a report that Intel’s Battleimage GPU is currently not so well supported on Linux. But maybe it will, hopefully.