[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ sudo pacman -S steam
[sudo] password for luke:
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (16) New Version Net Change Download Size
multilib/lib32-alsa-lib 1.2.12-1 0.98 MiB 0.36 MiB
multilib/lib32-alsa-plugins 1.2.12-1 0.27 MiB 0.06 MiB
multilib/lib32-libgpg-error 1.49-1 0.15 MiB 0.07 MiB
multilib/lib32-libtasn1 4.19.0-2 0.08 MiB 0.04 MiB
multilib/lib32-libxcrypt-compat 4.4.36-1 0.18 MiB 0.07 MiB
multilib/lib32-libxss 1.2.4-1 0.01 MiB 0.01 MiB
multilib/lib32-nspr 4.35-3 0.26 MiB 0.11 MiB
multilib/lib32-nss 3.101-1 2.89 MiB 1.06 MiB
multilib/lib32-p11-kit 0.25.3-1 3.23 MiB 0.45 MiB
multilib/lib32-sqlite 3.46.0-1 1.40 MiB 0.68 MiB
multilib/lib32-vulkan-icd-loader 1.3.279-1 0.55 MiB 0.14 MiB
extra/libadwaita 1:1.5.2-1 4.35 MiB 0.59 MiB
core/libxcrypt-compat 4.4.36-1 0.17 MiB 0.07 MiB
extra/lsof 4.99.3-2 0.35 MiB 0.14 MiB
extra/zenity 4.0.1-1 5.36 MiB 2.95 MiB
multilib/steam 1.0.0.79-2 3.96 MiB 3.77 MiB
Total Download Size: 10.55 MiB
Total Installed Size: 24.21 MiB
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Not sure how much help i can be but i know on my system it works no issue.
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Okay so steam is installed, i am logged in, and im now going to attempt a reboot
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Okay so im rebooted and in, what sanity checks can i do to make sure im on right drivers, etc
inxi -Ga
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ inxi -Ga
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4080] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 555.58 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
status: current (as of 2024-06) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2704 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.0
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia d-rect: 6000x1440
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: right res: 3440x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: primary,left res: 2560x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: zink inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.58
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 driver: nvidia v: 555.58 device-ID: 10de:2704
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$
Shows itās on Wayland and drivers are correct
Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4080] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 555.58 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
status: current (as of 2024-06) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 2b:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2704 class-ID: 0300
You can check
pacman -Qi lib32-nividia-utils
Edit:
Itās rendering on the nvidia gpu
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.58
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :1.0
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ pacman -Qi lib32-nividia-utils
error: package ālib32-nividia-utilsā was not found
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ sudo pacman -Qi lib32-nividia-utils
[sudo] password for luke:
error: package ālib32-nividia-utilsā was not found
When you installed steam did you notice if it replaced that lib32 file with another? It is working though so Iām not concerned.
Edit: Or did you not install it in the first place?
As you can see it was explicitly installed. So not sure why itās not showing. Did you install it or no?
[ricklinux@asus-tuff ~]$ pacman -Qi lib32-nvidia-utils
Name : lib32-nvidia-utils
Version : 555.58-1
Description : NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://www.nvidia.com/
Licenses : custom
Groups : None
Provides : lib32-vulkan-driver lib32-opengl-driver lib32-nvidia-libgl
Depends On : lib32-zlib lib32-gcc-libs lib32-libglvnd nvidia-utils=555.58
Optional Deps : lib32-opencl-nvidia
Required By : lib32-libglvnd
Optional For : None
Conflicts With : lib32-nvidia-libgl
Replaces : lib32-nvidia-libgl
Installed Size : 195.69 MiB
Packager : Sven-Hendrik Haase <svenstaro@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Thu 27 Jun 2024 08:17:01 PM
Install Date : Sat 29 Jun 2024 12:10:56 PM
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Validated By : Signature
Yeh i definitely installed it, when i try running that command again it comes up with a
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ sudo pacman -S lib32-nvidia-utils
warning: lib32-nvidia-utils-555.58-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change
multilib/lib32-nvidia-utils 555.58-1 555.58-1 0.00 MiB
Total Installed Size: 195.69 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] n
[luke@luke-ms7c91 ~]$ pacman -Qi lib32-nvidia-utils
Name : lib32-nvidia-utils
Version : 555.58-1
Description : NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
Architecture : x86_64
URL : http://www.nvidia.com/
Licenses : custom
Groups : None
Provides : lib32-vulkan-driver lib32-opengl-driver lib32-nvidia-libgl
Depends On : lib32-zlib lib32-gcc-libs lib32-libglvnd nvidia-utils=555.58
Optional Deps : lib32-opencl-nvidia
Required By : lib32-libglvnd steam
Optional For : lib32-vulkan-icd-loader
Conflicts With : lib32-nvidia-libgl
Replaces : lib32-nvidia-libgl
Installed Size : 195.69 MiB
Packager : Sven-Hendrik Haase <svenstaro@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Fri 28 Jun 2024 01:17:01 BST
Install Date : Sat 29 Jun 2024 22:51:38 BST
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Validated By : Signature
Needs to be run without sudo, lol
It must be installed then. Maybe you made a mistake i the command
pacman -Qi lib32-nvidia-utils
Okay then ā¦ watch what you use sudo for. Never use it with yay.
Edit: Always pay attention to the output when updating or installing a package or what ever. This is very helpful.
Yeh always tells me off with yay 
ill be careful, it must have been checking root for a package along that line installed and couldnt find it? I dunno im not too well versed in how pacman works just yet
Im still unsure what was causing my black screens thenā¦only other things i did was install gamemode, mangohub and protonup-qt
Use man commands such as man pacman or look at the wiki on the arch page.
Not sure but could be something with these? Donāt really know. Youā'll have to watch what you do when you install stuff and check before moving on to the next thing.
This discussion is making me wonder if I can fix the black screen by uninstalling Steam related stuff. That could very much work, right?
Its worth a try, i went nuclear and just reinstalled the OS