Hi, I’m new to Arch linux, so if there’s more info you need, please ask and I will do my best to provide. But here’s some basic info:
The How to include system logs in your post page says to use inxi -Fxxc0z to include my hardware info, but the command just runs continuously without any output, so here’s the basics:
MB: MSI Z690-P DDR4
CPU: intel i5 13600k
GPU: Nvidia 4080 Super
RAM: 64G DDR4
But as it stacks completely at the NVIDIA module generation, you should simply go to install without the proprietary Nvidia Modules by using “default” entry on booting the ISO!
You can manually install Nvidia Driver after first boot into the installed system, with our nvidia driver tool:
nvidia-inst
Will do exactly the same, but you may not have the issue with generating modules.
I will go checking if your issue is general happen now caused by package changes on the arch repos…
I managed to install the os with both the default boot option with online install and the Nvidia boot option with offline install. And were able to boot the system.
However when using nvidia-inst with base install and update the offline install with yay, they both got stuck on dkms install –no-depmod nvidia/550.54.14 -k 6.7.9-arch1-1 as well.
I’m not sure if it changes anything, but I also tried connecting the monitor to the DP port on the motherboard instead of the GPU before running nvidia-inst but it also didn’t work.
Another interesting thing I discovered is that hardware monitor and inxi both works fine normally, but turns nonresponsive when the nvidia driver install/update process got stuck. Not sure if that indicates anything.
[liveuser@eos-2024.01.25 ~]$ nvidia-driver-supported-branches
NVIDIA card id: 2702
Fetching driver data from nvidia.com ...
Series 550: supported (nvidia.com: 550.54.14)
NOTE: nvidia-beta-dkms 550.54.14 is an AUR package. To install it, use command:
yay -S nvidia-beta-dkms
I re-installed the os, it seems there was a kernel update, previously it was 6.7.9-arch1-1 now it is 6.8.1-arch-1-1. And using nvidia-inst I was able to install the driver. So maybe the kernel update fixed the issue.
Thanks for your help! I would have given up half way otherwise.
Hi, I seem to have the same issue as described above and found this thread yesterday in hopes it gets solved.
With the new kernel update today, i tried installing eos again. But it didn’t solve the issue for me it looks like.
nvidia-inst tries to install driver version: 550.54.14
as and gets stuck on: dkms install --no-depmod nvidia/550.54.14 -k 6.8.1-arch1-1
With the non dkms nvidia packages, the install runs fine.
After the reboot and login, there is only the welcome dialog visible. No background or taskbar.
I tried changing the display-manager from the dialog but it fails. When installing after switching to a differen display-manager, the same happened.
Running inxi -G shows nvidia as used driver, so at least that worked i guess.
After 2 hours fiddling around:
Installing enos with cinnamon instead of KDE Plasma and using nvidia-inst results in not beeing able to boot. But the installer did run trough.
→ Module not found nvidia-nvu
Removing dkms and installing regular and I finally can boot into the system and have a desktop.
Switching from lightdm to sddm breaks everything again.
I would like to use KDE instead of plasma. Did anything above help you in understanding the problem?
hmm i bet you wanted to say you would prefer plasma to cinnamon ?
Not clear what exactly you have done here too
installing cinnamon with nvidia boot option from installer results in not booting at all? or fails to start Desktop only? Top be clear this is not a general issue and may different from what the initial poster had…
And for KDE plasma6 you need to check that you switch to X11 session and do not use wayland as long as you have issues. I have also Nvidia GPU and same as many others no problem running plasma 6 on X11. Best not to use autologin feature and on sddm change session to X11 bottom left.
