Only Black Screen after login (after kernel/nvidia update)

Here is the soultion for systems that run systemd-boot as boot manager:

You would need to fire up a terminal (e.g. Konsole) and edit the file /etc/kernel/cmdline with your favourite text editor like this:

sudo nano /etc/kernel/cmdline

There you should see a single line where you append the parameter

nvidia_drm.fbdev=1

Also make sure that the parameter

nvidia_drm.modeset=1

is present somewhere in this line. Otherwise append it too.

If using nano as your text editor, just hit CTRL+X after editing the line and confirm with y and Enter that you would like to save the file.

After that, you can upgrade your system like normal and after a reboot everything should be up and running. :slight_smile:

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