PCIE Error resulting in no GUI/ instant freezing after boot

[Zircon34]

@jonathon

Then, reinstall the base OS and check whether that works without making any changes

I suggest to install with nouveau driver (free driver) first then tackle the Nvidia driver as @jonathon mentions.

I also had some problems with hybrid graphics.

Problem and solutions wih nvidia 495 driver troubleshooting

Just a heads up that on certain nvidia systems the eos nvidia installer script seems to be problematic. Here are the steps I followed and troubleshoot, in case someone else runs into the issue with recent hardware (doesn’t apply to incompatible nvidia, read up the pinned thread for that Nvidia drops 700 (Kepler) into legacy branch (470xx) - #37 by joekamprad). EDIT: of course you can skip steps 1-3, which explain what did not work for my system, and how to troubleshoot. sudo nvidia-installer…

For the 470 driver here is the relevant info, also found as pinned thread on top of forum

Nvidia drops 700 (Kepler) into legacy branch (470xx)

[novideo-dist] With the release of the new feature branch release: [495.44] Kepler GPUs (GTX 600/700 series) and the first Titans will drop into legacy. The last supported driver will be 470.xx (new legacy branch 470xx) https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5202 495 packages now at the repos: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/nvidia/ To change to 470xx from AUR on new legacy cards you will need to uninstall the main ones and build/install the 470xx versions from AU…

Edit: if you feel comfortable on tty you could remove the nvidia driver and switch to open source like in my first link, then install 470 following the second link.