snd_hda_Intel no codecs initialized

General system Newbie
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You need to enable [multilib] in your /etc/pacman.conf.

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Don’t run yay as root/sudo, just with your normal user account.

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i am in arch-chroot… cause system did not boot and I started it with a live-iso. what else could I do…

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I missed that, you should still be able to su to your user account. su - username

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in chroot you can do sudo -u your-username yay. give your real username.

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Alright. That did the trick. No more warnings as I ‘yay’

But I believe, my problem in first hand (snd_hda_Intel no codecs initialized) did not vanish. How can i check this?

And i also get
[root@EndeavourOS /]# nvidia-smi
Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch
NVML library version: 570.133

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Ty

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As a side note you need multilib if you are running wine stuff and maybe also Lutris or something like that.

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Try booting into normal mode so that you aren’t in a chroot anymore. If you still get that error then, try reinstalling your nvidia driver. And it would be useful to know which nvidia packages you currently have installed.

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not in chroot anymore… but does this help?

[liveuser@eos-2025.03.19 ~]$ inxi -G
eGraphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA AD102 [GeForce RTX 4090] driver: nvidia v: 570.124.04
Device-2: Logitech StreamCam
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo type: USB
Display: unspecified server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
resolution: 3840x1080~120Hz
API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia v: 570.124.04 renderer: NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4090/PCIe/SSE2
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

How can I list installed nvidia packages?

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pacman -Qs nvidia

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[root@EndeavourOS /]# pacman -Q nvidia
nvidia 570.133.07-5

Maybe I am missing some parts…

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No you are missing a letter behind the Q it should be

pacman -Qs nvidia
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[root@EndeavourOS /]# pacman -Qs nvidia
local/egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
The GBM EGL external platform library
local/egl-wayland 4:1.1.18-1
EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/egl-x11 1.0.0-1
NVIDIA XLib and XCB EGL Platform Library
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 570.133.07-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/libvdpau 1.5-3
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 570.133.07-1
NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/nvidia 570.133.07-5
NVIDIA kernel modules
local/nvidia-hook 1.5.2-1
pacman hook for nvidia
local/nvidia-inst 25.4.4-1
Script to install/uninstall nvidia driver packages in EndeavourOS
local/nvidia-utils 570.133.07-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities

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If you are not in chroot, it is totally unnecessary to run each and every command as root.

You will break your system, sooner than later.

Use sudo only when there is a need for it.

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Am in chroot again… but thx for the tip

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Why?

You were asked to:

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Not sure if I misunderstand…
I still cannot boot my system normaly and have to use a live-iso. From there I arch-chroot to access my system.

Is this wrong?

So how can I access my system as non-root to reinstall my nvidia drivers (which may cause the whole problem?)? I thought, if I don’t arch-chroot, I am only logged-in as liveuser

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Alright, I missed that you couldn’t still boot your system. That’s fine! :waving_hand:

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That is because he didn’t not mention he could not boot the system. :upside_down_face: