Some Apps not displaying/working since last linux-firmware upgrade

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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Hello,

Since the last Linux-firmware update, There are some apps that aren’t working well, like FreeCAD (Main work environment not visible), Filelight (pie chart not visible), those are the ones that I’ve noticed for now. (see screenshots).
Wondering if that’s a Wayland issue or something else?

Any ideas? I need to use FreeCAD.
(This Post seems interesting, but I have an Nvidia…) Would Downgrading be the way to do it for now? How do I do that?

Upgrade did solve my long sign-back in issue that I’ve previously posted about…

here’s the inxi -b output:

  Host: xxx Kernel: 6.15.4-arch2-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.1 Distro: EndeavourOS
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ProArt B550-CREATOR v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3802
    date: 01/14/2025
CPU:
  Info: 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics [MT MCP] speed (MHz):
    avg: 3956 min/max: 422/4674
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] driver: nvidia v: 575.64
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz
    2: 2560x1440~120Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 575.64
    renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

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To downgrade:

yay -Rdd linux-firmware linux-firmware           linux-firmware-broadcom  linux-firmware-mediatek  linux-firmware-radeon linux-firmware-amdgpu    linux-firmware-cirrus    linux-firmware-nvidia    linux-firmware-realtek linux-firmware-atheros   linux-firmware-intel     linux-firmware-other     linux-firmware-whence

eos-downgrade linux-firmware

When using eos-downgrade, select 20250508.788aadc8, or earlier, preferably from remote.
And if it prompts to add package in ignore pkg list, add it.

As for the situation itself:
Keep taking backups for now. I have a feeling that clean install may help. Just waiting for new ISO.
I have been upgrading & downgrading whenever there is an update to the package. Created scripts to make it fast.

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i have noticed that after i deleted some firmware i deemed unnecessary for me to update (since the last linux-firmware update) , that in my brave browser the submenus would act up, display isues..
so then added the deleted firmware again , still the same in brave.
so disabled hardware acceleration in brave and now it’s sorted.
not sure why or what what, always had hardware acceleration on in brave with no problem.
maybe it’s unrelated , this new update , it only happened in brave .
anyway, this is the 1st time an update is messing with me , even my mirrors is all wonky ect, getting a lot of errors when updating with yay.
will carry on like this and hope it gets fixed soon

PS: got so fed up last night that i downloaded the cachyos ISO , luckily i didn’t have a media available to write it to , the usb stick disappeared (happens when you have teenagers in house),
so ya , i would have been on cachy now …

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How would you do a clean install and keep all your apps and app settings?

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had a look at CachyOs, seems good! If I were to make the switch, how do you transfer apps and their settings to the new distro?

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Have you disabled your iGPU (amdgpu) in BIOS?
Because it should be there, as evidenced by your 5700G CPU, but it is not present in the inxi.
If you have not knowingly disabled it then that is likely a clue.

By retaining your /home partition and/or using a backup program.

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I didn’t do anything specific to disable the iGPU that I know of.

So copy the /home to an external hdd and overwriting/pasting is would work? Even going from EndeavourOS to CachyOS?

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I have my app configs saved using chezmoi. It also installs apps which I use.

Apart from that, I’m effectively starting from scratch.

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Theoretically yes. Some apps may not like it, but it should work just by copy pasting.
But it will also copy unwanted stuff.

I highly suggest using chezmoi to replicate your config.
For those apps which don’t have straight forward way but offer a way to export app config, export it & back it up at some place.

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