Just occasionally, after every 5 or 6 updates, after reboot I get a generic low res VGA screen.
I check drivers says all installed, then remove nvidia-580xx-dkms, nvidia-580xx-utis and nvidia-580xx-settings. Then reinstall them and we’re back to normal. Any Ideas?
What does inxi -Gaz return? Can you check your systemd journal for errors regarding DKMS? I’ve had this happen when using the CachyOS repos (Nvidia modules are pre-compiled), but never with DKMS.
Welcome back @trelane 
Can you also share the output of:
yay -Q | grep headers
And perhaps a little more info on @ajgringo619’s inxi command to catch what kernel you’re running:
inxi -SGaz
Thanks guys, I don’t see anything unusual in systemd journal.
I suspect this only happens on major updates. So this is just a me issue?
yay -Q | grep headers
linux-api-headers 6.19-1
linux-headers 7.0.3.arch1-2
vulkan-headers 1:1.4.341.0-1
inxi -SGaz
Kernel: 7.0.3-arch1-2 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 16.1.1
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.52 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 tools:
avail: cinnamon-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: EndeavourOS
base: Arch Linux
inxi -Gaz
Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 580.142 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx)