Can Only Boot with Nvidia-All drivers (not repo drivers)

Issues & Assistance
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Been having NVIDIA issues lately, post-poning my updates for a while. If I update my system, then NVIDIA drivers fail to work. The only solution is to use kernel linux-lts as the issue is between NVIDIA and kernel 6.13

Now; if I try to uninstall nvidia-all drivers to revert to repo drivers using

sudo pacman -Rdd lib32-nvidia-utils-tkg lib32-opencl-nvidia-tkg nvidia-dkms-tkg nvidia-egl-wayland-tkg nvidia-settings-tkg nvidia-utils-tkg opencl-nvidia-tkg
sudo pacman -S nvidia-dkms egl-wayland lib32-nvidia-utils lib32-opencl-nvidia nvidia-settings opencl-nvidia nvidia-utils

Then on reboot, using linux-lts, the system freezes right after the login screen.

So itā€™s only working with nvidia-all drivers, only with linux-lts, mostly with X11, and even there Iā€™ve been having instability issues for a while.

With repo drivers, I switch to console view and Iā€™m able to get this from garuda-inxi which freezes too

System:
Kernel: 6.12.13-1.1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
root=UUID=51ef4a7a-fb89-43c3-a466-7318e0363e7e rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Console: tty 3 DM: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-53 v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CML model: QX50_CMS v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0000000000000000
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: 2.04 date: 08/20/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.7/58.8 Wh (71.0%) volts: 16.4 min: 15.4
model: SMP AP18E7M type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake gen: core 10 level: v3
note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2
microcode: 0xFC
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/5000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800
bogomips: 62431
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
System:
Kernel: 6.12.13-1.1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
root=UUID=51ef4a7a-fb89-43c3-a466-7318e0363e7e rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Console: tty 3 DM: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-53 v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CML model: QX50_CMS v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0000000000000000
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: 2.04 date: 08/20/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.7/58.8 Wh (71.0%) volts: 16.4 min: 15.4
model: SMP AP18E7M type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake gen: core 10 level: v3
note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2
microcode: 0xFC
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/5000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800
bogomips: 62431
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>

Otherwise, my full inxi is this with nvidia-all

System:
Kernel: 6.12.13-1.1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
root=UUID=51ef4a7a-fb89-43c3-a466-7318e0363e7e rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.0 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.11.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-53 v: V2.04
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CML model: QX50_CMS v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: 0000000000000000 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: 2.04
date: 08/20/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.7/58.8 Wh (71.0%)
volts: 16.3 min: 15.4 model: SMP AP18E7M type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: full
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake
gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xFC
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3378 min/max: 800/5000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 3378 2: 3378 3: 3378 4: 3378 5: 3378 6: 3378
7: 3378 8: 3378 9: 3378 10: 3378 11: 3378 12: 3378 bogomips: 62431
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: none off: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9bc4 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106M [GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile]
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: nvidia v: 565.77
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as
of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF
built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f15 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Quanta HD User Facing driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 0408:a061
class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau
alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1-0 note: disabled pos: primary
model: Samsung serial: <filter> built: 2016 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 40 gamma: 1.2 size: 1210x680mm (47.64x26.77")
diag: 1168mm (46") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: eDP-1 note: disabled model: AU Optronics 0x82ed built: 2018
res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64")
diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11:
drv: iris inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
device-ID: 8086:9bc4 memory: 7.54 GiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 10 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:9bc4
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1f15
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256
bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:06c8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f9 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Texas Instruments PCM2900B Audio CODEC
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.2:4 chip-ID: 08bb:29b0 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.12.13-1.1-lts status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi vendor: Rivet Networks Dual Band
Wi-Fi 6 Killer AX1650i 160MHz 2x2 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek Killer E2600 GbE vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000
bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:2600 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp8s0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.19 TiB used: 2.07 TiB (64.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: PC SN730
SDBQNTY-512G-1014 size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 11101100 temp: 24.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD Blue SN570 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 234200WD temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: A3J0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1008.54 GiB (56.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 625 MiB size: 623.7 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:3
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1008.54 GiB (56.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1008.54 GiB (56.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1008.54 GiB (56.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.45 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 12
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 11.72 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C pch: 64.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.45 GiB used: 6.96 GiB (45.1%)
Processes: 357 Power: uptime: 5m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 6.13 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1769 libs: 469 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 alt: 13 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.6.26-1.1):
System install date:     2024-07-17
Last full system update: 2025-02-17
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:
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Hello Hanuman,

After your uninstalling and you installed to build the iniramfs new? sudo dracut-rebuild?

because i dont see nvidia dkms here the most nvidia user have behind nvidia-dkms?

Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut

You also can blacklist it by adding blacklist nouveau to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and then updating the initramfs again to avoid the nouveau driver interfere?

ps. i dont use rdd because breaks other stuff when i used i use rns and look afterwards for restover and delete it between snapshots=)

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It seems you have similar troubles i had for some time, though you have an older graphic card than me, and we have different motherboards. Yet i struggled with your issues, since i bought a new system as well. The last update broke my system completely!

Just yesterday i found out it was a bios issue, and a simple bios update fixed all the troubles i had been having. So now i do not need to use nvidia-all drivers any longer, or replace my new graphic card with an old one, to be able to install Garuda.

Maybe worth a try seeing your system is from 2021 so your bios could be 4 years old.

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You can check this in garuda-inxi, btw :slight_smile:

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2.04 is the latest BIOS for this laptop.

ps. i dont use rdd

What is ā€˜rddā€™?

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In such a case, open a topic immediately - with a detailed error description and the corresponding error message - and donā€™t wait until nothing works at all.

Thatā€™s your opinion, since we donā€™t know the error message, we canā€™t tell you if there is another solution.

Removing packages in this way without first checking what depends on them is not a good ideaā€¦

ā€¦and you have probably removed some system-relevant package in the process.

Yep, thatā€™s normalā€¦BIOS updates for laptops are not known to Acer.

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Time to learn to search, and read, it is Rdd, Linux is case-sensitive.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman

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Time to learn to search, and read

I had no clue it was related to pacman, hard to search without context, but yes searching ā€œrddā€ within the page would have showed what it was.

sudo dracut-rebuild

I tried again running this. The output looks the same as what was already running the first time, and the end result is exactly the same, so I donā€™t think this step is necessary. It does not solve it.

In such a case, open a topic immediately - with a detailed error description and the corresponding error message

I have yet to see an ā€œerror messageā€ related to this issue.

donā€™t wait until nothing works at all.

You knowā€¦ sometimes people are really busy with other priorities. In such case, the only option is to post-pone updates until I have time to tinker with the system. Often, update issues fix themselves within a week or two.

Removing packages in this way without first checking what depends on them is not a good ideaā€¦ and you have probably removed some system-relevant package in the process.

Just following nvidia-all instructionsā€¦ if that should be corrected, and is responsible for the problem, I can open a ticket in that repo.

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I think you misunderstand me. This is where the problem started and it would have made sense to open a topic right away. Error message or not, the cause would have been visible in log-files at the latest, and we could have given you relevant suggestions. :slight_smile:

Edit: Instead, you installed these nvidia-all drivers and got yourself into trouble. This tkg stuff is the purest pest, even ArchLinux itself advises against installing this non-repo stuff.

Post your pacman.log from the day you tried to remove the nvidia-all drivers.

And btw, nvidia drivers usually follow the kernel branch, which means you need a 6.13.x kernel for the nvidia dkms drivers:

And one more thing: If you are already using linux-lts, then also install the appropriate nvidia-lts drivers. :wink:

Edit: you had already installed nvidia-open nvidia-all before, if I understand correctly.
And in this case the cause is that the nvidia-open nvidia-all in version:

are not compatible with the 6.13.x kernel.

Or in short: Either linux-lts + nvidia-lts or linux 6.13 kernel + nvidia-dkms version 570.xxxx.

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The issues didnā€™t start with nvidia-all, Iā€™ve been using that for years since graphic drivers would regularly break on system updates and that was the simplest solution. And even now ā€“ it remains the simplest solution.

nvidia-open is not installed.

Normally I use linux-cachyos, due to some issue since a few months I reverted to linux-zen (that issue should be fixed in the official repo drivers) , and due to the latest update, Iā€™m temporarily on linux-lts as a 3rd option.

I guess installing nvidia-lts would help, but thatā€™s not my goal here. Perhaps could help have more stability until the real problem is solved.

btw the kernel 6.13 issue is documented in a few places like here and here; hence why I reverted to the LTS kernel as a temporary solution.

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We didnā€™t have this information until now, which is why I say: as soon as a problem arises that you canā€™t solve yourself, open a topic :wink:

I mean nvidia-all, I have corrected it.

Now, after a long time and several attempts to solve the problem, itā€™s quite a mess.

Try this: remove linux-cachyos and linux-cachyos-headers and reboot. Then install linux-zen and linux-zen-headers ā†’ set this kernel as default and reboot. Then install the nvidia-dkms drivers (in this case the nvidia-all drivers should be replaced automatically) ā†’ reboot. If issues occur, describe them in detail and if possible with error messages.

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What youā€™re saying isnā€™t much different than whatā€™s already done, but trying it nonetheless.

Uninstalled cachyos so that thereā€™s one less kernel to worry about. Rebooted into linux-zen; graphic driver isnā€™t working so Iā€™m on laptop display only.

sudo pacman -S nvidia-dkms egl-wayland lib32-nvidia-utils lib32-opencl-nvidia nvidia-settings opencl-nvidia nvidia-utils

Rebootingā€¦

Exact same freeze after login.

Rolling back from snapshot.

Tried installing nvidia-lts instead and booting in lts. This one is not dkms. After boot, the NVIDIA video output isnā€™t working.

I know whether NVIDIA drivers work by looking if the HDMI output works.

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And that is precisely the information we do not have.
Please donā€™t get me wrong, but you need to express yourself better and provide more relevant information.

If I understand correctly, the nvidia drivers work, but your external monitor is not recognized. Is that correct?

Since you have a laptop with hybrid graphics, please install nvidia-prime - then reboot and post a current garuda-inxi.

You have a Turing GPU, and the nvidia-open drivers are recommended for this. Try nvidia-open-lts with the lts-kernel and/or nvidia-open-dkms with the zen-kernel.

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The Intel chipset does not have access to the HDMI port, so most of the time, failure to output to the TV means that NVIDIA failed to load and I see it right away.

I really thought that nvidia-open-dkms was the solution, which is the second command in the nvidia-all uninstall instructions. The driver version is more up-to-date.

Unfortunately, it still froze after login, for both zen and lts.

By switching to console CTRL+ALT+F3, I was able to output the system log

journalctl -p 3 >> Boot.log
-- Boot 1c9f167a020a45a28a1ac1a24731ef54 --
Feb 22 06:58:09 etienne-pc kernel: x86/cpu: SGX disabled or unsupported by BIOS.
Feb 22 06:58:09 etienne-pc kernel: integrity: Problem loading X.509 certificate -65
Feb 22 06:58:09 etienne-pc kernel: integrity: Problem loading X.509 certificate -65
Feb 22 06:58:10 etienne-pc kernel: 
Feb 22 06:58:11 etienne-pc kernel: NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: PRH failed to update thermal limit! @ platform_request_handler.c:686
Feb 22 06:58:14 etienne-pc kernel: nvidia-gpu 0000:01:00.3: i2c timeout error e0000000
Feb 22 06:58:14 etienne-pc kernel: ucsi_ccg 5-0008: i2c_transfer failed -110
Feb 22 06:58:14 etienne-pc kernel: ucsi_ccg 5-0008: ucsi_ccg_init failed - -110
Feb 22 06:58:14 etienne-pc kernel: ucsi_ccg 5-0008: probe with driver ucsi_ccg failed with error -110
Feb 22 06:58:17 etienne-pc bluetoothd[831]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03)
Feb 22 06:58:23 etienne-pc 30-systemd-environment-d-generator[1698]: /home/hanuman/.config/environment.d/firefox.conf:2: invalid variable name "env MOZ_USE_XINPUT2", ignoring.
Feb 22 06:58:23 etienne-pc 30-systemd-environment-d-generator[1869]: /home/hanuman/.config/environment.d/firefox.conf:2: invalid variable name "env MOZ_USE_XINPUT2", ignoring.
Feb 22 06:58:24 etienne-pc bluetoothd[831]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03)
Feb 22 06:58:25 etienne-pc firewalld[929]: ERROR: NAME_CONFLICT: new_policy_object(): 'docker-forwarding'
Feb 22 06:58:25 etienne-pc bluetoothd[831]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03)
Feb 22 06:58:26 etienne-pc plasmashell[2058]: aurorae: Couldn't find QML Decoration  ""
Feb 22 06:58:26 etienne-pc org_kde_powerdevil[2205]: busno=4, sleep-multiplier =  2.00. Testing for supported feature 0x10 returned Error_Info[EIO in ddc_write_read_with_retry, causes: EIO]
Feb 22 06:58:51 etienne-pc sudo[3205]:  hanuman : a password is required ; TTY=tty3 ; PWD=/home/hanuman ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/true

There are some interesting errors in there, including a graphic card error.

Found this note on a forum

I think thatā€™s just a red herring. I could be misremembering, but I think that error code has something to do with USB-C but for whatever reason Nvidia runs that check even if the card doesnā€™t have USB-C. There is some way to blacklist the check from happening, but thereā€™s really no point in doing so.

I donā€™t know whether related, but I had been having some webcam issue lately, with a loose internal cable causing ā€œusb errorā€ with very long boot time. By unplugging/replugging the internal cable, it fixed the issue. Now itā€™s booting fine and the webcam works so I donā€™t see how this could be related. Just mentioning it because USB-C was again mentioned.

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Correct, it is trying to initialize a non-existent usb port on the dGPU. You can ignore that, itā€™s not the cause.
You can ignore the rest, except for that:

Thatā€™s more interesting, kernel: NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: is currently a problem with nvidia drivers. But there is no better way to assess this - why? Your journalctl -p 3 is filtered by priority and therefore it is not clear what happens before, after and in what context - never use this in support requests. Unless otherwise requested, please always post the complete journal.

This is an optimus laptop, where the iGPU generally has access to the HDMI port - and the nvidia dGPU is not connected directly to the HDMI port, but uses the graphics subsystem of the iGPU for the HDMI output as soon as it becomes active.
This means that if you have ever set the nvidia dGPU as the primary GPU (e.g. in the BIOS/optimus-manager/envy-control/prime etc.), then undo this and set it to hybrid. And make sure you have installed nvidia-prime.

Then please post a current garuda-inxi.

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I donā€™t think this is accurate. When NVIDIA fails to load, I have no HDMI output whatsoever. Furthermore, if I do a VM QEMU GPU Passthrough to Windows, then Windows has full access to HDMI output.

I never changed any setting of prime mode, and I donā€™t think this can be changed. Dual-graphics mode can vary per laptop model.

nvidia-prime is installed.

I re-installed the drivers to get proper logs.

Note that I couldnā€™t run a full system update due to electron dependency issue; which Iā€™m sure has been reported elsewhere.

In this case, NVIDIA loads, but causes a freeze at login.

Hereā€™s the full boot log

By switching to console before logging in, I was able to get full inxi

Hereā€™s my Inxi

System:
  Kernel: 6.13.2-zen1-1.1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=51ef4a7a-fb89-43c3-a466-7318e0363e7e rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Console: tty 3 DM: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Predator PH315-53 v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: CML model: QX50_CMS v: V2.04 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0000000000000000
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: 2.04 date: 08/20/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.6 Wh (99.8%) condition: 41.7/58.8 Wh (70.9%) volts: 16.4 min: 15.4
    model: SMP AP18E7M type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake gen: core 10 level: v3
    note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2
    microcode: 0xFC
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 900 min/max: 800/5000 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
    cores: 1: 900 2: 900 3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900 9: 900 10: 900 11: 900 12: 900
    bogomips: 62399
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-2
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106M [GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: nvidia
    v: 570.86.16 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of
    2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none
    off: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f15 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Quanta HD User Facing driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
    mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 0408:a061 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris
    gpu: i915,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch tty: 192x54
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Samsung serial: <filter> built: 2016 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 48
    gamma: 1.2 size: 1210x680mm (47.64x26.77") diag: 1168mm (46") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080
    min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x82ed built: 2018 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
    size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1
    drv: iris gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,x11
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1.1
    note: console (EGL sourced) renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2), NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    2060/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 10 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel UHD Graphics
    (CML GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:9bc4 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1f15 surfaces: N/A device: 2
    type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor
    gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:06c8
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:10f9 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Texas Instruments PCM2900B Audio CODEC driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.2:4 chip-ID: 08bb:29b0
    class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.13.2-zen1-1.1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: off with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: off 2: wireplumber
    status: off 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi vendor: Rivet Networks Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Killer
    AX1650i 160MHz 2x2 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek Killer E2600 GbE vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:2600 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp8s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
    hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11 status: discoverable: no
    pairing: no
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.19 TiB used: 2.07 TiB (64.7%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD
    serial: <filter> fw-rev: 11101100 temp: 24.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Western Digital model: WD Blue SN570 2TB
    size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD
    serial: <filter> fw-rev: 234200WD temp: 42.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: A3J0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%) used: 1006.47 GiB (56.8%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 625 MiB size: 623.7 MiB (99.80%) used: 584 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%) used: 1006.47 GiB (56.8%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%) used: 1006.47 GiB (56.8%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.73 TiB size: 1.73 TiB (100.00%) used: 1006.47 GiB (56.8%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.45 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
    avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 12 dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 11.72 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:4
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C pch: 68.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 60 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.45 GiB used: 2.53 GiB (16.4%)
  Processes: 316 Power: uptime: 0m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
    wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.12 GiB
    services: power-profiles-daemon Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1768 libs: 469 tools: octopi,paru Compilers: clang: 19.1.7
    gcc: 14.2.1 alt: 13 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Bash v: 5.2.37 running-in: tty 3 inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.6.26-1.1):
  System install date:     2024-07-17
  Last full system update: 2025-02-22
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:
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In an optimus laptop, the dGPU is looped through the graphics subsystem of the iGPU, otherwise the dGPU could not drive the internal display via eDP. On an advanced optimus laptop, there is a small switch that prevents the output through the graphics subsystem and forwards the output to the HDMI port.
No dGPU in a laptop is directly connected to HDMI/DP.
Read up on how MUX works :slight_smile:

Of course, thatā€™s what prime is for. You can also disable the iGPU/dGPU in the BIOS on most laptops.
But that wasnā€™t my point, I wanted to know this:

Regarding your journal: everything relevant to the nvidia dGPU and the nvidia drivers is clean. No pci, drm, nvrm, drivers or other errors.

You should be able to ignore this, in my opinion it doesnā€™t matter.

As for the login: everything loads correctly and there are no relevant plasma/kwin (etc.) errors or crashes. The only thing that might be relevant is that:

Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc autorandr[2569]: Failed to load profile 'default': Profile not found (line 1639)
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc systemd[1699]: app-autorandr\x2dkde@autostart.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc systemd[1699]: app-autorandr\x2dkde@autostart.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc autorandr[2568]: Failed to load profile 'default': Profile not found (line 1639)
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc systemd[1699]: Started Virtual filesystem service.
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc systemd[1699]: app-autorandr@autostart.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 10:46:39 etienne-pc systemd[1699]: app-autorandr@autostart.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

But I canā€™t judge that, someone else would have to take a look at it.
At a certain point, everything is simply terminated, as in a typical shutdown - but then simply stops and the journal is not terminated.
I have a similar system to yours - Acer laptop/Intel/nVidia(dkms) + external monitor via HDMI with Garuda Dr460nized - and have the same autorandr errors, with the difference that no profile is loaded for me (and therefore does not fail). And this machine has been running w/o issues since October 2023.

Have you tried uninstalling the nvidia drivers to see if the same issues occur with the opensource driver nouveau?

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Then how do you explain that Windows in a VM with GPU passthrough has HDMI all to itself?

btw the loading log is quite irrelevant; itā€™s only the log when it freezes that could be relevant. Here I waited 10 seconds at the login screen, and then took the log only from there.

Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc login[3652]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user hanuman(uid=1000) by hanuman(uid=0)
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc systemd-logind[836]: New session 4 of user hanuman.
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc systemd[1]: Started Session 4 of User hanuman.
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc login[3652]: LOGIN ON tty3 BY hanuman
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc sudo[3736]:  hanuman : a password is required ; TTY=tty3 ; PWD=/home/hanuman ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/true
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc wireplumber[2344]: spa.bluez5.midi: org.bluez.GattManager1.RegisterApplication() failed: GDBus.Error:org.bluez.Error.AlreadyExists: Already Exists
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/ldac
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aptx_hd
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_hd
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aptx
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aac
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aac
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_g
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_g
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/sbc
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_1
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_0
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_1
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_0
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_duplex
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplex
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc bluetoothd[828]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.78 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05_duplex
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kded6[2267]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.usb-Burr-Brown_from_TI_USB_Audio_CODEC-00.analog-stereo"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc kdeconnectd[2588]: 2025-02-22T16:35:18 org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.usb-Burr-Brown_from_TI_USB_Audio_CODEC-00.analog-stereo"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Feb 22 16:35:18 etienne-pc plasmashell[2310]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.usb-Burr-Brown_from_TI_USB_Audio_CODEC-00.analog-stereo"
Feb 22 16:35:21 etienne-pc wpa_supplicant[1008]: wlp0s20f3: CTRL-EVENT-SIGNAL-CHANGE above=1 signal=-31 noise=9999 txrate=144400
Feb 22 16:35:21 etienne-pc sudo[3777]:  hanuman : a password is required ; TTY=tty3 ; PWD=/home/hanuman/Downloads ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/true

Iā€™ll try with the nouveau driver and update.

If I simply uninstall NVIDIA drivers, then the TV output DOES work. The session opens up just fine on the TV.

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Not really, because your host also has a connection:

The HDMI port is mapped to the nvidia dGPU and the connected monitor/TV is also recognized correctly.
But for some reason it obviously does not work with installed nvidia drivers, because under nouveau it obviously works without issues.

This is just spam, it has nothing to do with the issues.

Please stay with the nouveau driver for now and post the output of:

pacman -Qs nvidia

and:

inxi -Gxx

here in the forum, and the complete content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log (if you are running xorg rootless then you can find the file here: ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log) on Garuda PrivatBin (or pastebin etc).

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pacman -Qs nvidia
local/cuda 12.8.0-1
NVIDIA's GPU programming toolkit
local/egl-gbm 1.1.2-1.1
The GBM EGL external platform library
local/ffnvcodec-headers 12.2.72.0-1
FFmpeg version of headers required to interface with Nvidias codec APIs
local/gwe 0.15.9-1.1
A system utility for controlling NVIDIA GPUs
local/libvdpau 1.5-3.1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 570.86.16-1.1
NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/mhwd-nvidia 570.86.16.2-1
NVIDIA pci id list for MHWD
local/mhwd-nvidia-390xx 390.143-1
mhwd-nvidia-390xx PCI ID database
local/mhwd-nvidia-470xx 470.94-1
mhwd-nvidia-470xx PCI ID database
local/nvidia-prime 1.0-5
NVIDIA Prime Render Offload configuration and utilities
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.18-1.1 (xorg-drivers)
Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards

inxi -Gxx

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 ports: active: none off: eDP-1
empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4
Device-2: NVIDIA TU106M [GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile]
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: nouveau v: kernel arch: Turing pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f15
Device-3: Quanta HD User Facing driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 0408:a061
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau
alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris,nouveau gpu: i915,nouveau
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-1-2 pos: primary model: Samsung
res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 40 diag: 1168mm (46")
Monitor-2: eDP-1 note: disabled model: AU Optronics 0x82ed res: 1920x1080
dpi: 142 diag: 394mm (15.5")
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: nouveau device: 1 drv: iris
device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau x11:
drv: iris inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
device-ID: 8086:9bc4
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:9bc4 device: 1 type: cpu driver: N/A
device-ID: 10005:0000
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

/var/log/Xorg.0.log