I experience desktop issues after updating kernel through pacman -Syu.
one of multi-displays doesn't show the wallpaper I set the same as other displays. The display's background only show black. (But it shows taskbar and dock)
right-click doesn't work on that black screen.
windows don't disappear after closing. This doesn't happen just after starting os but does after about one hour.
I'll show my desktop running nothing but leaving "ghost windows".
The left screen is the one having wallpaper problem. All windows do not accept any operation and are just remaining there.
Strangely, they look existing there because selection frame by dragging mouse goes under them. But I can't close nor even touch them.
I believe reinstalling Garuda will fix it, but i wanna try to reveal the cause.
So it is ok, otherwise there would be an error message.
Maybe you could restore the latest snapshot and update again. Just in case something went wrong...
Or maybe you could try reinstalling your Nvidia drivers.
@filo
I have updated system again and again. So I guess the wrong setting has already persisted. But I will try, thanks.
@Bro
Maybe you are right. But I prefer remaining on linux-zen because I had some other serious troubles from changing to other kernels before. The issue of this time looks easier then the previous ones. How interesting and exciting using linux is haha.
Garuda comes with a timeshift rollback feature precisely for these types of issues. Simply roll your system back to your pre-update state.
If that doesn't fix things it's a user configuration setting in your home directory causing your issues.
If the issue is corrected with timeshift, then wait a week before trying another update to see if the problem has been resolved. Reinstalling should always be a last resort.
So, was it solved with a timeshift restore? If so, please mark it as such.
If not, in the meanwhile, a somewhat similar KDE issue (only a black background there) could be solved creating a new user (timeshift does not backup/restore home configs).
It would be very quick to test it, if you want...
I don't have the timeshift in which everything works correctly any more. It has gone. I left the problem a bit long. This is my fault.
Creating a new user seems to fix the issue. Sometime, while I repeat rebooting as an experiment and for reset system settings, one display randomly shows the same symptom of black background. That monitor is another one from before. But mostly it works.
I'll see whether the problems will happen again or not for a few days. Thanks!
@Bro
Sorry for irritating you. Yes I did search forum and couldn't find the direct answer. I didn't think this was intended phenomenon that a new user doesn't have neofetch. If this is a disturbing minor problem, I didn't know that. Sorry, Just leave it.
The latter picture is the output of paleofetch not neofetch, which I think is the default.
Try editing config.fish as follows (ie substituing neofetch with paleofetch in the line before end)
I have the same problem after a recent kernel update. I dont think its related to any settings or multiple monitors. (I run a single monitor and didnt tinker with any settings before or after the update) . just as the gif shows, the windows cannot be selected or closed but when you click on them the click is parsed to the desktop.
I'm going to try and downgrade the kernel (if possible), if I do so do I need to downgrade the kernel headers as well ?
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