Desktop environment flashes then stops working after multiple working boots

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Howdy all, looking for help on my fresh install of Dragonized Garuda. I'm not sure what's causing the issue but this is my second attempt at a fresh install of Garuda. After installation and boot into the live environment about 2-3 time's I'm running into an issue where my desktop environment will partially load ~3 times before going to a blank screen. I can still open a terminal and even boot applications from the command line. However my entire desktop remains blank and where icons/widgets would be are not able to be executed.

I've also looked at my /var/log/Xorg.0.log and I don't believe there's any visible errors causing it with that. Why this would only happen multiple boots after installation has me stumped. Any help or further questions is much appreciated!

System:
  Kernel: 6.3.7-AMD-znver3 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-amd-znver3
    root=UUID=d6284c11-f337-42bb-883f-fe545cea6a9d rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    resume=UUID=4dbdc12e-12da-4d3c-ac7c-7670ff87558b loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: N/A System: GPD product: G1619-04 v: Ver.1.0 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: GPD model: G1619-04 v: Ver.1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: 1.04 date: 10/27/2022
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 65.2 Wh (100.0%) condition: 65.2/67.1 Wh (97.0%)
    volts: 17.5 min: 15.4 model: Standard SR Real Battery type: Li-ion
    serial: <filter> status: full
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon Graphics socket: FP7 bits: 64
    type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2022
    process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x44 (68) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0xA404102
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
    L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2700 min/max: 1600/4767 boost: enabled
    base/boost: 2700/4750 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance
    volts: 1.2 V ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 2700 2: 2700 3: 2700 4: 2700
    5: 2700 6: 2700 7: 2700 8: 2700 9: 2700 10: 2700 11: 2700 12: 2700
    13: 2700 14: 2700 15: 2700 16: 2700 bogomips: 86279
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt [Radeon 680M] driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2
    code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3,
    DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 74:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1681
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 60.0 C
  Device-2: Tripath USB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1.1:3 chip-ID: 058e:3864
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1600 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x423mm (26.65x16.65")
    s-diag: 798mm (31.43")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP model: GPD1001H serial: <filter> built: 2022
    res: 2560x1600 hz: 60 dpi: 300 gamma: 1.2 size: 217x135mm (8.54x5.31")
    diag: 1021mm (40.2") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1600 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.2 renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (rembrandt
    LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52 6.3.7-AMD-znver3) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 74:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_acp6x
    v: kernel alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x,
    snd_acp_pci pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 74:00.5
    chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Conexant Systems
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 74:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.3.7-AMD-znver3 status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.71 status: n/a (root, process) with:
    1: pipewire-pulse status: off 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 Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2725
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: wwan0 state: down mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-3:3 chip-ID: 8087:0032
    class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.57 TiB used: 167.43 GiB (4.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-1T00 size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 21112000 temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
  SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 46 hrs cycles: 994
    read-units: 4,183,198 [2.14 TB] written-units: 8,154,708 [4.17 TB]
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD BLACK SN770 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 731030WD temp: 45.9 C scheme: GPT
  SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 16d 19h cycles: 1,030
    read-units: 22,221,657 [11.3 TB] written-units: 27,752,683 [14.2 TB]
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Generic model: MassStorageClass
    size: 476.71 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2959 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Generic model: MassStorageClass
    size: 366.82 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2959 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 922.62 GiB size: 922.62 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 167.43 GiB (18.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
    maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 580 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
    maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 922.62 GiB size: 922.62 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 167.43 GiB (18.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
    maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 922.62 GiB size: 922.62 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 167.43 GiB (18.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
    maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 922.62 GiB size: 922.62 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 167.43 GiB (18.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
    maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 28.15 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 30.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 65.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 62.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 444 Uptime: 3m wakeups: 1 Memory: available: 28.15 GiB
  used: 2.73 GiB (9.7%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 2064 libs: 572 tools: octopi,pamac,paru Shell: garuda-inxi (sudo)
  default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: cool-retro-term inxi: 3.3.27
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2023-06-11
  Last full system update: 2023-06-12
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
  Windows dual boot:       Yes
  Failed units:
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First of all I'd try to install and run linux-lts + linux-lts-headers as recent kernel versions might cause issues on some devices.

And welcome to the forum :wink:

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Thank you for the response and welcoming! I figured I rerun the different linux kernels since that was one of my other guesses as to the issue. After retesting lts, hardened, zen3, zen, and amd with headers and everything all installed I'm still running into the same issues with base, fallback initramfs, and recovery mode. Same results except in Hardened where I don't even get a flashing, just straight to the black screen. Edit: another thing is Xserver is still working, I can launch an application from the terminal (like my web browser I'm on right now) and even multitask between different programs on the desktop with visuals showing what application I'm switching to.

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That’s a GPD Win Max 2, correct? At least from the system specs that looks to be the right model.
There is a newer BIOS for that that might help, V1.05 . BIOS update info is at the bottom of the wiki entry.
The wiki entry also shows how to get the IMU (Accelerometer + Gyro) working if that interests you.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GPD_Win_Max

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Just incase I made sure to update my bios and still no dice. And yes it is its a gpd win max 2 :slight_smile: luckily(or unluckily) it was not that. I don't believe it's an issue with arch based OS or KDE because I've had multiple distros and desktop environments on this laptop. I've used Artix s6 with xfce, NixOS with kde, and Gentoo openrc with KDE and I've never had these issues on any of the distros or desktop environments. I decided to try out garuda for ease of setup for all of my games. I'm trying to ditch windows so that's why I'm doing whatever I can on this distro before switching to something else.

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