Running garuda-update today practically killed my cachyos kernel. garuda-health shows nvidia is not installed and booting into it leaves me with a low-res display and no network.
Attempted fixes:
- Re-running garuda-update, even after mirror update, fails with same warning
- Running garuda-health –fix also fails with error
- Re-Installing garuda-hardware-profile-nvidia fails with same error
No rescue needed, installed linux-zen and that one works without issues.
However, i wanted to bring this up in case other people have the same issue - and it would be nice to get linux-cachyos working again.
garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.18.9-zen1-2-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=cf6e7ed9-45b6-441e-bdba-41ab5af16cbb rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet resume=UUID=ed44be8f-b433-49ac-818f-7c0c0cb666be loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.22.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: B650 GAMING X AX V2 v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI
vendor: American Megatrends LLC. v: F33b date: 02/21/2025
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4
level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA60120C
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB
desc: 8x1024 KiB L3: 96 MiB desc: 1x96 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2983 min/max: 426/5053 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 2983 2: 2983 3: 2983
4: 2983 5: 2983 6: 2983 7: 2983 8: 2983 9: 2983 10: 2983 11: 2983 12: 2983
13: 2983 14: 2983 15: 2983 16: 2983 bogomips: 134140
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA AD104 [GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 590.48.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11) arch: Lovelace
code: AD1xx process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2 empty: DP-1,DP-3,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2783 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa
gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-2 model: Dell AW3423DWF serial: <filter> built: 2023 res:
mode: 3440x1440 hz: 165 scale: 125% (1.25) to: 2752x1152 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
size: 800x337mm (31.5x13.27") diag: 868mm (34.2") modes: max: 3440x1440
min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 25.3.5-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 11.71 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.341 layers: 13 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER driver: nvidia v: 590.48.01 device-ID: 10de:2783
surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits)
driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.5-arch1.1 (LLVM 21.1.6)
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: NVIDIA AD104 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bc class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 10:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Logitech G433 Gaming Headset
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5:2 chip-ID: 046d:0a6d class-ID: 0300
serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.18.9-zen1-2-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.10 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: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 4.55 TiB used: 1.47 TiB (32.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:5 vendor: Fanxiang model: S690Q 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: VF001C30 temp: 43.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 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: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 42.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1B6Q scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%) used: 1.47 TiB (82.3%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 664 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:6
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1.47 TiB (82.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1.47 TiB (82.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.79 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1.47 TiB (82.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 34.05 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:8
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 46.4 C mobo: 32.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.95 GiB used: 3.08 GiB (9.9%)
Processes: 346 Power: uptime: 14m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.29 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 259 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1656 libs: 465 tools: octopi,paru,yay
Compilers: clang: 21.1.6 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.9 default: fish
v: 4.4.0 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.40
Garuda (2.12.3-2):
System install date: 2025-03-14
Garuda release: 250308
Last full system update: 2026-02-11
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-utils nvidia-open-dkms garuda-hardware-profile-nvidia garuda-hardware-profile-standard garuda-hardware-profile-standard-x11
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
--- System Health Check Report ---
25/26 checks run in 0.52 seconds ⌛
Powered by garuda-health 🦅
--- HIGH ---
- Nvidia kernel module is not installed for the following kernels: linux-cachyos (fix available)
Run garuda-health --fix to apply fixes.
:: Synchronizing package databases...
garuda downloading...
core downloading...
extra downloading...
multilib downloading...
chaotic-aur downloading...
spawn pacman -Su
e[?25le[1;34m::e[0;1m Starting full system upgrade...
e[0m there is nothing to do
e[?25h
e[1;33m-->e[1;34m Updating AUR packages with paru..e[0m
:: Looking for devel upgrades...
:: marked out of date: grayjay-bin
there is nothing to do
e[1;32mSystem updated! 🐧
e[0m
e[34m--- System Health Check Report ---e[0m
e[32m26/26 checks run in 0.38 seconds ⌛e[0m
e[32mPowered by garuda-health 🦅e[0m
e[31m--- HIGH ---e[0m
- Nvidia kernel module is not installed for the following kernels: linux-cachyos (fix available)
e[34mRun garuda-health --fix to apply fixes.e[0m
garuda-health –fix
--- System Health Check Report ---
25/26 checks run in 0.53 seconds ⌛
Powered by garuda-health 🦅
--- HIGH ---
- Nvidia kernel module is not installed for the following kernels: linux-cachyos (fix available)
Run garuda-health --fix to apply fixes.
--- Applying Fixes ---
Fixing "Nvidia kernel module is not installed for the following kernels: linux-cachyos":
The following command will be executed:
sudo dkms-rebuild
Continue? [y/N]: [sudo] password for user: ****
e[1;34mDetected DKMS modules: nvidia/590.48.01e[0m
e[1;34mDetected kernels: 6.18.9-zen1-2-zen 6.19.0-1-cachyose[0m
e[1;34mRemoving all DKMS modules for all kernels...e[0m
Module nvidia/590.48.01 for kernel 6.18.9-zen1-2-zen (x86_64):
Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
Deleting /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko.zst
Deleting /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-uvm.ko.zst
Deleting /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-modeset.ko.zst
Deleting /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-drm.ko.zst
Deleting /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-peermem.ko.zst
Running depmod... done.
Module nvidia/590.48.01 is not installed for kernel 6.19.0-1-cachyos (x86_64). Skipping...
Module nvidia/590.48.01 is not built for kernel 6.19.0-1-cachyos (x86_64). Skipping...
e[1;34mInstalling all DKMS modules for all kernels...e[0m
e[1;34mInstalling module nvidia/590.48.01 for kernel 6.18.9-zen1-2-zen...e[0m
Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/source -> /usr/src/nvidia-590.48.01
Sign command: /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/build/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub
Building module(s)............... done.
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/kernel-open/nvidia.ko
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/kernel-open/nvidia-uvm.ko
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/kernel-open/nvidia-modeset.ko
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/kernel-open/nvidia-drm.ko
Signing module /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/kernel-open/nvidia-peermem.ko
Installing /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko.zst
Installing /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-uvm.ko.zst
Installing /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-modeset.ko.zst
Installing /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-drm.ko.zst
Installing /usr/lib/modules/6.18.9-zen1-2-zen/updates/dkms/nvidia-peermem.ko.zst
Running depmod... done.
e[1;34mInstalling module nvidia/590.48.01 for kernel 6.19.0-1-cachyos...e[0m
Sign command: /usr/lib/modules/6.19.0-1-cachyos/build/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub
Building module(s)...................(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
'make' -j16 IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 NV_EXCLUDE_BUILD_MODULES='' KERNEL_UNAME=6.19.0-1-cachyos modules LLVM=1
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.19.0-1-cachyos (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/590.48.01/build/make.log for more information.
e[1;31mFailed to install module nvidia/590.48.01 for kernel 6.19.0-1-cachyose[0m
e[1;32mDKMS rebuild completed.e[0m
e[1;31mSome modules failed to install. Please check the output for details.e[0m
make.log
https://bin.garudalinux.org?4cc432a6d4f59b90#8PxeNZTQ8Dkei2rBaqCbktJmgRtN53Es6S8hboPtf7Y6
