Apologies.
I know I'm running X because:
-
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
returns X11
- there's no native touchpad gesture support
The checkbox you mentioned was already checked, and I've logged out (still no wayland option) and rebooted (still nothing) just in case.
About that link, I had read it but I didn't see how it pertains to the issue at hand. It covers how the default mode of garuda is to use the igpu exclusively, except when the dgpu is invoked by a special command.
But if that's the case, and if I haven't initiated any apps using PRIME, then why is my laptop warm and the dgpu fan constantly running? Why does it get even hotter and the fans kick up even higher if I set "prefer maximum performance" in nvidia settings > powermizer?
Also, the dgpu gets hot and the fans kick up again when I launch some apps (e.g. emote
). For my use case, I really do prefer the ability to have the dgpu completely disabled except when its called manually, but that doesn't seem to be what's happening on my system...


System:
Kernel: 6.2.12-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=efb4d1ce-f4f1-4ff5-b9c6-18a2e4d02ae3 rw [email protected]
quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: GNOME v: 43.4 tk: GTK v: 3.24.37 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM v: 44.0
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: XPS 17 9720 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 0KNF8J v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
v: 1.15.0 date: 02/07/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 87.4 Wh (100.0%) condition: 87.4/95.1 Wh (91.9%)
volts: 13.1 min: 11.4 model: SMP DELL 01RR3YM type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
status: full
CPU:
Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12 level: v3 note: check built: 2021+
process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x9A (154) stepping: 3
microcode: 0x429
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 14 mt: 6 tpc: 2 st: 8 threads: 20 smt: enabled
cache: L1: 1.2 MiB desc: d-8x32 KiB, 6x48 KiB; i-6x32 KiB, 8x64 KiB
L2: 11.5 MiB desc: 6x1.2 MiB, 2x2 MiB L3: 24 MiB desc: 1x24 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2175 high: 2700 min/max: 400/4600:4700:3500 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 2700 4: 900
5: 2700 6: 2700 7: 2700 8: 2700 9: 481 10: 2700 11: 2700 12: 2700 13: 2700
14: 2700 15: 823 16: 2700 17: 2700 18: 2700 19: 2700 20: 2700
bogomips: 107520
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-12.2 process: Intel 10nm built: 2021-22+ ports:
active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:46a6 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: Dell
driver: nvidia v: 530.41.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 530.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-03) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8
link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2520 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0c45:6732 class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
display-ID: :1 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2400 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x635mm (40.00x25.00")
s-diag: 1198mm (47.17")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Sharp 0x1517 built: 2021 res: 3840x2400 hz: 60
dpi: 266 gamma: 1.2 size: 366x229mm (14.41x9.02") diag: 432mm (17")
ratio: 16:10 modes: 3840x2400
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. Required tool glxinfo
missing.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
alternate: snd_hda_intel,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class-ID: 0401
Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8
link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.2.12-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.69 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 Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:51f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:5
chip-ID: 8087:0033 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.75 TiB used: 12.86 GiB (0.5%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: PM9A1 NVMe 1024GB
size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 36309229 temp: 37.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:1 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 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 4B2QEXM7 temp: 35.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 12.86 GiB (0.7%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:9
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 576 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:8
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 12.86 GiB (0.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:9
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 12.86 GiB (0.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:9
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 12.86 GiB (0.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:9
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.49 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 409 Uptime: 38m wakeups: 5071 Memory: 62.49 GiB
used: 4.74 GiB (7.6%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1309
libs: 383 tools: pamac,paru Shell: fish v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16
running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.26
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date: 2023-04-23
Last full system update: 2023-04-23 β»
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units: