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Subject: Firedragon Not Supporting 3D Rendering and High-Intensity Tasks (Possible ACPI/i915 Issues)

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Hello Garuda community,

I’m a data science student experiencing issues with Firedragon’s performance when attempting 3D rendering and playing high-definition YouTube videos. Specifically, I’m finding that Firedragon struggles with these tasks, leading to poor performance and stuttering.

While investigating the issue, I’ve noticed several ACPI BIOS errors and Intel i915 driver-related messages in my system logs (journalctl). It appears there might be underlying kernel/BIOS issues affecting my system’s graphics capabilities.

Here’s the relevant information from my system:

System Information:

  • Laptop Model: Acer Aspire Lite AL15-52
  • Operating System: Garuda Linux (Please specify your Garuda edition if possible)
  • Kernel Version: (Please provide the output of uname -r)
  • Browser: Firedragon
  • Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics (i915)

BIOS Settings:

  • Secure Boot: Enabled
  • UEFI: Not supported on this device (Legacy BIOS)
  • SATA Mode: Not available in BIOS settings

Relevant Log Messages (from journalctl):

ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PC00.MHBR], AE_NOT_FOUND (20240827/psargs-332)
Mar 21 06:38:05 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PTID.PBAR], AE_NOT_FOUND (20240827/dsfield-500)
Mar 21 06:38:06 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel: 
Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Port B asks to use VBT vswing/preemph tables
Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel: Modules linked in: soundwire_bus(+) intel_tcc_cooling snd_soc_sdca x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp iwlmvm(+) snd_soc_avs coretemp snd_soc_hda_codec kvm_intel snd>

Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel:  ? intel_bios_init+0x18bb/0x1fe0 [i915 03881ced2ee8a6a19753b9846e905ab26ad44ed0]
Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel:  ? __warn.cold+0x93/0xed
Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel:  ? intel_bios_init+0x18bb/0x1fe0 [i915 03881ced2ee8a6a19753b9846e905ab26ad44ed0]

Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel:  intel_display_driver_probe_noirq+0x42/0x240 [i915 03881ced2ee8a6a19753b9846e905ab26ad44ed0]
Mar 21 06:38:09 madhav-aspireliteal15g52 kernel:  i915_driver_probe+0x3ca/0xbd0 [i915 03881ced2ee8a6a19753b9846e905ab26ad44ed0]`

Specific Issues:

  • 3D Rendering: Firedragon struggles to render 3D plots and visualizations smoothly.
  • HD YouTube Playback: High-definition videos stutter and experience dropped frames.
  • ACPI Errors: The ACPI BIOS errors suggest potential firmware issues.
  • i915 Call Trace: The i915 driver-related messages in the logs indicate possible problems with the Intel graphics driver.

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

  • (List any steps you’ve already tried, like updating drivers, trying different browsers, etc.)

Questions:

  • Are these ACPI errors and i915 driver issues likely to be the cause of my Firedragon performance problems?
  • Are there any recommended kernel parameters or driver configurations I should try?
  • Is there a way to resolve the ACPI errors given that UEFI is not supported on my device?
  • Are there any specific Firedragon settings I should adjust for better performance?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Here is additional information

System:
  Kernel: 6.13.7-zen1-1-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=dc9ca3ea-1fbf-4592-acf0-7460de8d0744 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.12.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire Lite AL15G-52 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Acer model: Aspire Lite AL15G-52 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: 0000000000000000 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: INSYDE
    v: 1.07.01RAC2 date: 03/30/2024
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 38.0 Wh (79.5%) condition: 47.8/52.5 Wh (91.0%)
    volts: 16.3 min: 15.4 model: Notebook BAT type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450H 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: 0x436
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 5 cores: 8 threads: 12 mt: 4 tpc: 2
    st: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 704 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB, 4x48 KiB; i-4x32
    KiB, 4x64 KiB L2: 7 MiB desc: 4x1.2 MiB, 1x2 MiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 529 min/max: 400/4400:3300 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 529 2: 529 3: 529 4: 529 5: 529 6: 529 7: 529
    8: 529 9: 529 10: 529 11: 529 12: 529 bogomips: 59904
  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 GT1 [UHD Graphics] vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
    driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm
    built: 2020-21 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:46a3 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107BM / GN20-P0-R-K2 [GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU]
    vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: nvidia v: 570.124.04
    alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as
    of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:25ac class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Chicony USB2.0 Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-8:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b729
    class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: intel,nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: i965 gpu: i915
    display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x074d built: 2021 res: mode: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 scale: 125% (1.25) to: 1536x864 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
    size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (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
    wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.1-arch1.2
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2)
    device-ID: 8086:46a3 memory: 7.47 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 6 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
    Graphics (ADL GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:46a3
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:25ac
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
  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 Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class

Thank you,

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welcome but please post your

garuda-inxi

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Please format the garuda-inxi output as a block quote </> so that moderators don’t have to edit it to make it readable. Thank you!

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Maybe he posts the complete garuda-inxi ?

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If you use AI helper, just follow the command and do not post the complete text, you can save time and work if you just post the garuda-inxi.

post the full log, https://bin.garudalinux.org/ , not what you think is relevant.

Apart from one problem per thread thing, I think, next time if people use AI, but do not follow the template I just delete the post :smiley:

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Can you please try the same tasks with both Firefox and Floorp browser? If the problem is there to, this might be an upstream issue. If not, try the troubleshooting steps.

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hey , i just made the text out with ai , i m not that techie , i have just started this opensource journey and got some concerns , and their are many things i am into which dont allow me to spend time trouble shoot them , thus i approached here ,
i have programming exam nearby and their are some issue with stability of drivers and bios which i dont know , and i have used computer itself from just 6 month in windows , :face_without_mouth:

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This is complete nonsense:

Your “half” garuda-inxi clearly shows the opposite. Please do yourself and us a favor and stop using a stupid pseudo AI. And if English is not your native language, please use an online translator.

btw:

Please post your complete garuda-inxi.

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System:
Kernel: 6.13.7-zen1-1-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=dc9ca3ea-1fbf-4592-acf0-7460de8d0744 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.12.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire Lite AL15G-52 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Acer model: Aspire Lite AL15G-52 serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: 0000000000000000 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: INSYDE
v: 1.07.01RAC2 date: 03/30/2024
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 14.5 Wh (30.3%) condition: 47.8/52.5 Wh (91.0%)
volts: 14.1 min: 15.4 model: Notebook BAT type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450H 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: 0x436
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 5 cores: 8 threads: 12 mt: 4 tpc: 2
st: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 704 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB, 4x48 KiB; i-4x32
KiB, 4x64 KiB L2: 7 MiB desc: 4x1.2 MiB, 1x2 MiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4400:3300 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400
8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400 12: 400 bogomips: 59904
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 GT1 [UHD Graphics] vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm
built: 2020-21 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:46a3 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GA107BM / GN20-P0-R-K2 [GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU]
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: nvidia v: 570.124.04
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as
of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:25ac class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Chicony USB2.0 Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-8:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b729
class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: intel,nvidia
unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: i965 gpu: i915
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x074d built: 2021 res: mode: 1920x1080
hz: 60 scale: 125% (1.25) to: 1536x864 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (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
wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.1-arch1.2
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2)
device-ID: 8086:46a3 memory: 7.47 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 6 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
Graphics (ADL GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:46a3
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:25ac
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
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 Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GA107 High Definition Audio 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:2291 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.13.7-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 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>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, 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: 3-10:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2
lmp-v: 11 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c010c
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 9.96 GiB (2.1%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Phison model: ESO512GHLCA1-E9C
size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: EJFMC0.0 temp: 35.9 C
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 476.64 GiB size: 476.64 GiB (100.00%)
used: 9.96 GiB (2.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 608 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 476.64 GiB size: 476.64 GiB (100.00%)
used: 9.96 GiB (2.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 476.64 GiB size: 476.64 GiB (100.00%)
used: 9.96 GiB (2.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 476.64 GiB size: 476.64 GiB (100.00%)
used: 9.96 GiB (2.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.31 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 12
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.31 GiB used: 4.86 GiB (31.8%)
Processes: 308 Power: uptime: 10h 5m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 4 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 6.06 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1338 libs: 380 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 4.0.1 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.7.2-1):
System install date:     2025-03-17
Last full system update: 2025-03-21 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:
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hmm this may be nonsense as i dont know anything about os am total new , dont know how to use ai :face_in_clouds:

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The swoosh indicates a pending reboot after a system update, so please reboot your system.

Preferably not at all, especially if you have too little knowledge to check the output of a pseudo AI for correctness. Just describe your problem yourself, give us the information we need and we will try our best to help you.

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How can i learn enough, any guidelines , so that i can contribute something to garuda ?

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One question to your answer. New with Arch based distros or
newbie with Linux ?
If you are new with Linux, perhaps is then your decision for a arch based distro not the best. To use arch, your learning curve should increase to 500% within a very short time. Without basic knowledge it becomes difficult.
If you like to spend time for reading, learning and working on your OS the relevant stuff and you have the time to do this then ok → if not then read in the www which Linux at the moment is for you “suitable.”
(only my mind, of course)
To solve your problem, special Acer Laptops with igpu intel + dpgu nvidia only this.
Acer support for Linux = 0.
Only in forums / community / AI ?, you will find relevant information and help.
To find why your igpu is running and active and your dgpu is running but not active can have several reasons.
Sorry for my long typing, not the first time, i know.

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hmm , i previously used ubuntu but not that intense to get into underhood just surving , and i am known to fact that arch is not for new , but i thought garuda wont be problematic and yup i would love to learn … :upside_down_face:

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Hm , brave is supporting the same task but dragon isnt ,

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Your prob is not arch then (perhaps a little bit)
your prob is Acer gpu Intel + gpu nvidia.
Pls read stuff about nvidia-prime ..install it..run/configure and perhaps your
“problem” is solved.
To look if your dgpu is running and active use nvidia-smi (konsole)

  • use htop or btop+ to see what´s going on. (special memory / gpu usage)
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What about Firefox & Floorp, do they work?

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not tried yet , but yup brave working ,

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:red_question_mark:
Post the output of

pacman -Qs xf86-video-intel

If you have installed this driver, remove it again:

sudo pacman -R xf86-video-intel

Reboot and check if you still have issues.

If yes, please try @stefanwimmer128 ´s suggestion, so we can narrow down the issue better. Install firefox and/or floorp and check if you have issues with it.

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i dont have to install it ?, as i havnt seen any considerable thing for now , and yes dragon isnt supporting geogebra

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I don’t really understand you.
The wrong user-space driver for the intel iGPU is loaded here:

Is xf86-video-intel installed or not?

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