Nvidia driver issue

so um i wanted to play a game called Starsector, but seems like i can’t lauch it

#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x000070d6717d50cc, pid=10344, tid=124066308552384
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (7.0_79-b15) (build 1.7.0_79-b15)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (24.79-b02 mixed mode linux-amd64 compressed oops)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [libnvidia-glcore.so.550.54.14+0x9d50cc]  _nv000glcore+0x4520fc
#
# Core dump written. Default location: /home/aingrace/Downloads/starsector_linux-0.97a-RC11(1)/starsector/core or core.10344
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/aingrace/Downloads/starsector_linux-0.97a-RC11(1)/starsector/hs_err_pid10344.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
./starsector.sh: line 2: 10344 Aborted                 (core dumped) ./jre_linux/bin/java -server -XX:CompilerThreadPriority=1 -XX:+CompilerThreadHintNoPreempt -Djava.library.path=./native/linux -XX:+UseG1GC -Xms1536m -Xmx1536m -Xss2048k -XX:PermSize=192m -XX:MaxPermSize=192m -classpath janino.jar:commons-compiler.jar:commons-compiler-jdk.jar:starfarer.api.jar:starfarer_obf.jar:jogg-0.0.7.jar:jorbis-0.0.15.jar:json.jar:lwjgl.jar:jinput.jar:log4j-1.2.9.jar:lwjgl_util.jar:fs.sound_obf.jar:fs.common_obf.jar:xstream-1.4.10.jar -Dcom.fs.starfarer.settings.paths.saves=./saves -Dcom.fs.starfarer.settings.paths.screenshots=./screenshots -Dcom.fs.starfarer.settings.paths.mods=./mods -Dcom.fs.starfarer.settings.paths.logs=. -Dcom.fs.starfarer.settings.linux=true com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher

i asked about this issue in game forum and they told me that this is driver issue and adviced me to downgrade it, or try “zink”.

But 1) i don’t exactly know how to do that. 2) Is it worth the trouble?

inxi

System:
  Kernel: 6.7.9-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=bad4e716-211c-4572-b7c9-6588d8898c37 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
  Desktop: Hyprland v: 0.35.0 with: waybar tools:
    avail: i3lock,swayidle,swaylock vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda
    base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506LI_FX506LI
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FX506LI v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: FX506LI.310
    date: 11/26/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 35.5 Wh (94.9%) condition: 37.4/48.2 Wh (77.5%)
    volts: 12.3 min: 11.9 model: ASUS A32-K55 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-10300H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake
    gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xF8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2175 high: 3002 min/max: 800/4500 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 3002 2: 3000 3: 800
    4: 800 5: 800 6: 2998 7: 3000 8: 3000 bogomips: 39999
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 550.54.14 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 545.xx+
    status: current (as of 2024-02; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
    process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none
    empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f95 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 13d3:56a2
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.4
    compositor: Hyprland v: 0.35.0 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
    unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris
    gpu: i915,nvidia display-ID: 1
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 size: N/A modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
    drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia
    surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
    inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.54.14
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 3.91 GiB
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 9 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
    UHD Graphics (CML GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 24.0.2-arch1.2
    device-ID: 8086:9bc4 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1
    type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti driver: nvidia
    v: 550.54.14 device-ID: 10de:1f95 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2
    type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 17.0.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
    v: 24.0.2-arch1.2 (LLVM 17.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:06c8 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10fa
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: C-Media USB Audio Device
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 0d8c:0012 class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.7.9-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.3 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 Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111/8168/8411 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: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: CloudflareWARP state: unknown speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: N/A
  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: 1-14:5 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: 123.36 GiB (25.9%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Micron model: 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: P6MA001 temp: 37.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 267.65 GiB size: 267.65 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 123.33 GiB (46.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
    used: 25.6 MiB (26.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 267.65 GiB size: 267.65 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 123.33 GiB (46.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 267.65 GiB size: 267.65 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 123.33 GiB (46.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 267.65 GiB size: 267.65 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 123.33 GiB (46.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.46 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 8 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 68.0 C pch: 59.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.46 GiB used: 3.8 GiB (24.6%)
  Processes: 266 Power: uptime: 17m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.12 GiB
    services: power-profiles-daemon,upowerd Init: systemd v: 255
    default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 0 pm: pacman pkgs: 2041 libs: 470
    tools: octopi,pamac,paru Compilers: clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1
    Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.0 running-in: tmux: inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
  System install date:     2023-10-04
  Last full system update: 2024-03-10
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:            

Please, no pictures from terminal or text files, never. :slight_smile:
Images can be read worse, are not searchable and copyable for further search.
Should the helpers have to guess everything or laboriously type it in themselves?

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aww i didn’t think about that, sorry. will fix it now

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