Nvidia Driver Swap Help

Issues & Assistance Newbies
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Greetings, I am new to Garuda Linux and Arch in general, and I have a few Nvidia questions:

  1. How do I tell if I have the Open Source or Proprietary drivers installed and active?
  2. How do I switch from one to the other?

I have heard that using the open source drivers may fix my resume-from-sleep bug where my video doesn’t come back.

Thank you for your time. Below is my garuda-inxi output.

System:
  Kernel: 6.10.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=a8dba4a6-75b3-46a0-8b76-ed5051422b9a rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet loglevel=3 splash ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.4.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3014 date: 07/17/2024
Battery:
  Device-1: apple_mfi_fastcharge model: N/A serial: N/A charge: N/A
    status: N/A
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5
    level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 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: 2957 high: 4850 min/max: 545/5050 scaling:
    driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: performance cores: 1: 3971 2: 4825 3: 4832
    4: 4159 5: 545 6: 3972 7: 545 8: 4453 9: 4229 10: 545 11: 4850 12: 3959
    13: 4798 14: 545 15: 545 16: 545 bogomips: 134396
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
    status: current (as of 2024-06) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    ports: active: none off: DP-2,HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-3,DP-4,HDMI-A-3
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2705 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: AMD Raphael vendor: ASUSTeK 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: none
    empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 0d:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 41.0 C
  Device-3: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: radeonsi
    gpu: nvidia,amdgpu d-rect: 7680x2880 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-2 pos: bottom-l res: 5120x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-2 pos: top-right res: 2560x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0
    drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: radeonsi device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia
    surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia x11: drv: zink
    inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.58.02
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 14 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 device-ID: 10de:2705
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: mesa radv
    v: 24.1.4-arch1.2 device-ID: 1002:164e surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
    device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits)
    driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.1.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 18.1.8)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bb
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0d:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0d:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.10.2-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 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: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network
    vendor: AzureWave driver: rtw89_8852be v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: c000 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:b852
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp9s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 1.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-11:6 chip-ID: 13d3:3571
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
    lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.87 TiB used: 214.43 GiB (5.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:3 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 42.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 36.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive FIT
    size: 239.02 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 214.43 GiB (11.5%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 588 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.43 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.43 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.43 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.49 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 56.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 41.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.49 GiB used: 8.76 GiB (28.7%)
  Processes: 427 Power: uptime: 1h 14m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 12.13 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1936 libs: 550 tools: octopi,paru pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Zsh
    v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
  System install date:     2024-07-03
  Last full system update: 2024-07-31
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:
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You are currently with the proprietary drivers, otherwise the open source kernel drivers are nouveau.
I think the easiest way to switch is using the autoinstall proprietary or open source drivers with the relevant buttons in Garuda settings manager → HW configuration

PS: welcome to the forum!

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yes thats the way to work with it. in my case i dont need to play on high fps because my screen resolution and i switched to my internal gpu in the mainboard settings and have no wake up issues with nvidia anymore=)

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I think the easiest way to switch is using the autoinstall proprietary or open source drivers with the relevant buttons in Garuda settings manager → HW configuration

I have clicked on that button and rebooted. I also took the moment to disable my onboard video as I do not use it at all. Below is the output of garuda-inxi:

System:
  Kernel: 6.10.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=a8dba4a6-75b3-46a0-8b76-ed5051422b9a rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet loglevel=3 splash ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.4.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3014 date: 07/17/2024
Battery:
  Device-1: apple_mfi_fastcharge model: N/A serial: N/A charge: N/A
    status: N/A
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5
    level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 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: 1618 high: 4850 min/max: 545/5050 scaling:
    driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: performance cores: 1: 545 2: 4848 3: 545
    4: 545 5: 4849 6: 545 7: 545 8: 545 9: 4807 10: 545 11: 545 12: 545
    13: 545 14: 4850 15: 545 16: 545 bogomips: 134401
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
    status: current (as of 2024-06) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3,HDMI-A-2
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2705 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia
    d-rect: 7680x2880 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: bottom-l res: 5120x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: top-right res: 2560x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  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: zink inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.58.02
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 14 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 device-ID: 10de:2705
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.1.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 18.1.8)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bb
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0d:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.10.2-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 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: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network
    vendor: AzureWave driver: rtw89_8852be v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:b852
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp9s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 1.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-11:6 chip-ID: 13d3:3571
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
    lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.87 TiB used: 215.18 GiB (5.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 41.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 37.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive FIT
    size: 239.02 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 215.17 GiB (11.6%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 588 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 215.17 GiB (11.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 215.17 GiB (11.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 215.17 GiB (11.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.99 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.99 GiB used: 5.78 GiB (18.6%)
  Processes: 429 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 12.33 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1938 libs: 550 tools: octopi,paru pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Zsh
    v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
  System install date:     2024-07-03
  Last full system update: 2024-08-02
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:

I do not think the swap is doing anything at all as clicking the button completes almost instantly. No kernel module mucking or nothing.

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Thank you for your comment, but I very much do require high FPS :slight_smile: !

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i put my nvidia card in my other Computer and dont know exactly but i remember someone did a script for switching the driver that you dont get black screen issues.
Then you need to unblacklisted the nouveau driver in some file.Maybesome knows it better or you can read here how to use the noveau driver from arch wiki.idk=)

Nouveau - ArchWiki

in Section 3
( Tips and tricks

Keep NVIDIA driver installed

If you want to keep the proprietary NVIDIA driver installed (and are not using OpenGL), but want to use the Nouveau driver, comment out nouveau blacklisting in /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau_blacklist.conf or /usr/lib/modprobe.d/nvidia-utils.conf, modifying it as follows:

#blacklist nouveau

And tell Xorg to load nouveau instead of nvidia by creating the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nouveau.conf with the following content:

Section “Device” Identifier “Nvidia card” Driver “nouveau” EndSection

If you already used the NVIDIA driver, and want to test Nouveau without reboot, make sure the ‘nvidia’ module is no longer loaded:

rmmod nvidia

Then load the ‘nouveau’ module:

modprobe nouveau

And check that it loaded fine by looking at kernel messages:

dmesg)

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I believe the best way forward is to determine why that button to switch them doesn’t work for me.

8

Thanks for your help, but I’m more interested in making the switch buttons work rather than doing anything manually at this stage. I WILL reinstall the OS if I have to.

9

Which button did you press?
Should be autoinstall open source drivers, not the one for proprietary drivers.
But I seem to remember now that that screen had some problems in the past with some GPUs.

10

can you make a screenshot which switch button you mean? i have hooks and do right click for remove or reinstall the open driver?

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This is my step-by-step:

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Please see above! :slight_smile:

13

yes thats why ive said if you want remove ot reinstall it . you want install open source but it is allready installed check the hooks in the middle stay left Opensource right Installed by video-linux and hock also on Open source on video-modesetting.

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rmmod nvidia
rmmod: ERROR: Module nvidia is in use by: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset

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I fear I will need to reinstall the entire system at this point with my onboard AMD disabled, and choose open source drivers in the setup. I cannot for the life of me figure out whats wrong, and Duke’s responses don’t help mostly because I cannot understand him and I’m using Wayland.

I’ve got video-linux “open source” checked and installed. Does my garuda-inxi indicate I have open source or not? What does open source look like? What is the string, where should I expect it in this output?

System:
  Kernel: 6.10.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=a8dba4a6-75b3-46a0-8b76-ed5051422b9a rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet loglevel=3 splash ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.4.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3014 date: 07/17/2024
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5
    level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 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: 545 min/max: 545/5050 scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
    governor: performance cores: 1: 545 2: 545 3: 545 4: 545 5: 545 6: 545
    7: 545 8: 545 9: 545 10: 545 11: 545 12: 545 13: 545 14: 545 15: 545
    16: 545 bogomips: 134402
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
    status: current (as of 2024-06) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3,HDMI-A-2
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2705 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia
    d-rect: 7680x2880 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: bottom-l res: 5120x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: top-right res: 2560x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
  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: zink inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.58.02
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 15.62 GiB display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 14 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER driver: nvidia v: 555.58.02 device-ID: 10de:2705
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.1.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 18.1.8)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bb
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0d:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.10.2-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 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: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network
    vendor: AzureWave driver: rtw89_8852be v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:b852
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp9s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 1.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-11:6 chip-ID: 13d3:3571
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
    lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.87 TiB used: 214.6 GiB (5.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 42.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 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: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 38.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive FIT
    size: 239.02 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 214.6 GiB (11.5%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 588 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.6 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.6 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 214.6 GiB (11.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:3
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.99 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 53.4 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.99 GiB used: 4.64 GiB (15.0%)
  Processes: 413 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 12.33 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1938 libs: 550 tools: octopi,paru pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi
    default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
  System install date:     2024-07-03
  Last full system update: 2024-08-02
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:
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I cannot reinstall the video-linux open source drivers by right-click reinstall because

Starting

> Removing video-linux...

Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf

Has lib32 support: true

Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/local/pci/video-linux/MHWDCONFIG

Processing classid: 0300

Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300

Processing classid: 0380

Processing classid: 0302

checking dependencies...

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)

:: removing garuda-video-linux-config breaks dependency 'garuda-video-linux-config' required by garuda-nvidia-prime-config

Error: pacman failed!

Error: script failed!

Done ...
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So do you suggest a burn-down and reinstall with onboard video disabled and choose open source at setup? Because this is kinda getting frustrating lol.

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This is how i fixed my RTX 4080 issues waking up after suspending the computer.

sudo micro /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-preserve-video-memory.conf
#paste
options nvidia NVreg_PreserveVideoMemoryAllocations=1
#press Ctrl s and then Ctrl q
#activate services.
sudo systemctl enable nvidia-suspend.service
sudo systemctl enable nvidia-hibernate.service
sudo systemctl enable nvidia-resume.service
reboot.

And this is how i fixed my driver issue. (Install nvidia-all drivers.)

git clone https://github.com/Frogging-Family/nvidia-all.git
cd nvidia-all
makepkg -si
#select either open source or propitiatory drivers, choose between latest or earliest (stable) drivers.
sudo dracut-rebuild
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
reboot.
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If you use Garuda Linux, the following is sufficient in the terminal

sudo update-grub

:slight_smile:

I can’t memorize these long commands :wink:
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