Nvidia drivers not working at all

I had tried to run Garuda with Proprietary drivers but it turns out they break something in the kernel/kde and It freezes So I ran with the snapshot before I removed the open drivers and csgo refuses to run with the open drivers, when I google the error [ALSOFT] (EE) Failed to set real-time priority for thread: Operation not permitted (1) it only says that csgo is not using the NVIDIA drivers (since they aren't there) I wish I could either figure out how to get Garuda to boot with nvidia drivers or get csgo to boot with the open source drivers that actually work.
inxi -Fazy output:

System:
Kernel: 5.11.2-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2021-03-02_21-40-38/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen 
root=UUID=634d5001-4552-4812-97fb-7e5030024af9 quiet splash 
rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 
resume=UUID=f42d7752-0327-4a42-8623-f3f2d1354cda loglevel=3 
rootflags=defaults,noatime,space_cache,autodefrag,compress=zstd,subvol=timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2021-03-02_21-40-38/@ 
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.21.2 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux 
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME Z270-A v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter> 
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1302 date: 03/15/2018 
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-7700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
arch: Kaby Lake family: 6 model-id: 9E (158) stepping: 9 microcode: DE 
L2 cache: 8 MiB 
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
bogomips: 67200 
Speed: 4484 MHz min/max: 800/4500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 4484 2: 4420 
3: 4019 4: 3863 5: 4400 6: 4409 7: 4400 8: 3912 
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
Type: l1tf 
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable 
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable 
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
Type: spec_store_bypass 
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
Type: spectre_v1 
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, 
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling 
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode 
Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable 
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 3GB] vendor: Gigabyte 
driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1c02 class ID: 0300 
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: 
loaded: nouveau unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa 
display ID: :0 screens: 1 
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 444x277mm (17.5x10.9") 
s-diag: 523mm (20.6") 
Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 
size: 474x296mm (18.7x11.7") diag: 559mm (22") 
OpenGL: renderer: NV136 v: 4.3 Mesa 20.3.4 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a2f0 
class ID: 0403 
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte 
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:10f1 
class ID: 0403 
Device-3: C-Media Blue Snowball type: USB 
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 3-2:2 chip ID: 0d8c:0005 
class ID: 0300 serial: <filter> 
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.11.2-zen1-1-zen 
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: e1000e v: kernel 
port: f000 bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15b8 class ID: 0200 
IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8188ee 
v: kernel port: c000 bus ID: 05:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8179 class ID: 0280 
IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.85 TiB used: 52.07 GiB (2.8%) 
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: LITE-ON model: CS1-SP32-11 M.2 2242 32GB 
size: 29.82 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
rotation: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 10B scheme: MBR 
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM001-1ER164 
size: 1.82 TiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: CC25 scheme: GPT 
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 1.8 TiB size: 1.8 TiB (100.00%) used: 52.07 GiB (2.8%) 
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.45%) 
used: 546 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 
ID-3: /home raw size: 1.8 TiB size: 1.8 TiB (100.00%) used: 52.07 GiB (2.8%) 
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 
ID-4: /var/log raw size: 1.8 TiB size: 1.8 TiB (100.00%) 
used: 52.07 GiB (2.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 
ID-5: /var/tmp raw size: 1.8 TiB size: 1.8 TiB (100.00%) 
used: 52.07 GiB (2.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100) 
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 17.13 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 
dev: /dev/sdb3 maj-min: 8:19
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram1
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram2
ID-5: swap-5 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram3
ID-6: swap-6 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram4
ID-7: swap-7 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram5
ID-8: swap-8 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram6
ID-9: swap-9 type: zram size: 1.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram7
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 67.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 0
Info:
Processes: 292 Uptime: 22m wakeups: 1 Memory: 15.57 GiB
used: 3.92 GiB (25.2%) Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0
clang: 11.1.0 Packages: pacman: 1846 lib: 547 Shell: fish v: 3.1.2
running in: konsole inxi: 3.3.01

csgo logs:

SDL video target is 'x11'
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_fence.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_NV_fence.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_sync.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_draw_buffers2.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_bindable_uniform.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_flush_buffer_range.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_map_buffer_range.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_occlusion_query.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_texture_range.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_client_storage.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_uniform_buffer.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_framebuffer_object.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_GREMEDY_string_marker.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_debug_output.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_direct_state_access.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_NV_bindless_texture.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_AMD_pinned_memory.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ATI_meminfo.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_buffer_storage.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear.
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/engine_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/engine_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/filesystem_stdio_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/filesystem_stdio_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/inputsystem_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/inputsystem_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vphysics_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vphysics_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/materialsystem_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/materialsystem_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/datacache_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/datacache_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/studiorender_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/studiorender_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/soundemittersystem_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/soundemittersystem_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vscript_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vscript_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vguimatsurface_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vguimatsurface_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vgui2_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/vgui2_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/shaderapidx9_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/shaderapidx9_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/localize_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/localize_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
Created D3D9 device successfully
Using breakpad minidump system 730/13783.1245.JC
Using breakpad crash handler
[S_API] SteamAPI_Init(): Loaded '/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/linux64/steamclient.so' OK.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 730
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561198151326674 [API loaded yes]
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561198151326674
Initialized low level socket/threading support.
/home/buildbot/buildslave/sdr_public_ubuntu64_linux/build/src/steamnetworkingsockets/clientlib/csteamnetworkingsockets_steam.cpp(138): Assertion Failed: Initted interface twice?
Set SteamNetworkingSockets P2P_STUN_ServerList to '155.133.230.50:3478' as per SteamNetworkingSocketsSerialized
Got ISteamNetworkingSockets user interfaces from standalone lib
Pending ping measurement until network config is obtained.
RelayNetWorkStatus:  avail=Attempting  config=Attempting  anyrelay=Waiting   (Attempt #1 to fetch config from https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/GetSDRConfig/v1?appid=730&partner=valve)
AuthStatus (steamid:76561198151326674):  Attempting  (Requesting cert)
USRLOCAL path using Steam profile data folder:
/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/userdata/191060946/730/local
Initializing joystick #0 and making it active.
Unable to initialize rumble for joystick #0: Haptic: There are 0 haptic devices available
ConVarRef joystick doesn't point to an existing ConVar
Detected supported joystick #1 'Xbox Gamepad (userspace driver) #2'. Currently active joystick is #0.
RESZ NOT SUPPORTED!
INTZ NOT SUPPORTED!
RESZ NOT SUPPORTED!
INTZ NOT SUPPORTED!

##### swap interval = 0     swap limit = 1 #####
Filesystem successfully switched to safe whitelist mode
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/matchmaking_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/matchmaking_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/client_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/client_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
CClientSteamContext logged on = 1
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/server_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/bin/server_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
Game.dll loaded for "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive"
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/soundemittersystem_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/soundemittersystem_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
failed to dlopen /home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/scenefilecache_client.so error=/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/bin/scenefilecache_client.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'server_pre_shutdown' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'game_newmap' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'finale_start' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'round_start' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'round_end' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'difficulty_changed' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'player_death' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'hltv_replay' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'player_connect' unknown.
CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'player_disconnect' unknown.
GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (custom/custom).
GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (cooperative/cooperative).
GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (cooperative/coopmission).
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/conf.d/41-repl-os-win.conf", line 148: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may notwork as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/conf.d/41-repl-os-win.conf", line 160: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may notwork as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 31: Use of ambiguous path in <dir> element. please add prefix="cwd" if current behavior is desired.
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 38: unknown element "fontpattern"
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 39: unknown element "fontpattern"
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 40: unknown element "fontpattern"
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 41: unknown element "fontpattern"
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/fonts.conf", line 42: unknown element "fontpattern"
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/conf.d/41-repl-os-win.conf", line 148: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may notwork as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/home/nikod/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo/panorama/fonts/conf.d/41-repl-os-win.conf", line 160: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may notwork as expected
[ALSOFT] (EE) Failed to set real-time priority for thread: Operation not permitted (1)
[ALSOFT] (EE) Failed to set real-time priority for thread: Operation not permitted (1)
assert_20210302224032_1.dmp[167610]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20210302224032_1.dmp
assert_20210302224032_1.dmp[167610]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20210302224032_1.dmp[167610]: response: Discarded=1
assert_20210302224032_1.dmp[167610]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20210302224032_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''Discarded=1''
./csgo.sh: line 88: 167114 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${DEBUGGER} "${GAMEROOT}"/${GAMEEXE} "$@"

Yes I did try running the Long Term Support kernel and it still froze

CSGO and other proton games will not work on NVIDIA Cards without the nvidia driver.

The open drivers(for Nvidia cards) only can push a display and that's just about it.
You need to get Nvidia drivers installed.
One option is hardware configuration. You can just click "Auto-Install proprietary driver" and go through the prompts.
You can also run
sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300

Nvidia drivers had a lot of issues on 460.39, but if you install it now it should be 460.56, which seems to be decently stable.
Make sure for steam/gaming you also manually install lib32-nvidia-utils and lib32-opencl-nvidia.

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I'll try that
Edit:Installed all the packages rebooting..
Edit 2: seems to be stuck when switching over to the Nvidia drivers again... It always seems to get stuck at the kda boot screen

If you can, boot into terminal mode.
Here is a guide:

One note, use 4 instead of 3.

After booting in, run sudo mhwd -li and give me the output.
I think you need to remove noveau and install the mhwd profile "video-nvidia," but one step at a time

Video-nvidia-dkms
2020.12.19
False
PCI
(Name, version, free driver, type)

All of that seems correct.
When you try to boot does it freeze or does it just keep spinning for a long time?

I also just realized nouveau is a component of the kernel, so there is no need to uninstall it.

It spins a little and then it freezes in the exact same spot each time... I waited an hour last time I tried installing the driver and it didn't boot

Are you suggesting it could be the bios?

Shoot sorry for not replying for a while.
I've been focusing on my work.

I don't really know exactly, I think I've seen other people with similar problems back in the past.
For me, Nvidia Driver installation just kind of "worked"

Your best bet would probably be to look at previous posts in the forum.
In addition, you can revert back using timeshift in the meantime. You need Nvidia drivers to play CS:GO, but if your system doesn't run at all that is a worse state of things.

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Thanks for trying though.. I'll try to see if I can get the logs for the Nvidia drivers and go from there

If anyone else is willing to try to help please do

So you said it stopped on the kde loading screen?
That picture to me looks like the regular boot screen.

If it was the kde boot screen, you would have gotten to a log in manager first

Oh sorry about that. It is really hard for me to notice witch is witch since they both look identical apart from the background colour

But I did not get to the login screen so... it did freeze on boot and not at kde, sorry

If that's the case:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth#Show_kernel_messages

Hit HOME or the ESC key during boot to see the actual error messages, they will probably be more telling.

Also after you installed the Nvidia Drivers, did you run sudo pacman -Syu?
I think you need to run it so that the post-transaction hooks actually install the nvidia kernel modules with dkms

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I will try installing the driver again and I will run that command... to see if it fixes anything.
EDIT: it updated some misc apps, rebooting
Edit: it hangs at
Deactivate playmouth bootscreen
Hold until boot process finishes up
Terminate playmouth bootscreen

Install nvidia driver in terminal and check for any errors.
If no errors, reboot to TTY (as suggested).
Try starting sddm and if it fails, get Xorg and journal logs.
Post logs from TTY with netcat at termbin.

sudo systemctl start sddm
journalctl -b -p3 --no-hostname --no-pager |  nc termbin.com 9999
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | nc termbin.com 9999
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I've started sddm and the screen turned black
It has been 3 minutes and the screen is still black

I would assume that is a fail.
Proceed to the next steps petsam lists

Logs
https://termbin.com/ineq
https://termbin.com/083d


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In the command line run
sudo pacman -S nvidia-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-utils lib32-nvidia-utils lib32-opencl-nvidia mhwd-nvidia mhwd-nvidia-390xx opencl-nvidia

Keep an eye on the process and watch for
"Installing DKMS Modules"

You should also see
depmod -v460.51 5.11
or something like that.

The step should take a little bit of time, so it should be noticeable.
It seems like your kernel still does not have modules properly loaded

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