I'm using a laptop which has 165Hz refresh rate.
When I boot on Garuda I run this python script, although it does not change the flickering problem when it is happening.
import os
os.system('xrandr --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080 --rate 165 --primary')
os.system('xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_165.2" 525.00 1920 2088 2296 2672 1080 1083 1088 1192 -hsync +vsync')
os.system('xrandr --addmode eDP-1 1920x1080_165.2')
os.system('xrandr --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080_165.2')
I have dual boot and screen flickering never happens on Windows, just on Garuda.
Screen flickering is not happening every time I boot on Garuda, but I would say 15~25% of the times I boot on Garuda the screen flickering lasts for some hours and I can't look at the screen during that time because my eyes hurt.
I did not find any solution online for this problem (besides waiting some hours and the flickering diminishes over time, although it does not disappear completely, it becomes doable to look at the screen). I would appreciate some help to investigate the issue.
╰─λ inxi -Faz
System:
Kernel: 5.15.12-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=1841fbdb-0a5a-497a-86d3-67c2ef2f6c76 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11
vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Avell High Performance product: A65 MOB v: Standard
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Avell High Performance model: Avell A65 MOB v: Standard
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: N.1.07AVE00
date: 07/23/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 60.8 Wh (65.0%) condition: 93.5/93.5 Wh (100.0%)
volts: 10.9 min: 11.4 model: standard type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: Discharging
CPU:
Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Tiger Lake family: 6 model-id: 0x8D (141) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x34
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 640 KiB desc: d-8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 10 MiB desc: 8x1.2 MiB
L3: 24 MiB desc: 1x24 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2108 high: 4158 min/max: 800/4600 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: performance cores: 1: 3384 2: 1358 3: 1557
4: 2212 5: 4158 6: 2288 7: 1265 8: 2210 9: 2261 10: 1346 11: 1294
12: 2051 13: 2086 14: 3739 15: 1299 16: 1229 bogomips: 73728
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel TigerLake-H GT1 [UHD Graphics]
vendor: Tongfang Hongkong Limited driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9a60 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q]
vendor: Tongfang Hongkong Limited driver: nvidia v: 495.46
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2520
class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Chicony HD Webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 3-13:4
chip-ID: 04f2:b71a class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
loaded: modesetting,nvidia display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.7x15.0")
s-diag: 777mm (30.6")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 2560x1440 hz: 165 dpi: 189
size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 395mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (TGL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.3
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-H HD Audio vendor: Tongfang Hongkong Limited
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:43c8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Tongfang Hongkong Limited driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.12-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.42 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:43f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Tongfang Hongkong Limited
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 2e:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp46s0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: anbox0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 3-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.73 TiB used: 102.44 GiB (2.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: A-Data model: SX8200PNP
size: 1.86 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 42B9T6TB temp: 41.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: A-Data model: SX8200PNP
size: 1.86 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 42B9T6TB temp: 40.9 C
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.86 TiB size: 1.86 TiB (100.00%) used: 102.44 GiB (5.4%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:8
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.46%)
used: 563 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:7
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.86 TiB size: 1.86 TiB (100.00%)
used: 102.44 GiB (5.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:8
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.86 TiB size: 1.86 TiB (100.00%)
used: 102.44 GiB (5.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:8
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.86 TiB size: 1.86 TiB (100.00%)
used: 102.44 GiB (5.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:8
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.55 GiB used: 4.2 MiB (0.0%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0 C mobo: 64.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 398 Uptime: 22m wakeups: 690 Memory: 62.55 GiB
used: 8.85 GiB (14.1%) Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: apt: 0 pacman: 2012 lib: 500
Shell: fish v: 3.3.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.11
╰─λ mhwd --pci -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-linux 2021.02.19 true PCI
video-nvidia-prime-render-offload 2021.08.05 false PCI
video-optimus-manager 2021.04.19 false PCI
╰─λ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2560 x 1440, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 2560x1440+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
2560x1440 165.00*+ 40.00 +
1920x1440 85.00 75.00 60.00
1856x1392 75.00 60.01
1792x1344 75.00 60.01
2048x1152 59.99 59.98 59.90 59.91
1920x1200 59.88 59.95
1920x1080 60.01 59.97 59.96 59.93
1600x1200 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00
1680x1050 59.95 59.88
1400x1050 74.76 59.98
1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82
1280x1024 85.02 75.02 60.02
1400x900 59.96 59.88
1280x960 85.00 60.00
1440x810 60.00 59.97
1368x768 59.88 59.85
1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91
1152x864 75.00
1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74
1024x768 85.00 75.05 60.04 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
1024x768i 86.96
960x720 85.00 75.00 60.00
928x696 75.00 60.05
896x672 75.05 60.01
1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82
960x600 59.93 60.00
832x624 74.55
960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82
800x600 85.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 85.14 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
840x525 60.01 59.88
864x486 59.92 59.57
700x525 74.76 59.98
800x450 59.95 59.82
640x512 85.02 75.02 60.02
700x450 59.96 59.88
640x480 85.09 60.00 85.01 72.81 75.00 59.94
720x405 59.51 58.99
720x400 85.04
684x384 59.88 59.85
640x400 59.88 59.98 85.08
576x432 75.00
640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32
640x350 85.08
512x384 85.00 75.03 70.07 60.00
512x384i 87.06
512x288 60.00 59.92
416x312 74.66
480x270 59.63 59.82
400x300 85.27 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34
432x243 59.92 59.57
320x240 85.18 72.81 75.00 60.05
360x202 59.51 59.13
360x200 85.04
320x200 85.27
320x180 59.84 59.32
320x175 85.27
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)```
╰─λ journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager --no-hostname
jan 06 11:24:27 kernel: pci 0000:00:07.0: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
jan 06 11:24:27 kernel: usbhid 3-11:1.0: couldn't find an input interrupt endpoint
jan 06 11:24:27 systemd-modules-load[393]: Failed to find module 'ashmem_linux'
jan 06 11:24:27 systemd-modules-load[393]: Failed to find module 'binder_linux'
jan 06 11:24:27 systemd-modules-load[393]: Failed to find module 'vboxpci'
jan 06 11:24:28 systemd-udevd[458]: host3: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/50-sata.rules:2 Failed to write ATTR{/sys/devices/pc
i0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb4/4-3/4-3:1.0/host3/scsi_host/host3/link_power_management_policy}, ignoring: No such file or
directory
jan 06 11:24:29 kernel:
jan 06 11:24:29 kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 495.46 Wed Oct 27 16:31:33 UTC 2021
jan 06 11:24:30 bluetoothd[762]: profiles/audio/avctp.c:avctp_server_socket() setsockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argu
ment (22)
jan 06 11:25:09 sddm-helper[7183]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
jan 06 11:25:11 bluetoothd[762]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() L2CAP server failed for Message Notification: sets
ockopt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
jan 06 11:25:11 bluetoothd[762]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() L2CAP server failed for Message Access: setsockopt
(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
jan 06 11:25:11 bluetoothd[762]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() L2CAP server failed for Phone Book Access: setsock
opt(L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
jan 06 11:25:11 bluetoothd[762]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() L2CAP server failed for File Transfer: setsockopt(
L2CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
jan 06 11:25:11 bluetoothd[762]: src/profile.c:ext_start_servers() L2CAP server failed for Object Push: setsockopt(L2
CAP_OPTIONS): Invalid argument (22)
jan 06 11:25:12 bluetoothd[762]: profiles/input/device.c:ioctl_is_connected() Can't get HIDP connection info
jan 06 11:25:18 bluetoothd[762]: profiles/input/device.c:control_connect_cb() connect to 98:B6:E9:2F:0D:E1: Host is d
own (112)
jan 06 11:26:28 systemd-networkd-wait-online[600]: Timeout occurred while waiting for network connectivity.
jan 06 11:26:28 systemd[1]: Failed to start Wait for Network to be Configured.
jan 06 11:26:28 nmbd[17497]: [2022/01/06 11:26:28.380362, 0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd.c:901(main)
jan 06 11:26:28 nmbd[17497]: nmbd version 4.15.3 started.
jan 06 11:26:28 nmbd[17497]: Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2021
jan 06 11:26:28 smbd[17498]: [2022/01/06 11:26:28.427766, 0] ../../source3/smbd/server.c:1739(main)
jan 06 11:26:28 smbd[17498]: smbd version 4.15.3 started.
jan 06 11:26:28 smbd[17498]: Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2021
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]: [2022/01/06 11:26:51.406267, 0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:398(become_local_m
aster_stage2)
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]: *****
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]:
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]: Samba name server PREDATOR is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on su
bnet 192.168.0.44
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]:
jan 06 11:26:51 nmbd[17497]: *****
