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MikeDee

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Registered: 2019-12-19

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[SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

Hello. I installed the linux-zen kernel package from the Extra repository, generated a new grub.conf, and the zen kernel boots but I have no graphical video. I did a "lsmod | grep nvidia" and nothing returned (tried nouveau as well). The regular arch kernel works fine. I'm using the Nvidia 390 driver. I tried again installing it with the -headers and -docs packages, but same results.

What do I need to do to get the zen kernel working with my video drivers?

Last edited by MikeDee (2019-12-20 02:00:49)

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

See NVIDIA#Installation as linux-zen does not have a matching nvidia-zen package it should be treated as a custom kernel.

MikeDee

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Registered: 2019-12-19

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

See NVIDIA#Installation as linux-zen does not have a matching nvidia-zen package it should be treated as a custom kernel.

If I install nvidia-390xx-dkms, pacman wants to remove nvidia-390xx because they are in conflict. I want to retain my original kernel and have the Nvidia driver working with it. Will I still be able to use the old kernel if I install the dkms package and remove the -390xx one? Thanks.

Slithery

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

Yes.

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MikeDee

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Registered: 2019-12-19

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

I installed the nvidia-390xx-dkms package, but it didn't work with the zen kernel. I even reinstalled the zen kernel, but still nothing. The zen kernel works under nouveau though. Unfortunately, I'd rather have nvidia than zen, at this point.

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

Did you install linux-zen-headers?  When you installed nvidia-390xx-dkms with pacman the DKMS hook should have triggered and warned the headers were missing for linux-zen.
The output should be in pacman's log stored at  /var/log/pacman.log

MikeDee

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Registered: 2019-12-19

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

Did you install linux-zen-headers?  When you installed nvidia-390xx-dkms with pacman the DKMS hook should have triggered and warned the headers were missing for linux-zen.
The output should be in pacman's log stored at  /var/log/pacman.log

No, I didn't install the headers and yes, pacman complained about it in the pacman.log:

[2019-12-19T16:55:16-0800] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Unable to install module nvidia/390.132 for kernel 5.4.5-zen1-1-zen: Missing kernel headers.

So I will install the headers and try again. Thanks.

MikeDee

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Registered: 2019-12-19

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux-zen kernel and Nvidia

Wow, it worked! Thanks all!