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Recently, following an update to my laptop several months ago, I've encountered significant instability issues when using Arch Linux on the new hardware compared to my previous ThinkPad X270. The older device exhibited minimal problems; however, with the newer system, a variety of challenges have emerged.
The noted difference between the two installation is only filesystem(ext4 to btrfs) and without or with a GPU.(newer with a GPU for some local LLM)
Here are some of the recent issues that I've faced:
1. Kernel Panic - I frequently experience CapsLK light blinking and kernel panics.
2. Desktop Environment Failure - Occasionally, my desktop environment fails to function properly without any apparent reason.
3. Desktop Freeze - Sometimes, the entire desktop interface becomes unresponsive or freezes up unexpectedly.
4. Network Connection Issues - The internet connection often requires manual intervention by restarting the network manager for it to work correctly.
5. Difficulty in Normal shutdown - Notably, there are instances where my system struggles to shut down smoothly. I have to have a forced shutdown. Especially when recovered from hibernation.
Given that Arch Linux is for productivity, these inconsistencies have posed a considerable inconvenience.
I've attempted using Linux kernel and Linux-LTS kernel but faced similar challenges.
Therefore, I seek your expertise or guidance on how to stabilize my system's performance effectively.
Many thanks in advance for your help!
By The Way: I use NVIDIA proprietary driver.
here is the sys info:
anix@flow
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OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Host: 21HW (ThinkBook 14 G5+ IRH)
Kernel: Linux 6.6.42-1-lts
Uptime: 4 hours, 27 mins
Packages: 1017 (pacman)
Shell: zsh 5.9
Display (AUOC391): 2880x1800 @ 90 Hz in 14″ [Built-in]
DE: Xfce4 4.18
WM: Xfwm4 (X11)
WM Theme: Graphite-Dark-compact
Theme: Graphite-Dark-compact [GTK2/3/4]
Icons: WhiteSur [GTK2/3/4]
Font: Sans (16pt, Bold) [GTK2/3/4]
Cursor: Adwaita (72px)
Terminal: xfce4-terminal 1.1.3
Terminal Font: Consolas (18pt, Bold)
CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700H (20) @ 5.00 GHz
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU [Discrete]
GPU 2: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.50 GHz [Integrated]
Memory: 8.47 GiB / 15.35 GiB (55%)
Swap: 5.74 GiB / 36.00 GiB (16%)
Disk (/): 203.65 GiB / 475.47 GiB (43%) - btrfs
Local IP (enp0s31f6): 172.24.129.160/26
Battery: 100% [AC Connected]
Locale: en_US.UTF-8Offline
I've encountered very similar issues on my Legion 5 15ARH7H with discrete GeForce RTX 3060.
I reinstalled arch from scratch and confirmed that It happens on fresh install with `nvidia` driver on default kernel.
I've managed to fix that by installing `nvidia-open` instead of `nvidia`.
No freezes or shutdown/reboot problems for last 5-7 days despite that `nvidia-open` is considered as beta-quality driver in wiki.
Last edited by mluts (2024-07-29 07:34:38)
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Thank you mults, I do suspect Nvidia is the culprit of this nightmare.
The reason why using a proprietary Nvidia driver is that I want to have a good efficiency of quantized LLM performance.
I just changed to Nvidia-open with standard linux kernel and it's confirmed the LLM will work with the Nvidia-open driver.
Not knowing if it will jeopardize the efficiency yet.
Will see if the system will be more stable, will update in days.
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despite that `nvidia-open` is considered as beta-quality driver in wiki.
Not any more, though. Starting from 560, nvidia-open is the official driver, recommended by nvidia.
Last edited by thoushaltnot (2024-07-29 09:33:19)
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