SDDM not working with nvidia driver 340xx

horak_jan · 2021-04-19 15:11:51

XORG not starting with sddm

Output of systemctl status sddm:
● sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/sddm.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-04-19 17:10:52 CEST; 1s ago
Docs: man:sddm(1)
man:sddm.conf(5)
Main PID: 884471 (sddm)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 9353)
Memory: 2.5M
CPU: 24ms
CGroup: /system.slice/sddm.service
└─884471 /usr/bin/sddm

dub 19 17:10:52 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Simple Desktop Display Manager.
dub 19 17:10:53 archlinux sddm[884471]: Initializing...
dub 19 17:10:53 archlinux sddm[884471]: Starting...
dub 19 17:10:53 archlinux sddm[884471]: Logind interface found

LXdm, startx, xdm, lxdm works fine.

d_fajardo · 2021-04-19 16:14:38

This is not really giving us much info to debug. It actually says SDDM ran OK.
If you suspect xorg is not starting, why not post an xorg log.
Also journalctl or dmesg of an attempted login will be helpful as well.

EDIT: Also please use code tags when posting outputs.

Last edited by d_fajardo (2021-04-19 16:15:29)

seth · 2021-04-19 20:00:21

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NV … ed_drivers

Wiki wrote:

If you have a GeForce 300 series card or older (released in 2010 or earlier), Nvidia no longer supports drivers for your card. This means that these drivers do not support the current Xorg version. It thus might be easier if you use the Nouveau driver, which supports the old cards with the current Xorg.

Edit: what likely happens is that the OP ends up on software rasterization and SDDM deems his system unworthy insufficient.

Last edited by seth (2021-04-19 20:01:20)

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#1 2021-04-19 15:11:51

SDDM not working with nvidia driver 340xx

#2 2021-04-19 16:14:38

Re: SDDM not working with nvidia driver 340xx

#3 2021-04-19 20:00:21

Re: SDDM not working with nvidia driver 340xx

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