MATE does not start after latest batch of updates

skunkos · 2022-01-01 19:41:44

When I try to login via LightDM, nothing happens, just black screen for a few secs, then LightDM prompt again.

xsession-errors: https://pastebin.com/Ux8GAcrB

pacman.log https://pastebin.com/eXgDHqaE

Really no idea what could be wrong. Pls help guys.

pgoetz · 2022-01-01 22:24:33

I'm having exactly the same problem: lightdm, Mate, nvidia-495.46-6 driver, GTX 1060 graphics card. Problem started after I ran updates this morning (2022-01-01).

I believe the problem is the nvidia-495.46 driver. Although I couldn't find any evidence that it's making the Xorg server crash, when I removed the nvidia drivers:

# pacman -Rns nvidia nvida-utils nvidia-settings
# reboot

and allowed the nouveau driver to take over, everything is working again.

Following Seth's suggestion on a post in Newbie Corner, I tried downgrading to the nvidia-495-44 driver from the Arch Linux Archive using this command (and after removing the nvidia drivers as described above):

# pacman -S dkms
# cd /var/cache/pacman/pkg
# pacman -U ./nvidia-utils-495.44-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst ./nvidia-settings-495.44-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/n/nvidia-dkms/nvidia-dkms-495.44-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

However when I do this, I can't get the lightdm service to start at all. It tries to start and stop itself several times and then gives up. Since the nouveau driver is working well enough for now, I'm going to try using that for a while. It's noticeably slower (e.g. when loading a bunch of firefox tabs) but beats having to work in the tty consoles. <:)

Last edited by pgoetz (2022-01-01 22:26:10)

skunkos · 2022-01-01 22:40:35

Tanks for info man, let's see if any more info comes in.

Alad · 2022-01-01 23:28:18

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/73031

skunkos · 2022-01-02 09:04:13

I have gtx750 Maxwell, therefore i have correct Nvidia installed. I will try to install another de but I believe the problem is related to mate/gtk

skunkos · 2022-01-02 11:47:55

pgoetz wrote:

I'm having exactly the same problem: lightdm, Mate, nvidia-495.46-6 driver, GTX 1060 graphics card. Problem started after I ran updates this morning (2022-01-01).
I believe the problem is the nvidia-495.46 driver. Although I couldn't find any evidence that it's making the Xorg server crash, when I removed the nvidia drivers:
# pacman -Rns nvidia nvida-utils nvidia-settings
# reboot
and allowed the nouveau driver to take over, everything is working again.
Following Seth's suggestion on a post in Newbie Corner, I tried downgrading to the nvidia-495-44 driver from the Arch Linux Archive using this command (and after removing the nvidia drivers as described above):
# pacman -S dkms
# cd /var/cache/pacman/pkg
# pacman -U ./nvidia-utils-495.44-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst ./nvidia-settings-495.44-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/n/nvidia-dkms/nvidia-dkms-495.44-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
However when I do this, I can't get the lightdm service to start at all. It tries to start and stop itself several times and then gives up. Since the nouveau driver is working well enough for now, I'm going to try using that for a while. It's noticeably slower (e.g. when loading a bunch of firefox tabs) but beats having to work in the tty consoles. <:)

I believe you might have to downgrade kernel too, since nvidia is not really that much "forward" compatible at all. You might even need to downgrade xorg, but not sure on that.

Alad · 2022-01-02 12:31:26

You don't need to downgrade the kernel, because the installed nvidia package is the -dkms variant.

skunkos · 2022-01-02 19:10:28

I downgraded to "nvidia-470-xx-dkms" and problem is solved for me.

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#1 2022-01-01 19:41:44

MATE does not start after latest batch of updates

#2 2022-01-01 22:24:33

Re: MATE does not start after latest batch of updates

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