[SOLVED]Stalling at boot after installing nvidia drivers 390xx

libbean · 2022-01-30 09:22:03

I wanted to install a nvidia driver (so i yay -S nvidia-390xx-dkms )for my gtx 560ti and when I rebooted (after I completed instruction number 3 of https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA (Installation)). My computer refused to go beyond "Starting 250.3-1 Arch Linux" and the usual block and file info. Normally It takes about 45 s to get my computer onto the display manager but I've waited for over 40 minutes and it didn't yield any results. I rebooted another 2 times and still no luck

[DMESG file]
http://ix.io/3NYu

[lspci -k file]
http://ix.io/3NYy

Last edited by libbean (2022-01-30 14:37:55)

seth · 2022-01-30 10:31:22

Neither nvidia nor nouveau are considered in that dmesg, nouveau is likely blacklisted by your nvidia installation and the nvidia installation will have failed somehow™
You should™ be able to boot passing "nomodeset" and in doubt isolating the multi-user.target (see link below) and then re-approach the nvidia installation.
Chances are you're missing https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86 … x-headers/ (those must match the kernel, so don't conduct a partial update as they might get bumped soon)

libbean · 2022-01-30 11:04:25

Yep it fixed the issue, all I needed to do was install linux headers.

seth · 2022-01-30 13:50:42

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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#1 2022-01-30 09:22:03

[SOLVED]Stalling at boot after installing nvidia drivers 390xx

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