Nvidia freezing randomly

Sophed · 2023-06-29 00:17:12

Hey all, first time posting here so let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. For a while now I've been having issues with my system freezing randomly both in Xorg and Wayland, leaving my only choice being to hard reset my computer by physically pressing a button on the front of my case. From what I can tell there doesn't seem to be anything of significance in journalctl but I'm not the best at reading errors. There doesn't seem to be a pattern for when it happens but I can usually use the system for around 2 - 3 hours before it happens again, although it's not guaranteed as sometimes it has frozen directly after a restart. appears to freeze video playback and after a few seconds my audio and cursor also become unresponsive, leaving the entire system frozen. I have tried SSHing into my system while it is in this state and it doesn't allow me to connect. I run a dual boot system with Windows which doesn't have this issue, leading me to believe it isn't a hardware issue. I have also never had these issues on non Arch based distributions such as Ubuntu 22.04 (maybe a package update broke something?). This issue began around a month ago and I've been searching for a solution for a while now as it's really been interrupting my workflow. If anyone can offer any advice I would really appreciate it, thanks!

GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB w/ Proprietary drivers
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Happens with all window managers/desktop environments

Here's my journalctl from last boot if it helps:
https://pastes.io/qrwskuemp5

Last edited by Sophed (2023-06-29 00:32:02)

seth · 2023-06-29 07:07:09

there doesn't seem to be anything of significance in journalctl

is because

only choice being to hard reset my computer by physically pressing a button on the front of my case

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboa … el_(SysRq)

I run a dual boot system with Windows

3rd link below. Mandatory.
Disable it (it's NOT the BIOS setting!) and reboot windows and linux twice for voodo reasons.

began around a month ago

Try to downgrade nvidia to 530xx, use the dkms package.
Also see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Ryzen#Troubleshooting

And post your journal using ix.io or 0x0.st - the pastes.io link runs some javascript that took my system OOM within some seconds.

Sophed · 2023-06-29 15:21:11

Alright I'll give them a try and get back to you! Also sorry about the pastes link :<

Sophed · 2023-07-04 17:13:30

seth wrote:

there doesn't seem to be anything of significance in journalctl
is because
only choice being to hard reset my computer by physically pressing a button on the front of my case
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboa … el_(SysRq)
I run a dual boot system with Windows
3rd link below. Mandatory.
Disable it (it's NOT the BIOS setting!) and reboot windows and linux twice for voodo reasons.

began around a month ago
Try to downgrade nvidia to 530xx, use the dkms package.
Also see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Ryzen#Troubleshooting
And post your journal using ix.io or 0x0.st - the pastes.io link runs some javascript that took my system OOM within some seconds.

Quick update, I have tried basically everything. Downgraded Nvidia packages - broke my system, added kernel parameters - also broke my system, SysRq keys don't seem to do anything when it freezes, disabling hibernation on windows also didn't achieve anything and I'm honestly running out of ideas

duuumbo · 2023-07-04 17:38:01

I think I have the same problem, or at least the same symptoms. My neofetch output:

                   -`                    dumbo@DumboPC 
                  .o+`                   ------------- 
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
                `+oooo:                  Kernel: 6.4.1-arch2-1 
               `+oooooo:                 Uptime: 35 mins 
               -+oooooo+:                Packages: 1301 (pacman) 
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Shell: bash 5.1.16 
            `/++++/+++++++:              Resolution: 1440x900, 1366x768 
           `/++++++++++++++:             WM: i3 
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Terminal: kitty 
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        CPU: Intel i7-2600 (8) @ 3.800GHz 
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       Memory: 1733MiB / 7926MiB 
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:                            
 `++:.                           `-/+/                           
 .`                                 `/

When I freeze, SysRq does not respond. I do not run dual boot. I have this problem for a while, maybe 4-5 months, but it's pretty hard to troubleshoot since I can't reproduce it, and fixes take long to see if somthing changed. I also have journalctl logs to share, but there is nothing really usefull that I can see: http://ix.io/4zKA.

seth · 2023-07-04 19:44:44

I'm honestly running out of ideas

Downgrade the nvidia driver without breaking the system?

seth wrote:

use the dkms package

added kernel parameters - also broke my system

What kernel parameters? For sysrq??

I have this problem for a while, maybe 4-5 months

That would predate the troublesome 535xx drivers - though incidentally so would the OPs

This issue began around a month ago

there is nothing really usefull that I can see

You've trouble w/ your creative headset and archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync fails like every 5 minutes (what's not supposed to happen) and is also when the journal abruptly stops.
Also get rid of xdg-desktop-portal-gnome, it's broken outside gnome sessions.

Did either of you test the LTS kernel?

Sophed · 2023-07-04 21:10:29

seth wrote:

Did either of you test the LTS kernel?

Switching to it now, I'll update if anything happens.

seth wrote:

What kernel parameters?

The ones listed under fixes for AMD CPUs, there were a few there that messed with my bootloader config, I will give them another try though.

Last edited by Sophed (2023-07-04 21:12:27)

seth · 2023-07-04 21:22:46

The ones listed under fixes for AMD CPUs

Which ones specifically?
The most relevant there is the c-state limitation, next to the curve optimizer adjustment (but that's not a kernel parameter)
None shoulf™ be able to "break" your system (whatever that means)

Sophed · 2023-07-06 02:16:04

Okay so update: I've been using the LTS kernel for the past 2 days with no freezes, that at least narrows down the point of failure.

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