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StinkFish

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Registered: 2019-07-09

Posts: 6

Black Screen Nvidia Optimus

Hello, I am really out of my elements here.

I have M14X R2 latop that runs intel and nvidia GT650M, and I am installing arch linux through Archinstall, I choosed "open-source nouveau" during the selection and the installation proceeds without error and I rebooted to a black screen

Noted: no grub selection either, simple alienware logo and then "checking media [fail]" and blinking black light.

I can boot to tty fine, so Arch is installed perfectly, I type "startx" and its stuck on "waiting for X server to begin accepting con."

I read a bit in wiki and I am completely out of my elements, I cant even begin understand how to debug here.

I read about editing xandr, editing grub, kernel, mkcontip (spelling mistake), creating exec file to remove/blacklist nvidia(?)

I think the issue is the "open-source nouveau", how do I go about fixing it?

Last edited by StinkFish (2023-08-28 05:06:38)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Black Screen Nvidia Optimus

I am installing arch linux through Archinstall

What's very much the cause of

I am really out of my elements

The archinstall script is (was?) officially not meant to be used by end users to install archlinux.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archinstall - see the warning.

no grub selection … I can boot to tty

How do we square that?

Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

I type "startx" and…

and please also your xinitrc.

I think the issue is the "open-source nouveau", how do I go about fixing it?

Install the nvidia drivers? But post the journal first, an optimus system should™ by default run on the IGP and ignore the GPU until it's explicitly invoked.

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othersamo_

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From: Braislava

Registered: 2020-10-26

Posts: 161

Re: Black Screen Nvidia Optimus

Nvidia optimus generally sucks on Linux. From my experience, try to use proprietary nvidia drivers as they tend to run better than nouveau.

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jonno2002

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Registered: 2016-11-21

Posts: 868

Re: Black Screen Nvidia Optimus

you will also need to use the 470 driver from the AUR since you have a kepler card.