Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

hardrock · 2023-10-22 19:46:01

I've been experiencing this for some time. At random times, I see some flickering on the edges of the screen, like some black bar appears for a millisecond and then disappears again, it looks like something is restarting, I cannot describe very precisely because it happens very randomly and I always see it only on the corner of my eye, it never happens when I'm waiting for it.

I just made a clean Arch installation, thinking it will go away, but, as soon as I installed the nvidia drivers, it got back. The nouveau default drivers were not showing that behaviour, it only happens with the nvidia ones.

My desktop environment is XFCE with lightDM. I have two monitors connected to a Nvidia GTX1650.

Checking the logs, I see some strange lines that are maybe related to the problem:

Oct 22 21:13:30 archlinux dbus-daemon[762]: [session uid=1000 pid=762] Activating service name='org.xfce.Xfconf' requested by ':1.96' (uid=1000 pid=3244 comm="xfsettingsd")
Oct 22 21:13:30 archlinux dbus-daemon[762]: [session uid=1000 pid=762] Successfully activated service 'org.xfce.Xfconf'

or maybe this

Oct 22 21:49:41 archlinux systemd[1]: Reloading D-Bus System Message Bus...
Oct 22 21:49:41 archlinux dbus-daemon[438]: [system] Reloaded configuration
Oct 22 21:49:41 archlinux dbus-send[21513]: method return time=1698004181.545861 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.165 serial=3 reply_serial=2
Oct 22 21:49:41 archlinux systemd[1]: Reloaded D-Bus System Message Bus.

but the timestamps doesn't match, so maybe its a different thing

I'm not sure how to debug or fix this problem, it's not a big issue, but it is really annoying, specially when I'm working...

Last edited by hardrock (2023-10-29 09:45:57)

seth · 2023-10-22 21:16:25

Which edge(s)? Always the same?
Both monitors?
Does it happen if there's only one?
Does the bar span the entire edge?
How wide is the bar?
Is there supposed to be a panel in that spot?

Please post your Xorg log, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg#General and the output of "xrandr -q"
You could perhaps surveil your monitor w/ the camera in your phone to catch the bar?

Eisenhans · 2023-10-24 19:35:19

If by "corners" you mean the upper part of the screen that has a black or grey bar shaped flicker for like 1 frame, you may be suffering from a bug in the official nvidia driver, this has been going on for like half a year now.

There are some user stories and possible solutions in this thread on the nvidia-forums:
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/f … /256447/14

Short version: The current beta drivers seem to deal with this problem and thus the regular package will eventually get the fix. Another approach would be to go down the road of nvidia-beta-dkms in the AUR, with all caveats that apply.

hardrock · 2023-10-29 09:41:55

seth wrote:

Which edge(s)? Always the same?
Both monitors?
Does it happen if there's only one?
Does the bar span the entire edge?
How wide is the bar?
Is there supposed to be a panel in that spot?
Please post your Xorg log, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg#General and the output of "xrandr -q"
You could perhaps surveil your monitor w/ the camera in your phone to catch the bar?

I was finally able to record it, it looks it's all the edges of all monitors:
https://youtu.be/v3gSbvAYWfA

There are no panels there.

Xorg.log

➜  ~ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[     3.446] 
X.Org X Server 1.21.1.9
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[     3.446] Current Operating System: Linux archlinux 6.5.9-arch2-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:52:20 +0000 x86_64
[     3.446] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=5b2b8037-483a-4850-bf4b-91c005738c85 rw loglevel=3 quiet
[     3.447]  
[     3.447] Current version of pixman: 0.42.2
[     3.447] 	Before reporting problems, check [url]http://wiki.x.org[/url]
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[     3.447] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[     3.447] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Oct 29 11:30:26 2023
[     3.449] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[     3.449] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[     3.449] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[     3.449] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[     3.449] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[     3.450] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[     3.450] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[     3.450] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[     3.450] (==) Automatically adding devices
[     3.450] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[     3.450] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[     3.450] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[     3.450] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[     3.450] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[     3.450] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/TTF".
[     3.451] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/TTF").
[     3.451] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[     3.451] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[     3.451] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[     3.451] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[     3.451] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[     3.451] (==) FontPath set to:
	
[     3.451] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[     3.451] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[     3.451] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[     3.451] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[     3.451] (II) Module ABI versions:
[     3.451] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[     3.451] 	X.Org Video Driver: 25.2
[     3.451] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.4
[     3.451] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[     3.451] (++) using VT number 7

[     3.451] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration
[     3.452] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[     3.452] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card1
[     3.452] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[     3.452] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/platform/simple-framebuffer.0/drm/card0
[     3.455] (**) OutputClass "nvidia" ModulePath extended to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[     3.456] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 10de:1f82:1462:8d92 rev 161, Mem @ 0xde000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[     3.456] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[     3.456] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[     3.457] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[     3.464] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     3.464] 	compiled for 1.21.1.9, module version = 1.0.0
[     3.464] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[     3.464] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[     3.464] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[     3.470] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[     3.470] 	compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[     3.470] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[     3.470] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  535.113.01  Tue Sep 12 19:49:52 UTC 2023
[     3.470] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[     3.476] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[     3.476] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[     3.476] (II) Module "fb" already built-in
[     3.476] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[     3.476] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[     3.476] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[     3.478] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     3.478] 	compiled for 1.21.1.9, module version = 1.0.0
[     3.478] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[     3.479] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[     3.479] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[     3.479] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[     3.479] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[     3.479] (II) Applying OutputClass "nvidia" options to /dev/dri/card1
[     3.479] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
[     3.479] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[     3.479] (II) Loading sub module "glxserver_nvidia"
[     3.479] (II) LoadModule: "glxserver_nvidia"
[     3.479] (II) Loading /usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/libglxserver_nvidia.so
[     3.547] (II) Module glxserver_nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[     3.547] 	compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[     3.547] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[     3.547] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  535.113.01  Tue Sep 12 19:51:54 UTC 2023
[     3.548] (II) NVIDIA: The X server supports PRIME Render Offload.
[     5.380] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GPU-0 at PCI:1:0:0
[     5.380] (--) NVIDIA(0):     DFP-0
[     5.380] (--) NVIDIA(0):     DFP-1 (boot)
[     5.380] (--) NVIDIA(0):     DFP-2
[     5.380] (--) NVIDIA(0):     DFP-3
[     5.387] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (TU117-A) at PCI:1:0:0
[     5.387] (II) NVIDIA(0):     (GPU-0)
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 4194304 kBytes
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 90.17.1c.00.ab
[     5.387] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: disconnected
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: Internal TMDS
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[     5.387] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[     5.432] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): connected
[     5.433] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): Internal TMDS
[     5.433] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): 600.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[     5.433] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[     5.434] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): connected
[     5.434] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): Internal DisplayPort
[     5.434] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[     5.434] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[     5.436] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: disconnected
[     5.436] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: Internal TMDS
[     5.436] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[     5.436] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[     5.539] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[     5.539] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[     5.539] (==) NVIDIA(0):     will be used as the requested mode.
[     5.539] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[     5.541] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[     5.541] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select,DFP-2:nvidia-auto-select"
[     5.541] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 3840 x 1080
[     5.593] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (92, 91); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[     5.593] (--) NVIDIA(0):     option
[     5.595] (II) NVIDIA: Reserving 24576.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory
[     5.595] (II) NVIDIA:     access.
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[     5.603] (II) NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.
[     5.622] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select,DFP-2:nvidia-auto-select"
[     5.795] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[     5.795] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store enabled
[     5.795] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[     5.795] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[     5.795] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[     5.795] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[     5.795] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[     5.795] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[     5.795] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: nvidia
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension Generic Event Extension
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension SHAPE
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SHM
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension XInputExtension
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension XTEST
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension BIG-REQUESTS
[     5.795] (II) Initializing extension SYNC
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension XKEYBOARD
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension XC-MISC
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension SECURITY
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension XFIXES
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension RENDER
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension RANDR
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension COMPOSITE
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension DAMAGE
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension RECORD
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension DPMS
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension Present
[     5.796] (II) Initializing extension DRI3
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension X-Resource
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XVideo
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[     5.797] (II) Indirect GLX disabled.
[     5.797] (II) GLX: Another vendor is already registered for screen 0
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DGA
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DRI
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension DRI2
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension NV-GLX
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension NV-CONTROL
[     5.797] (II) Initializing extension XINERAMA
[     5.947] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[     5.947] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     5.947] (II) LoadModule: "libinput"
[     5.947] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/libinput_drv.so
[     5.950] (II) Module libinput: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.950] 	compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.4.0
[     5.950] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[     5.950] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.4
[     5.950] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[     5.950] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[     5.950] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
[     5.954] (II) event2  - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     5.954] (II) event2  - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[     5.954] (II) event2  - Power Button: device removed
[     5.976] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2/event2"
[     5.976] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[     5.977] (II) event2  - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     5.977] (II) event2  - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[     5.978] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[     5.978] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     5.978] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[     5.978] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[     5.978] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
[     5.978] (II) event1  - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     5.978] (II) event1  - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[     5.978] (II) event1  - Power Button: device removed
[     6.006] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1/event1"
[     6.006] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[     6.007] (II) event1  - Power Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.007] (II) event1  - Power Button: device is a keyboard
[     6.008] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event0)
[     6.008] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     6.008] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Sleep Button'
[     6.008] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[     6.008] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
[     6.009] (II) event0  - Sleep Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.009] (II) event0  - Sleep Button: device is a keyboard
[     6.009] (II) event0  - Sleep Button: device removed
[     6.036] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input0/event0"
[     6.036] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[     6.038] (II) event0  - Sleep Button: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.038] (II) event0  - Sleep Button: device is a keyboard
[     6.038] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event9)
[     6.038] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.038] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.039] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 (/dev/input/event10)
[     6.039] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.039] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.039] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 (/dev/input/event11)
[     6.039] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.039] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.040] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 (/dev/input/event12)
[     6.040] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.040] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.041] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event4)
[     6.041] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     6.041] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard'
[     6.041] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard: always reports core events
[     6.041] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
[     6.042] (II) event4  - Logitech USB Keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.042] (II) event4  - Logitech USB Keyboard: device is a keyboard
[     6.043] (II) event4  - Logitech USB Keyboard: device removed
[     6.073] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-13/1-13:1.0/0003:046D:C31C.0003/input/input6/event4"
[     6.073] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[     6.074] (II) event4  - Logitech USB Keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.074] (II) event4  - Logitech USB Keyboard: device is a keyboard
[     6.075] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control (/dev/input/event5)
[     6.075] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     6.075] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control'
[     6.075] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: always reports core events
[     6.075] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[     6.076] (II) event5  - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.076] (II) event5  - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device is a keyboard
[     6.076] (II) event5  - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device removed
[     6.120] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-13/1-13:1.1/0003:046D:C31C.0004/input/input7/event5"
[     6.120] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[     6.121] (II) event5  - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.121] (II) event5  - Logitech USB Keyboard Consumer Control: device is a keyboard
[     6.122] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Keyboard System Control (/dev/input/event6)
[     6.122] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     6.122] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Logitech USB Keyboard System Control'
[     6.122] (**) Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: always reports core events
[     6.122] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event6"
[     6.124] (II) event6  - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.124] (II) event6  - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device is a keyboard
[     6.124] (II) event6  - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device removed
[     6.150] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-13/1-13:1.1/0003:046D:C31C.0004/input/input8/event6"
[     6.150] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Keyboard System Control" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[     6.154] (II) event6  - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.154] (II) event6  - Logitech USB Keyboard System Control: device is a keyboard
[     6.157] (II) config/udev: Adding input device USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event21)
[     6.157] (**) USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[     6.157] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'USB Optical Mouse'
[     6.157] (**) USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
[     6.157] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event21"
[     6.217] (II) event21 - USB Optical Mouse: is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[     6.218] (II) event21 - USB Optical Mouse: device is a pointer
[     6.219] (II) event21 - USB Optical Mouse: device removed
[     6.256] (II) libinput: USB Optical Mouse: Step value 0 was provided, libinput Fallback acceleration function is used.
[     6.256] (II) libinput: USB Optical Mouse: Step value 0 was provided, libinput Fallback acceleration function is used.
[     6.256] (II) libinput: USB Optical Mouse: Step value 0 was provided, libinput Fallback acceleration function is used.
[     6.257] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-14/1-14.2/1-14.2:1.0/0003:1BCF:0005.0005/input/input24/event21"
[     6.257] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 12)
[     6.257] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[     6.257] (**) USB Optical Mouse: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[     6.257] (**) USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[     6.257] (**) USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[     6.317] (II) event21 - USB Optical Mouse: is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[     6.318] (II) event21 - USB Optical Mouse: device is a pointer
[     6.321] (II) config/udev: Adding input device USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[     6.321] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.321] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.323] (II) config/udev: Adding input device USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM) (/dev/input/event3)
[     6.323] (**) USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall"
[     6.323] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM)'
[     6.323] (**) USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): always reports core events
[     6.323] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
[     6.328] (II) event3  - USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.328] (II) event3  - USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): device is a keyboard
[     6.329] (II) event3  - USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): device removed
[     6.376] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.2/0003:0C76:161F.0001/input/input5/event3"
[     6.377] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM)" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[     6.381] (II) event3  - USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
[     6.382] (II) event3  - USB PnP Audio Device(EEPROM): device is a keyboard
[     6.385] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Extreme 3D (/dev/input/event8)
[     6.385] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.385] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.387] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Extreme 3D (/dev/input/js0)
[     6.387] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.387] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.388] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Front Mic (/dev/input/event13)
[     6.388] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.388] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.389] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic (/dev/input/event14)
[     6.389] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.389] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.390] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line (/dev/input/event15)
[     6.391] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.391] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.392] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out Front (/dev/input/event16)
[     6.392] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.392] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out Surround (/dev/input/event17)
[     6.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out CLFE (/dev/input/event18)
[     6.394] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.394] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.395] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Line Out Side (/dev/input/event19)
[     6.395] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.395] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.396] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone (/dev/input/event20)
[     6.396] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.396] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.398] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event7)
[     6.398] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     6.398] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     6.414] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): connected
[     6.414] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): Internal DisplayPort
[     6.414] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[     6.414] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[    12.464] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: disconnected
[    12.464] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: Internal TMDS
[    12.464] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    12.464] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[    12.512] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): connected
[    12.512] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): Internal TMDS
[    12.512] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): HP Inc. HP 24w (DFP-1): 600.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    12.512] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[    12.513] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): connected
[    12.513] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): Internal DisplayPort
[    12.513] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DELL U2414H (DFP-2): 2660.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    12.513] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[    12.515] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: disconnected
[    12.515] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: Internal TMDS
[    12.515] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-3: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    12.515] (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 
[    12.548] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "HDMI-0: nvidia-auto-select @1920x1080 +0+0 {ViewPortIn=1920x1080, ViewPortOut=1920x1080+0+0}"
[    12.700] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "HDMI-0: 1920x1080_50 @1920x1080 +1080+735 {ViewPortIn=1920x1080, ViewPortOut=1920x1080+0+0}"
[    12.753] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "HDMI-0: 1920x1080_50 @1920x1080 +1080+735 {ViewPortIn=1920x1080, ViewPortOut=1920x1080+0+0}, DP-0: 1920x1080_50 @1080x1920 +0+0 {ViewPortIn=1080x1920, ViewPortOut=1920x1080+0+0, Rotation=90}"

uptime when I run the above command:

➜  ~ uptime
 11:39:39 up  1:09,  1 user,  load average: 0.56, 1.12, 1.56

xrandr -q

xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3000 x 1920, maximum 32767 x 32767
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+1080+735 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 530mm x 300mm
   1920x1080     60.00 +  59.94    50.00* 
   1680x1050     59.95  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1440x900      59.89  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1280x800      59.81  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94    50.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   800x600       60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       59.94  
   640x480       59.94    59.93  
DP-0 connected 1080x1920+0+0 left (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 530mm x 300mm
   1920x1080     60.00 +  59.94    50.00* 
   1600x1200     60.00  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94    50.00  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       59.94  
   640x480       75.00    59.94    59.93  
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Last edited by hardrock (2023-10-29 09:45:31)

hardrock · 2023-10-29 09:45:05

Eisenhans wrote:

If by "corners" you mean the upper part of the screen that has a black or grey bar shaped flicker for like 1 frame, you may be suffering from a bug in the official nvidia driver, this has been going on for like half a year now.
There are some user stories and possible solutions in this thread on the nvidia-forums:
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/f … /256447/14
Short version: The current beta drivers seem to deal with this problem and thus the regular package will eventually get the fix. Another approach would be to go down the road of nvidia-beta-dkms in the AUR, with all caveats that apply.

Yep sorry, I meant the edges. Looks like that's exactly whats going on (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3gSbvAYWfA) I'll get the beta drivers and see if it fixes it. Thank you.

seth · 2023-10-29 12:39:19

On the first occasion it seems transulcent (might be the 30fps recording, though) and spill over to the other output.
The second occasion has only a black bar at the top.

One output is pivoted, the other one displaced.
Both run at 50Hz next isntead of the preferred 60Hz.

Can you reproduce this w/
1. a more "basic" output config (only one monitor, or the two monitors unpivoted in a vertical or horizontal strip)?
2. w/o the XFCE compositor, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xfwm#Composite_manager

Arch Linux

#1 2023-10-22 19:46:01

Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

#2 2023-10-22 21:16:25

Re: Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

#3 2023-10-24 19:35:19

Re: Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

#4 2023-10-29 09:41:55

Re: Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

#5 2023-10-29 09:45:05

Re: Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

#6 2023-10-29 12:39:19

Re: Strange blink at the edges of the screen when using nvidia drivers

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