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#1 2025-08-15 20:06:30

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SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

After changing grub.cfg my monitor isn't recognized properly. It says it's 60Hz and 1024 x 768 (4:3). Instead of 144Hz and 2k.
I removed the option and run sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg, returning to my previous config but im stuck with the same wrong resolution.

The only things i ever changed in the grub config were the two lines at the top, but only the "quiet splash" broke stuff.

# GRUB boot loader configuration

GRUB_FORCE_HIDDEN_MENU="true"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" <-- added this option, it broke my resolution

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="loglevel=3 quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos"

# Uncomment to enable booting from LUKS encrypted devices
#GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y

# Set to 'countdown' or 'hidden' to change timeout behavior,
# press ESC key to display menu.
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu

# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `videoinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto

# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx"
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true

# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors.  Used by normal and wallpaper
# modes only.  Entries specified as foreground/background.
#GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
#GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"

# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"

# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

# Uncomment to make GRUB remember the last selection. This requires
# setting 'GRUB_DEFAULT=saved' above.
#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true

# Uncomment to disable submenus in boot menu
#GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=y

# Probing for other operating systems is disabled for security reasons. Read
# documentation on GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER, if still want to enable this
# functionality install os-prober and uncomment to detect and include other
# operating systems.
#GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false

system info

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.16.0-zen2-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: llvmpipe
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: B550 GAMING X V2

There seems to be a gpu driver problem after this config change.
$ nvidia-smi
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.

Last edited by assatass (2025-08-16 10:02:03)

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#2 2025-08-15 21:29:20

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

Please use [code][/code] tags. Edit your post in this regard.
Smells like the simpledrm device

lspci -k
dkms status
pacman -Qs 'kernel|nvidia'

and in doubt also post your complete system journal for the boot: 

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

Fwwi, the problem will be a reboot after a kernel update, not your grub edit.

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#3 2025-08-16 00:04:23

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:03.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:05.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 61)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
	Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 3
	Kernel driver in use: k10temp
	Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 5
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 6
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse/Vermeer Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 7
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller 980 (DRAM-less)
	Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device a801
	Kernel driver in use: nvme
	Kernel modules: nvme
04:00.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 500 Series Chipset USB 3.1 XHCI Controller
	Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042A USB 3.0 Host Controller
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
04:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 500 Series Chipset SATA Controller
	Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
04:00.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 500 Series Chipset Switch Upstream Port
	Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 0201
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
05:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 500 Series Chipset Switch Downstream Port
	Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 3308
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 16)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 407d
	Kernel modules: nouveau
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 407d
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
07:00.2 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 USB 3.1 Host Controller (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 407d
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
07:00.3 Serial bus controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 USB Type-C UCSI Controller (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 407d
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia-gpu
	Kernel modules: i2c_nvidia_gpu
08:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
09:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
09:00.1 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
	Kernel driver in use: ccp
	Kernel modules: ccp
09:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse USB 3.0 Host Controller
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5007
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
09:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller
	DeviceName: Realtek ALC1220
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device a194
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
$ pacman -Qs 'kernel|nvidia'
local/egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
    The GBM EGL external platform library
local/egl-wayland 4:1.1.20-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/egl-x11 1.0.3-1
    NVIDIA XLib and XCB EGL Platform Library
local/fuse2 2.9.9-5
    Interface for userspace programs to export a filesystem to the Linux kernel
local/fuse3 3.17.1-1
    Interface for userspace programs to export a filesystem to the Linux kernel
local/iptables 1:1.8.11-2
    Linux kernel packet control tool (using legacy interface)
local/kmod 34.2-1
    Linux kernel module management tools and library
local/lib32-libdrm 2.4.125-1
    Userspace interface to kernel DRM services (32-bit)
local/libdrm 2.4.125-1
    Userspace interface to kernel DRM services
local/libnetfilter_conntrack 1.0.9-2
    Library providing an API to the in-kernel connection tracking state table
local/libnfnetlink 1.0.2-2
    Low-level library for netfilter related kernel/userspace communication
local/libsysprof-capture 48.0-7
    Kernel based performance profiler - capture library
local/libvdpau 1.5-3
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 575.64.05-1
    NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/linux 6.16.arch2-1
    The Linux kernel and modules
local/linux-api-headers 6.16-1
    Kernel headers sanitized for use in userspace
local/linux-firmware-nvidia 20250808-1
    Firmware files for Linux - Firmware for NVIDIA GPUs and SoCs
local/linux-zen 6.16.zen2-1
    The Linux ZEN kernel and modules
local/mtdev 1.1.7-1
    A stand-alone library which transforms all variants of kernel MT events to the slotted type B protocol
local/nvidia-open 580.76.05-3
    NVIDIA open kernel modules
local/nvidia-settings 575.64.05-1
    Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
local/nvidia-utils 580.76.05-3
    NVIDIA drivers utilities

dkms status  didn't return anything

https://0x0.st/KrS3.txt

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#4 2025-08-16 06:55:09

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

dkms status  didn't return anything

vic1z.jpg

For the zen kernel you'll need linux-zen-headers and nvidia-open-dkms, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dynami … le_Support

nvidia-open is only for the main linux kernel, nvidia-utils blacklists nouveau, there's no driver for the GPU left and you end up w/ the simpledrm device (which is the wayland/KMS equivalent of VESA and will leave you with the state of the art… of the mid 90ies)

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#5 2025-08-16 09:00:05

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

kernel: 6.16.0-zen2-1-zen

I didn't manually change my kernel to zen (it was like this from the beginning i guess?), should I change it to a default kernel?

edit: Yes it was there from beginning:

ass@archie:~$ pacman -Qi linux
Name            : linux
Version         : 6.16.arch2-1
Description     : The Linux kernel and modules
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : https://github.com/archlinux/linux
Licenses        : GPL-2.0-only
Groups          : None
Provides        : KSMBD-MODULE  NTSYNC-MODULE  VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES  WIREGUARD-MODULE
Depends On      : coreutils  initramfs  kmod
Optional Deps   : linux-firmware: firmware images needed for some devices [installed]
                  scx-scheds: to use sched-ext schedulers
                  wireless-regdb: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Required By     : nvidia-open
Optional For    : base
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : virtualbox-guest-modules-arch  wireguard-arch
Installed Size  : 142.53 MiB
Packager        : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : Thu 14 Aug 2025 01:38:48 AM CEST
Install Date    : Fri 15 Aug 2025 04:33:28 PM CEST -------------------------------------------------------------
Install Reason  : Explicitly installed
Install Script  : No
Validated By    : Signature

ass@archie:~$ pacman -Qi linux-zen
Name            : linux-zen
Version         : 6.16.zen2-1
Description     : The Linux ZEN kernel and modules
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : https://github.com/zen-kernel/zen-kernel
Licenses        : GPL-2.0-only
Groups          : None
Provides        : KSMBD-MODULE  NTSYNC-MODULE  VHBA-MODULE  VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES  WIREGUARD-MODULE
Depends On      : coreutils  initramfs  kmod
Optional Deps   : linux-firmware: firmware images needed for some devices [installed]
                  scx-scheds: to use sched-ext schedulers
                  wireless-regdb: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Required By     : cdemu-daemon
Optional For    : None
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Installed Size  : 147.75 MiB
Packager        : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : Thu 14 Aug 2025 01:38:36 AM CEST
Install Date    : Fri 15 Aug 2025 04:33:30 PM CEST -------------------------------------------------------------
Install Reason  : Installed as a dependency for another package
Install Script  : No
Validated By    : Signature

edit 2: not really, i didnt install arch yesterday or the day. So idk how long i had zen

Last edited by assatass (2025-08-16 09:48:47)

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#6 2025-08-16 09:08:37

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

If it was there from beginning how is it that i did not need nvidia-dkms drivers?

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#7 2025-08-16 10:02:41

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

Either way installing zen headers and nvidia-open-dkms solved it

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#8 2025-08-16 11:24:55

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

Thank you very much seth!

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#9 2025-08-16 11:27:15

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

You've previously likely only ever been booting the main kernel - maybe the grub config regeneration listed the zen kernel for the first time?

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#10 2025-08-17 09:49:59

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Re: SOLVED After adding quiet to grub.cfg my resolution is 1024x768 4:3

Okay smile altough I did change the grub file previously by adding GRUB_FORCE_HIDDEN_MENU="true" and everything worked fine.

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