[SOLVED] missing nvidia x server settings in wayland and x11.

SylviaAmbermoon · 2025-08-21 22:51:08

Hey so I have a new fresh install of Arch and I have both Wayland and X11 environment setup. I'm on plasma. as far as I understand with what is happening anyway, I might be mistaken on what I've actually done here..

I'm missing all the options and controls in nvidia-settings. No multi monitor control, no power options, no graphics options. Just whether I want to edit the X server window panel itself ifkwim

So on mint I had the same issue and had to disable secure boot, so that is already done. Fast boot is disabled as well. Obviously not working here in this case.

My system is a 9700k and 5080. And from what I can tell it might be using render offload mode or something and is showing using llvmpipe in my system info.

I have 3 monitors and want to play games so if anyone can help that would be hugely appreciated. I'm here to provide any and all info you may need to help me out here, I just don't ~know~ what to provide you with from the get go so I apologize for that. First forum post on any linux distro forum so I don't know what y'all would even need to help me. Thanks for reading anyway in the mean time, cheers

To give you more info I would need a command to get said info in the first place, if you're going to ask for more info, which you would need to help me, I understand that part. I would first need someone to point me in the right direction please

OpenGL

kmsro: driver missing
kmsro: driver missing
kmsro: driver missing
libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen
kmsro: driver missing
libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen
EGL client extensions string:
EGL_EXT_client_extensions, EGL_EXT_device_base,
EGL_EXT_device_enumeration, EGL_EXT_device_query, EGL_EXT_explicit_device,
EGL_EXT_platform_base, EGL_EXT_platform_device, EGL_EXT_platform_wayland,
EGL_EXT_platform_x11, EGL_EXT_platform_xcb,
EGL_KHR_client_get_all_proc_addresses, EGL_KHR_debug,
EGL_KHR_platform_gbm, EGL_KHR_platform_wayland, EGL_KHR_platform_x11,
EGL_MESA_platform_gbm, EGL_MESA_platform_surfaceless
GBM platform:
eglinfo: eglInitialize failed
Wayland platform:
EGL API version: 1.5
EGL vendor string: Mesa Project
EGL version string: 1.5
EGL client APIs: OpenGL OpenGL_ES
EGL driver name: swrast
EGL extensions string:
EGL_ANDROID_blob_cache, EGL_ANDROID_native_fence_sync, EGL_EXT_buffer_age,
EGL_EXT_config_select_group, EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness,
EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import, EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import_modifiers,
EGL_EXT_pixel_format_float, EGL_EXT_present_opaque,
EGL_EXT_query_reset_notification_strategy, EGL_EXT_surface_compression,
EGL_EXT_swap_buffers_with_damage, EGL_KHR_cl_event2,
EGL_KHR_config_attribs, EGL_KHR_context_flush_control,
EGL_KHR_create_context, EGL_KHR_create_context_no_error,
EGL_KHR_fence_sync, EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses, EGL_KHR_gl_colorspace,
EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image, EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image,
EGL_KHR_gl_texture_3D_image, EGL_KHR_gl_texture_cubemap_image,
EGL_KHR_image_base, EGL_KHR_no_config_context, EGL_KHR_reusable_sync,
EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context, EGL_KHR_swap_buffers_with_damage,
EGL_KHR_wait_sync, EGL_MESA_configless_context, EGL_MESA_gl_interop,
EGL_MESA_image_dma_buf_export, EGL_MESA_query_driver,
EGL_MESA_x11_native_visual_id
OpenGL core profile vendor: Mesa
OpenGL core profile renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8, 256 bits)
OpenGL core profile version: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 25.1.7-arch1.1
OpenGL core profile shading language version: 4.50
OpenGL core profile extensions:

Vulkan

ERROR: [Loader Message] Code 0 : setup_loader_term_phys_devs: Failed to detect any valid GPUs in the current config
ERROR at /usr/src/debug/vulkan-tools/Vulkan-Tools/vulkaninfo/./vulkaninfo.h:247:vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices failed with ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

[

X server

name of display: :1
version number: 11.0
vendor string: The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number: 12401008
X.Org version: 24.1.8
maximum request size: 16777212 bytes
motion buffer size: 256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding: 32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order: LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats: 7
supported pixmap formats:
depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
keycode range: minimum 8, maximum 255
focus: window 0x200000, revert to PointerRoot
number of extensions: 24
BIG-REQUESTS
Composite
DAMAGE
DOUBLE-BUFFER
GLX
Generic Event Extension
MIT-SHM
Present
RANDR
RECORD
RENDER
SECURITY
SHAPE
SYNC
X-Resource
XC-MISC
XFIXES
XFree86-VidModeExtension
XINERAMA
XInputExtension
XKEYBOARD
XTEST
XVideo
XWAYLAND
default screen number: 0
number of screens: 1
screen #0:
dimensions: 3440x1440 pixels (910x381 millimeters)
resolution: 96x96 dots per inch
depths (7): 24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
root window id: 0x246
depth of root window: 24 planes
number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1
default colormap: 0x45
default number of colormap cells: 256
preallocated pixels: black 0, white 16777215
options: backing-store WHEN MAPPED, save-unders NO
largest cursor: 3440x1440

There I tried to add what I could find and just assumed you'd need to help me based on things not looking right in them. if you need more please specify

Last edited by SylviaAmbermoon (2025-08-22 22:49:22)

V1del · 2025-08-21 23:58:04

nvidia-settings is an X app first and foremost and the majority of options will not work on Wayland, so far so normal, use KDE's system settings to control screens in a wayland session.

All the other issues are more concerning. A blackwell card only works with nvidia-open, are you using that? What's your output of

pacman -Qs 'nvidia|kernel'
sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Last edited by V1del (2025-08-21 23:58:33)

SylviaAmbermoon · 2025-08-22 00:07:50

V1del wrote:

nvidia-settings is an X app first and foremost and the majority of options will not work on Wayland, so far so normal, use KDE's system settings to control screens in a wayland session.
All the other issues are more concerning. A blackwell card only works with nvidia-open, are you using that? What's your output of
pacman -Qs 'nvidia|kernel'
sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

local/dkms 3.2.1-1
    Dynamic Kernel Modules System
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/lib32-nvidia-utils 580.76.05-1
    NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/lib32-opencl-nvidia 580.76.05-1
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA (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 580.76.05-1
    NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/linux 6.16.1.arch1-1
    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-headers 6.16.1.arch1-1
    Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux kernel
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 580.76.05-4
    NVIDIA kernel modules
local/nvidia-settings 580.76.05-1
    Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
local/nvidia-utils 580.76.05-4
    NVIDIA drivers utilities
local/opencl-nvidia 580.76.05-4
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA

Last edited by SylviaAmbermoon (2025-08-22 00:25:58)

V1del · 2025-08-22 00:47:58

Install nvidia-open, say yes to the replacement of the conflict with nvidia, potentially install lib32-nvidia-utils while you're at it if you intend to use steam, reboot.

Generally speaking see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#Installation

SylviaAmbermoon · 2025-08-22 00:56:17

V1del wrote:

Install nvidia-open, say yes to the replacement of the conflict with nvidia, potentially install lib32-nvidia-utils while you're at it if you intend to use steam, reboot.
Generally speaking see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#Installation

Many thanks !! All working now and should hopefully be able to handle it from here. Cheers !! :3 <3

seth · 2025-08-22 13:18:24

\o/
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.

SylviaAmbermoon · 2025-08-22 22:49:45

seth wrote:

\o/
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.

All done, cheers !

Arch Linux

#1 2025-08-21 22:51:08

[SOLVED] missing nvidia x server settings in wayland and x11.

#2 2025-08-21 23:58:04

Re: [SOLVED] missing nvidia x server settings in wayland and x11.

#3 2025-08-22 00:07:50

Re: [SOLVED] missing nvidia x server settings in wayland and x11.

#4 2025-08-22 00:47:58

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#5 2025-08-22 00:56:17

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#6 2025-08-22 13:18:24

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