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wrenb

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Plasma Animations Gone

since install, none of Plasma's animations have been working. I got it installed from the archinstall script if that helps.
Is there some dependency I'm missing? they worked fine on my other system

seth

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

Is this on wayland or X11?

qdbus6 org.kde.KWin /KWin supportInformation

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wrenb

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

Is this on wayland or X11?

qdbus6 org.kde.KWin /KWin supportInformation

wayland
my other setup was the same

seth

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

Please post the requested kwin support information

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wrenb

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

Please post the requested kwin support information

whoops, didn't see the command

KWin Support Information:
The following information should be used when requesting support on e.g. https://discuss.kde.org.
It provides information about the currently running instance, which options are used,
what OpenGL driver and which effects are running.
Please post the information provided underneath this introductory text to a paste bin service
like https://paste.kde.org instead of pasting into support threads.

==========================

Version
=======
KWin version: 6.7.4
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Qt compile version: 6.11.1
XCB compile version: 1.17.0

Operation Mode: Wayland

Build Options
=============
KWIN_BUILD_DECORATIONS: yes
KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX: yes
KWIN_BUILD_ACTIVITIES: yes
HAVE_X11_XCB: yes

X11
===
Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
Vendor Release: 12401013
Protocol Version/Revision: 11/0
SHAPE: yes; Version: 0x11
RANDR: yes; Version: 0x14
Composite: yes; Version: 0x4
RENDER: yes; Version: 0xb
XFIXES: yes; Version: 0x50
SYNC: yes; Version: 0x31
RES: yes; Version: 0x12

Decoration
==========
Plugin: org.kde.kwin.aurorae.v2
Theme: __aurorae__svg__CatppuccinMocha-Modern
Plugin recommends border size: No
onAllDesktopsAvailable: true
alphaChannelSupported: true
closeOnDoubleClickOnMenu: false
alwaysShowExcludeFromCapture: false
decorationButtonsLeft: 0, 2, 12
decorationButtonsRight: 6, 3, 4, 5
borderSize: 0
gridUnit: 10
font: Noto Sans,10,-1,0,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,,0,0
smallSpacing: 2
largeSpacing: 10

LogicalOutput backend
==============
Name: DRM
Atomic Mode Setting on GPU 0: true

Cursor
======
themeName: catppuccin-mocha-mauve-cursors
themeSize: 24

Options
=======
focusPolicy: ClickToFocus
xwaylandCrashPolicy: 1
xwaylandMaxCrashCount: 3
nextFocusPrefersMouse: false
clickRaise: true
autoRaise: false
autoRaiseInterval: 0
delayFocusInterval: 0
separateScreenFocus: true
placement: 5
activationDesktopPolicy: SwitchToOtherDesktop
focusPolicyIsReasonable: true
borderSnapZone: 10
windowSnapZone: 10
centerSnapZone: 0
snapOnlyWhenOverlapping: false
edgeBarrier: 100
cornerBarrier: 1
rollOverDesktops: false
perOutputVirtualDesktops: false
focusStealingPreventionLevel: 1
operationTitlebarDblClick: 5000
operationMaxButtonLeftClick: 5000
operationMaxButtonMiddleClick: 5013
operationMaxButtonRightClick: 5012
commandActiveTitlebar1: MouseRaise
commandActiveTitlebar2: MouseNothing
commandActiveTitlebar3: MouseOperationsMenu
commandInactiveTitlebar1: MouseActivateAndRaise
commandInactiveTitlebar2: MouseNothing
commandInactiveTitlebar3: MouseOperationsMenu
commandWindow1: MouseActivateRaiseOnReleaseAndPassClick
commandWindow2: MouseActivateAndPassClick
commandWindow3: MouseActivateAndPassClick
commandWindowWheel: MouseNothing
commandAll1: MouseUnrestrictedMove
commandAll2: MouseToggleRaiseAndLower
commandAll3: MouseUnrestrictedResize
keyCmdAllModKey: 16777250
doubleClickBorderToMaximize: true
condensedTitle: false
electricBorderMaximize: true
electricBorderTiling: true
electricBorderAllScreenCorner: true
electricBorderCornerRatio: 0.25
borderlessMaximizedWindows: false
killPingTimeout: 5000
compositingMode: 1
allowTearing: true
interactiveWindowMoveEnabled: true
pictureInPictureHomeCorner: BottomRightCorner
pictureInPictureMargin: 20
overlayVirtualKeyboardOnWindows: false

Screen Edges
============
desktopSwitching: false
desktopSwitchingMovingClients: true
cursorPushBackDistance: 1x1
actionTopLeft: 0
actionTop: 0
actionTopRight: 0
actionRight: 0
actionBottomRight: 0
actionBottom: 0
actionBottomLeft: 0
actionLeft: 0

Screens
=======
Number of Screens: 1

Screen 0:
---------
Name: Unknown-1
Enabled: 1
Geometry: 0,0,1920x1080
Physical size: 508x285mm
Scale: 1
Refresh Rate: 60000
Adaptive Sync: incapable

Compositing
===========
Compositing is active
Compositing Type: OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 22.1.8, 256 bits)
OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 26.1.6-arch1.1
OpenGL platform interface: EGL
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
Driver: LLVMpipe
GPU class: Unknown
OpenGL version: 4.6
GLSL version: 4.60
Mesa version: 26.1.6
X server version: 1.24.1
Linux kernel version: 7.1.6
Direct rendering: Requires strict binding: no
Virtual Machine:  no
OpenGL 2 Shaders are used

Loaded Effects:
---------------
outputlocator
colorpicker
zoom
screenedge
blur
windowview
tileseditor
overview
highlightwindow
startupfeedback
systembell
kscreen

Currently Active Effects:
-------------------------
blur

Effect Settings:
----------------
outputlocator:

colorpicker:

zoom:
zoomFactor: 1.2
mouseTracking: 0
focusDelay: 350
moveFactor: 20
targetZoom: 1

screenedge:

blur:

windowview:
activeView: 
delegate: 
animationDuration: 300
ignoreMinimized: false
mode: ModeCurrentDesktop
partialActivationFactor: 0
gestureInProgress: false
searchText: 
selectedIds: 

tileseditor:
activeView: 
delegate: 
animationDuration: 200

overview:
activeView: 
delegate: 
animationDuration: 300
ignoreMinimized: false
filterWindows: true
organizedGrid: true
overviewPartialActivationFactor: 0
overviewGestureInProgress: false
transitionPartialActivationFactor: 0
transitionGestureInProgress: false
gridPartialActivationFactor: 0
gridGestureInProgress: false
searchText: 

highlightwindow:

startupfeedback:
type: 1

systembell:

kscreen:


Loaded Plugins:
---------------
BounceKeysPlugin
KeyNotificationPlugin
MouseKeysPlugin
SlowKeysPlugin
StickyKeysPlugin
TouchpadShortcutsPlugin
buttonsrebind
eis
krunnerintegration
nightlight
screencast
screenshot

Available Plugins:
------------------
BounceKeysPlugin
KeyNotificationPlugin
MouseKeysPlugin
SlowKeysPlugin
StickyKeysPlugin
TouchpadShortcutsPlugin
buttonsrebind
eis
gamecontroller
krunnerintegration
nightlight
screencast
screenshot

looking at it all the animation options seem fine?
I haven't touched them much

seth

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

You're running on the simpledrm device ie software emulation.
Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -s -H "Accept: application/json, */*" --upload-file - 'https://paste.c-net.org/'

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wrenb

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

You're running on the simpledrm device ie software emulation.
Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -s -H "Accept: application/json, */*" --upload-file - 'https://paste.c-net.org/'

https://paste.c-net.org/LesterInvites

Is there any reason why in this installation I'm in simpledrm but the other I wasn't? I used archinstall for both

Last edited by wrenb (Yesterday 18:50:55)

seth

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: [10de:25ec] type 00 class 0x030000 PCIe Legacy Endpoint
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0x80000000-0x80ffffff]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 1 [mem 0x7a00000000-0x7bffffffff 64bit pref]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 3 [mem 0x7c00000000-0x7c01ffffff 64bit pref]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 5 [io  0x2000-0x207f]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: ROM [mem 0x81000000-0x8107ffff pref]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: 126.024 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 16.0 GT/s PCIe x8 link at 0000:00:01.1 (capable of 252.048 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x16 link)
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.1: [10de:2291] type 00 class 0x040300 PCIe Endpoint
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.1: BAR 0 [mem 0x81080000-0x81083fff]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: setting as boot VGA device
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: bridge control possible
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA device added: decodes=io+mem,owns=none,locks=none
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: acpi PNP0C01:00: Could not reserve [mem 0x000e0000-0x000fffff]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: acpi PNP0C01:00: Could not reserve [mem 0xfe000000-0xffffffff]
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.1: extending delay after power-on from D3hot to 20 msec
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.1: D0 power state depends on 0000:01:00.0
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: Adding to iommu group 14
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: pci 0000:01:00.1: Adding to iommu group 14
Aug 05 12:40:45 archlinux kernel: tpm_crb_acpi MSFT0101:00: Disabling hwrng
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input26
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input27
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input28
Aug 05 12:40:47 archlinux kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input29

You probably installed nvidia-utils (blacklisting nouveau) but no kernel module

pacman -Qs 'kernel|nvidia'
dkms status

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wrenb

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

pacman -Qs 'kernel|nvidia'
dkms status

pacman -Qs 'kernel|nvidia'

local/dkms 3.4.2-1
    Dynamic Kernel Modules System
local/egl-gbm 1.1.3-1
    The GBM EGL external platform library
local/egl-wayland 4:1.1.21-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/egl-wayland2 1.0.1-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform (2)
local/egl-x11 1.0.5-1
    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 3.18.2-1
    Interface for userspace programs to export a filesystem to the Linux kernel
local/iptables 1:1.8.13-1
    Linux kernel packet control tool (using nft interface)
local/kmod 34.2-1
    Linux kernel module management tools and library
local/lib32-libdrm 2.4.134-1
    Userspace interface to kernel DRM services (32-bit)
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 610.57.04-1
    NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/libdrm 2.4.134-1
    Userspace interface to kernel DRM services
local/libnetfilter_conntrack 1.1.1-1
    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 50.0-4
    Kernel based performance profiler - capture library
local/libvdpau 1.5-4
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 610.57.04-1
    NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/linux-api-headers 7.1-1
    Kernel headers sanitized for use in userspace
local/linux-firmware-nvidia 20260622-1
    Firmware files for Linux - Firmware for NVIDIA GPUs and SoCs
local/linux-zen 7.1.6.zen1-1
    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/ntsync-autoload 1-1
    NTSync kernel module autoload
local/nvidia-open-dkms 610.57.04-1
    NVIDIA open kernel modules - module sources
local/nvidia-settings 610.57.04-1
    Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
local/nvidia-utils 610.57.04-1
    NVIDIA drivers utilities
local/vulkan-nouveau 1:26.1.6-1
    Open-source Vulkan driver for Nvidia GPUs
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.18-1 (xorg-drivers)
    Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards

dkms status has no output. I tried with sudo as well just in case

seth

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Re: Plasma Animations Gone

dkms didn't build anything because you lack https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … n-headers/

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