Black screen with cursor after installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers

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No, booting from a live USB with proprietary drivers yields the same black screen.

After installing video-nvidia using

sudo mhwd --install pci video-nvidia

I got the same exact black screen.

30

can you recheck
on UEFI motherboard

advanced cpu
SVM is on

and retry , dont forget to add on boot kernel “iommu=pt” with USB iso live manjaro

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31

I can’t seem to find SVN. I see the following:

PSS Support
NX Mode
SVM Mode
SMT Mode
AMD fTPM switch

So do you want me to go into the grub file of the live USB and add iommu=pt?

32

this one
before booting grub , add “iommu=pt”
with non free drivers

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33

Oh okay. It was already enabled.

Wait! The live USB just worked with proprietary drivers! I am at a desktop right now.

If I install Manjaro from this, will it give me the proprietary drivers on my installation?

34

yes for the drivers
not for boot kernel
from USB live manjaro apply this and add option “iommu=pt”

from Terminal

sudo manjaro-chroot -a
nano /etc/default/grub
save (Ctrl+X)
update-grub
exit ( end-chroot )
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35

Okay, I did all that in the chroot. Now I can install Manjaro again from the live USB?

36

you have already installed
boot kernel is changed

is nvidia drivers video installed on disk ?

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37

So then I don’t need to reinstall a new installation?

I did install nvidia drivers on the SSD yes.

38

then let try , reboot , remove USB live iso ,
and select from UEFI motherboard

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39

Okay I booted into the Manjaro on my system from the UEFI menu. Same black screen.

40

is there any flash _ on left upper corner ?

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41

No, just some frozen text and a movable cursor.

42

then try Ctrl + Alt F2 to F8 to open a TTY

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43

Yeah, I’ve been using the tty2. I used it reinstall the Nvidia drivers earlier.

44

check if internet is on

inxi -Fza
sudo pacman-mirrors -c all 
sudo pacman -Syy
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45

Yeah, my internet is working just fine.

I think I want to try just reinstalling from proprietary drivers on the live USB and see if that works.

46

so
do this
clean install nvidia before

sudo mhwd -a pci free 0300
sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
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For both of those, it skips it saying they’re already installed.

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check if nvidia-settings is installed

pacman -Qs nvidia-settings

if not add :

sudo pacman -S nvidia-settings
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