new to this so all help appreciated. looking to install battle net got bottles and tried to run but hit a snag. seems that i don’t have any of the drivers i need for my graphics card tried to use setting manager to install keep hitting the same error
[us@us-w6567sj ~]$ sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
> Using config 'video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime' for device: 0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:0416) Display controller Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
> Installing video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
:: Synchronising package databases...
core downloading...
extra downloading...
multilib downloading...
error: target not found: linux65-nvidia
Error: pacman failed!
Error: script failed!
tried both an internal load and external load both failed same error message - download the drivers direct from NVIDIA but don’t know what to do with them - they are in an unrecognised format. what am i missing
I also see you’re new here.
Hullo.
My following comments were intended for brevity not abrasiveness.
Good. Dont do that.
Your kernel is EOL. Dead. Gone. Use something current. (6.6?)
Also … this is similar to another very recent thread, except they went further than you down the wrong road. Still a lot of it may be illuminating for you.
Your situation was, as far as I can tell so far, just needing to make sure you are in kernel 6.6, and removing the dead 6.5 kernel.
That thread also included steps for coming back from installing random dkms packages, and using the nvidia run file. But those werent pertinent for you unless you did those same things.
It also included explanations on hybrid systems, how to install through mhwd, etc that I thought may be useful to you … but I did not intend for you to copy all the steps there.
Whenevr you are done installing those 470 things … please remove them, probably best by just installing the current (unnumbered) versions of those packages.
Then make sure to boot into a supported kernel by selecting it at grub.
If you dont have such a kernel yet, install it first and then reboot.
Once you are in 6.6 (check with uname -r) then remove the dead kernel and continue.
ah saw that you seemed to be aiming for nivida 470 and that was/is what i was missing it seemed to me but ok. my mistake i have a snapshot ill roll back and try again
If its the same issue as in the original post here
then please show
mhwd-kernel -li
and
uname -r
After which I can help guide you more specifically here.
PS.
Your username I thought at first might have been a typo for ‘just wanna play cs 2’ as in counter-strike, but after a few seconds I realized maybe it is ‘sc 2’ for starcraft 2. Battle.net. It all makes more sense.
hi thanks for taking the time to help - so yea Starcraft 2 been playing a long while but windows 11 killed my pc (which i did not realise untill installing linux) thought i needed to finally upgrade and after a week of trying to fix i was ready to buy new, thought as a last resort try linux - have never used before its been a steep learning curve but after a solid three days of frustrations i think i am finally getting close o and my system runs Great so far.
[us@us-w6567sj ~]$ mhwd-kernel -li
Currently running: 6.7.4-2-MANJARO (linux67)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
* linux65
* linux67
[us@us-w6567sj ~]$ uname -r
6.7.4-2-MANJARO
so i tried using the auto drivers install but got this
extra downloading…
OK, your problem is that 6.5 kernel.
6.5 has been EOL (end of life), and discontinued for a while.
So the automatic driver install is looking for a driver package for that kernel and cant find it.
Remove that kernel and then proceed.
I notice you are already in 6.7 so it is ok to remove right now.
sudo mhwd-kernel -r linux65
Bonus.
Kernel 6.7 is new and not an LTS (Long term support) kernel.
So I suggest installing at least one of those. ex:
sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux66
(6.7 will be dead in a few months. 6.6 will be supported until the end of 2026)
With 6.5 gone you should be able to install the drivers through mhwd. ex:
Thank you very much, i wss depesparte to get some help and admittedly didnt read any guildlines. I will try to avoid making this error in the future thanks for your help and advice.
Hi once again thanks so much for all your time and help it has been much appreciated and a huge help. I took what the other person saidnin the other thread to heart. And have reinstalled linux mint. I had previously tried this but did mange to get sc2 working. However armed with what you have tought me and learning from my previous errors i am currently installing starcraft which i am super happy about as you can imagine i have a separate harddrive for the majoram which i may just come back to at some point as its been super frustrating but fun also learning about the new system. Keep up the good work world need people who are willing to help you have been super cool thanks again
thanks for your help and advice.
i have a separate harddrive for the majoram which i may just come back to at some point 
as its been super frustrating but fun also learning about the new system. Keep up the good work 
world need people who are willing to help 
thanks again