Since the new application and reset, my taskbar flickers heavily whenever I hover my mouse over it. I set it to hide unless I touch my mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen, and now when it shows itself, it’s almost uncomfortable to look at. I don’t think it harms my ability to click on it anywhere, so it’s probably some kind of display problem.
Pop-up notifications also flicker heavily, and it’s more prominent in some programs than others, especially if a video is running in the background.
There are a few possible issues that might be related, but without further information, it’s difficult to be certain.
Please help others to help you, by providing your system information as described (below) along with any other detail that might be relevant.
I’m sure someone will help when they are able.
Regards.
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--color=0 to the long-form command, or…inxi -zv8c0I am guessing - Nvidia user - right?
If yes …
Why yes, I am running an Nvidia GPU. 3060 Ti, specifically.
The 3060 Ti was among those previously reported as affected, as I recall. If your driver is currently the 580xx series, then installing whichever of 570xx or 575xx drivers that work for your system, is suggested.
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Regards.
Because it is a known issue with Nvidia GPU.
sudo mhwd -r video-nvidia
Assuming a desktop
sudo mhwd -i video-nvidia-570xx
Or
sudo mhwd -i video-nvidia-575xx
Please see the Known Issues comment linked above
For a list of possible drivers for your hardware
mhwd -l
I’m afraid none of these commands are even applying properly. They all end up clashing and failing like this.
It is after midnight where I am. I need to catch some sleep and attempt this again in a few hours.
Wrong command, you need this:
sudo mhwd -i pci video-nvidia-575xx
Good idea.
My apologies - the { } is often used - in writing - to designate options when more than one is available.
Thus the command is without curlies but with one of the options.
But - I have edited the comment to remove the expectation that the reader knows this.
The inference is to use whichever driver – the 570xx or the 575xx – that you consider appropriate for your system. The brackets should not be a part of the command – I see @linux-aarhus has now edited the post with commands you can simply copy/paste.
Note that blindly copying/pasting a command is seldom ever recommended – always take the time to understand what a command does, and whether the syntax is correct, before using it. 
Its probably worth it to copy+paste this in Known issues and solutions from the latest release update.
More people will run into it.
I did it both with and without curlies, getting nowhere in the terminal both times. I’ll try again without.
I looked for the most recent availalbe 575 driver I could find, and went with 575.57.08
So I’m trying:
sudo mhwd -i pci video-nvidia-575.57.08
Let me know if there is a better, more recent one I should try.
I have tried “mhwd”ing my way back to 575xx drivers, then resetting, but I’m still on the new 580 drivers after reset.
And now my terminal is flickering so much, I can barely type in it.
Someone please show me the exact commands to force a downgrade back to 575 drivers, because everything I’ve tried in this thread is just not working, and I do not know why.
Tried. Getting this sinking feeling that all I’m doing is discovering new ways for things not to work.
Mod edit:- Image serves no purpose. Removed.
Please don’t post images of terminal output, because it only fills up the database.
Terminal output can be copied with the mouse and pasted into your post — put it between two lines with three backticks each, like so…
```
paste output here
```
This is from the Known Issues and Solutions comment (as sparked by @Kobold 
)
A slightly different method with same result (replace 575xx with the driver you are seeking)
sudo pacman -Syu linux-nvidia-575xx
The terminal kept hitting a brick wall, so I just found the drivers menu in the settings manager and clicked my way to it. I’ll try a reboot and see if it works.
Mod edit:- Images served no purpose. Removed.
Given that you seem to have missed my post… 