Hey Manjaro Forum folks.
This is been driving me crazy. Finally figured out what works for me so I thought I would share my results.
My Desktop PC Specs:
Kernel: 5.9.3-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.2 Distro: Manjaro Linux Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B450M-A v: Rev X.0x serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2203 date: 07/28/2020 Battery: Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 charge: 100% (should be ignored) status: Discharging CPU: Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 L2 cache: 3072 KiB flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 86270 Speed: 2196 MHz min/max: 2200/3600 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2196 2: 2195 3: 2806 4: 1986 5: 2196 6: 1973 7: 3582 8: 1993 9: 2196 10: 2196 11: 2195 12: 2024 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 950] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 450.80.02 bus ID: 09:00.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: nvidia resolution: 3840x2160 OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 950/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 450.80.02 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA GM206 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 09:00.1 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 0b:00.4 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.3-1-MANJARO Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: f000 bus ID: 08:00.0 IF: enp8s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A Drives: Local Storage: total: 476.95 GiB used: 91.52 GiB (19.2%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Silicon Power model: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD size: 238.47 GiB ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Silicon Power model: SPCCSolidStateDisk size: 238.47 GiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 233.43 GiB used: 18.51 GiB (7.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 Swap: Alert: No Swap data was found. Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 51.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 60 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0% Info: Processes: 287 Uptime: 25m Memory: 15.63 GiB used: 2.39 GiB (15.3%) Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 Packages: 1277 Shell: Bash v: 5.0.18 inxi: 3.1.08
PC is hooked up to a Vizio P55-F1 HDTV Max Res 3840x2160 60hz refresh rate. Initially I installed the latest NVIDIA driver 455.38.1 and every time i change the input on my TV HDMI and back to this PC HDMI input the screen won’t recognize it and the screen remains black. Also this happens when I turn off the TV and turn it back on. Researched HDPC compatibility issues and these didn’t bare fruit so I decided to revert back to older kernels to see if that would solve my issues like 5.8.18.1,5.7.19.2, and finally 5.4.74.1 and still the same even with 455.38.1 NVIDIA driver. Then I went back to kernel 5.9.3.1 and used the Manjaro Settings Manager (GUI) Hardware Config and uninstalled NVIDIA 455 and installed 450 and now no issues. I noticed that when you uninstall an NVIDIA driver it wipes out the /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf file and any settings you may have made. Since it wiped out the old nvidia.conf I thought maybe i could reinstall the 455 driver and that may work but what ever i try the only one that works is the 450 driver.
Just thought I would document this in case someone else is going through this.
I even purchased an HDMI switch from Amazon so maybe if it was do to HDPC issues but now I know its software.
Thanks Great work Manjaro Team.