`i915 enabling device` hangs after installing video-nvidia driver

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Disclaimer: I’m a day one user.

This is a fresh vanilla install of the latest Plasma image. At the moment, I’ve reinstalled Manjaro to fix the issue, but I would like to use the nVidia drivers because I want to do games on Steam/Proton.

I have an MSI GeForce RTX 3060. I’m wondering what I need to do to get the nVidia driver working, if anything can be done at all.

I’m not sure if this will be relevant, but I also plan on building a customized low latency kernel for gaming, via this Xanmod kernel guide: (redacted since I can’t post links)
But at the moment, I haven’t gotten that far.

Any help or relevant links is appreciated. Thanks.

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post output from:
inxi -G
mhwd -l -li

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inxi -G:

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-S UHD Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] driver: nouveau
    v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.6 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    dri: iris gpu: nouveau resolution: 3440x1440~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.1 renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 14.0.6 256 bits)

mhwd -l -li:

> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
> 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:2504) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2021.11.04               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2021.11.04               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI


> 0000:00:02.0 (0380:8086:a780) Display controller Intel Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI

Note: It’s a fresh install since I couldn’t boot up.

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is this from actuall install or from the live usb? im asking because of this:

post output from:
head /etc/default/grub

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My apologies, you were right, it was live usb. I’ve rebooted into the actual install now, and edited my previous post with the real information.

head /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Manjaro"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash udev.log_priority=3"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# If you want to enable the save default function, uncomment the following
# line, and set GRUB_DEFAULT to saved.
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
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so try adding the ibt parameter:
open this file:
kate /etc/default/grub
and in this line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT inside the quotes add this parameter:
ibt=off
dont remove anything from there!, just add it to existing parameters, save the file, update grub:
sudo update-grub

install nvidia:
sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
reboot and verify with:
inxi -G
that nvidia is there instead of nouveau

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This worked. Thank you for your help.

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