It shouldn’t … Try to auto installsudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
try installing kernel 5.4 LTS (Long Term Support)
If that doesn’t fix it, take a full system backup , go to a console using Ctrl +Alt +F2 and:
Backup /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf if you ever edited that manually
remove all nVidia related drivers and applications:
pacman --remove nvidia*
Note which applications are being removed and keep them handy in a list
Install the driver first:
mhwd --install video-hybrid-XXX-nvidia-prime
(Where XXX is amd or intel if you have hybrid graphics or the whole thing is video-nvidia if you’re on an nVidia-only system)
reboot and see if you at least get a screen.
Install all the other applications from your handy list that you still need one by one.
Restore /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf if you ever edited that manually
If that wouldn’t solve the issue open a new issue here referring to this update and posting at a minimum the full output of:
inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --no-host --width
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