I see!
Unfortunately it didn’t work for me. And boot started consistently failing into a black screen. I also tried with/without proper boot parameter, as mentioned here: NVIDIA - ArchWiki (linked in the other post).
I also realized that I never uploaded my X11 config:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout"
Screen 0 "intel"
Inactive "nvidia"
Option "AllowNVIDIAGPUScreens"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "ConnectToAcpid" "0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "nvidia"
Device "nvidia"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "intel"
Driver "modesetting"
BusID "00:02.0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "intel"
Device "intel"
EndSection
Here are the logs from newer run.
journalctl was massive, but again pointed at the same log file
/var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log
[ 4.678] (--) Log file renamed from "/var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.pid-1265.log" to "/var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log"
[ 4.678] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[ 4.678]
X.Org X Server 1.20.13
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 4.678] Build Operating System: Linux Manjaro Linux
[ 4.678] Current Operating System: Linux bladepro17fall2019 5.10.63-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 8 14:13:59 UTC 2021 x86_64
[ 4.678] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64 root=UUID=6e95cc28-0294-481f-b4d7-5957bfcfddb3 rw quiet apparmor=1 security=apparmor resume=UUID=8c65b7ac-c936-4668-a90c-996aa1d919a8 udev.log_priority=3 button.lid_init_state=open acpi=on nvidia-drm.modeset=1
[ 4.678] Build Date: 24 August 2021 10:21:29AM
[ 4.678]
[ 4.678] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[ 4.678] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 4.678] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 4.678] (==) Log file: "/var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Sep 25 09:14:17 2021
[ 4.678] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 4.678] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 4.678] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 4.678] (==) ServerLayout "layout"
[ 4.678] (**) |-->Screen "nvidia" (0)
[ 4.678] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 4.679] (**) | |-->Device "nvidia"
[ 4.679] (**) | |-->GPUDevice "intel"
[ 4.679] (==) No monitor specified for screen "nvidia".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 4.679] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 4.679] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 4.679] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 4.679] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[ 4.679] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[ 4.679] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/misc".
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/misc").
[ 4.679] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/TTF".
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/TTF").
[ 4.679] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 4.679] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4.679] (==) FontPath set to:
[ 4.679] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 4.679] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 4.679] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 4.679] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 4.679] X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[ 4.679] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[ 4.679] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[ 4.679] (++) using VT number 1
[ 4.680] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_37
[ 4.681] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 4.681] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 11 paused 0
[ 4.682] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[ 4.682] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card1 226:1 fd 12 paused 0
[ 4.683] (**) OutputClass "nvidia" ModulePath extended to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 4.683] (**) OutputClass "nvidia" ModulePath extended to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 4.684] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 8086:3e9b:1a58:3001 rev 0, Mem @ 0x6043000000/16777216, 0x4000000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00005000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 4.684] (--) PCI: (1@0:0:0) 10de:1e90:1a58:3001 rev 161, Mem @ 0x57000000/16777216, 0x6030000000/268435456, 0x6040000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00004000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 4.684] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 4.684] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 4.684] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 4.685] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4.685] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.685] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 4.685] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 4.685] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 4.685] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 4.685] compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.685] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4.685] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 4.685] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 4.686] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4.686] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.20.13
[ 4.686] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4.686] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.1
[ 4.686] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 470.63.01 Tue Aug 3 20:37:27 UTC 2021
[ 4.686] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 4.686] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 4.686] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)
[ 4.686] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 4.686] (II) modeset(0): using default device
[ 4.686] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 226:0
[ 4.715] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 4.715] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 4.715] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 4.715] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4.715] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.715] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 4.715] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 4.715] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 4.715] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 4.715] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4.715] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4.715] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 4.715] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 4.715] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 4.715] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 4.715] (II) modeset(G1): using drv /dev/dri/card1
[ 4.715] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[ 4.715] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[ 4.715] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 4.715] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[ 4.715] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 4.715] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 4.715] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 4.715] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 4.715] (EE)
[ 4.716] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
It seems to me that the Screen device is not found? When I go into tty2 and run xstart it still is not found.
To be honest I started recently thinking of switching back to KDE, because the more I use Gnome the more issues I run into. This forum is extremely helpful in solving them, but I would prefer DM that just works, even with minor annoyances. Thank you so much for the help though!