Manjaro i3: Unable to view login screen nor access TTY (issue after completing long pending system update)

Hello!

I had updated the system after many months (My bad. There are certain reasons as to why).

Now I am unable to view the login screen. After I see my system logo (Acer), I do not see any screen. It seems to refreshing constantly. I can briefly (couple of seconds) view the TTY but it get refreshed to a blank screen again.

I’m suspecting the issue might be Nvidia related (Please note that I had optimus-manager installed as well)

Currently booted in using Manjaro Gnome Live usb with propriety drivers. Have already performed chroot and update. No difference.

1) Please find my system info below

12System:
  12Kernel 6.6.8-2-MANJARO 12arch x86_64 12bits 64 12compiler gcc 12v 13.2.1
    12clocksource tsc 12available hpet,acpi_pm
    12parameters BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
    misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_GNOME_2312 quiet
    systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=nonfree nouveau.modeset=0
    i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
  12Desktop GNOME 12tk GTK 12v 3.24.39 12dm N/A 12Distro Manjaro Linux 12base Arch Linux
12Machine:
  12Type Laptop 12System Acer 12product Nitro AN515-51 12v V1.22 12serial <filter>
  12Mobo KBL 12model Freed_KLS 12v V1.22 12serial <filter> 12UEFI Insyde 12v 1.22
    12date 03/15/2019

(upower:183): UPower-WARNING **: 12:12:33.088: Cannot connect to upowerd: Could not connect: No such file or directory
12CPU:
  12Info 12model Intel Core i5-7300HQ 12socket U3E1 12bits 64 12type MCP 12arch Kaby Lake
    12gen core 7 12level v3 12note check 12built 2018 12process Intel 14nm 12family 6
    12model-id 0x9E (158) 12stepping 9 12microcode 0xF4
  12Topology 12cpus 1x 12cores 4 12smt <unsupported> 12cache 12L1 256 KiB
    12desc d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB 12L2 1024 KiB 12desc 4x256 KiB 12L3 6 MiB 12desc 1x6 MiB
  12Speed (MHz) 12avg 800 12min/max 800/3500 12base/boost 3100/8300 12scaling
    12driver intel_pstate 12governor powersave 12volts 0.9 V 12ext-clock 100 MHz 12cores
    121 800 122 800 123 800 124 800 12bogomips 20004
  12Flags 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush
    clflushopt cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64
    dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu
    fsgsbase fxsr ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_notify ibpb ibrs ida
    intel_pt invpcid lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe mpx msr
    mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge
    pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pti pts rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep
    smap smep ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2
    tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic
    xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  12Vulnerabilities
  12Type gather_data_sampling 12mitigation Microcode
  12Type itlb_multihit 12status KVM: VMX disabled
  12Type l1tf 12mitigation PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
    disabled
  12Type mds 12mitigation Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  12Type meltdown 12mitigation PTI
  12Type mmio_stale_data 12mitigation Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  12Type retbleed 12mitigation IBRS
  12Type spec_rstack_overflow 12status Not affected
  12Type spec_store_bypass 12mitigation Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  12Type spectre_v1 12mitigation usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  12Type spectre_v2 12mitigation IBRS, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB
    filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  12Type srbds 12mitigation Microcode
  12Type tsx_async_abort 12status Not affected
12Graphics:
  12Device-1 Intel HD Graphics 630 12vendor Acer Incorporated ALI 12driver i915
    12v kernel 12arch Gen-9.5 12process Intel 14nm 12built 2016-20 12ports 12active eDP-1
    12empty none 12bus-ID 00:02.0 12chip-ID 8086:591b 12class-ID 0300
  12Device-2 NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile]
    12vendor Acer Incorporated ALI 12driver nvidia 12v 545.29.06 12non-free 545.xx+
    12status current (as of 2023-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) 12arch Pascal 12code GP10x
    12process TSMC 16nm 12built 2016-2021 12pcie 12gen 1 12speed 2.5 GT/s 12lanes 16
    12link-max 12gen 3 12speed 8 GT/s 12bus-ID 01:00.0 12chip-ID 10de:1c8c 12class-ID 0300
  12Device-3 Chicony Integrated HD WebCam 12driver uvcvideo 12type USB 12rev 2.0
    12speed 480 Mb/s 12lanes 1 12mode 2.0 12bus-ID 1-9:6 12chip-ID 04f2:b5f7 12class-ID 0e02
  12Display 12server X.org 12v 1.21.1.10 12with Xwayland 12v 23.2.3 12driver 12X
    12loaded modesetting 12failed nvidia 12dri iris 12gpu i915 12display-ID :0
  12Monitor-1 eDP-1 12model LG Display 0x0590 12built 2017 12res 1920x1080 12dpi 142
    12gamma 1.2 12size 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") 12diag 395mm (15.5") 12ratio 16:9
    12modes 1920x1080
  12API EGL 12v 1.5 12hw 12drv intel iris 12drv nvidia 12platforms 12device 0 12drv nvidia
    12device 1 12drv iris 12device 3 12drv swrast 12gbm 12drv kms_swrast 12surfaceless
    12drv nvidia 12inactive wayland,x11,device-2
  12API OpenGL 12v 4.6.0 12compat-v 4.5 12vendor mesa 12v 23.1.9-manjaro1.1
    12note incomplete (EGL sourced) 12renderer llvmpipe (LLVM 16.0.6 256 bits),
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2, Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL GT2)
  12API Vulkan 12Message No Vulkan data available.

2) Driver info:

[manjaro-gnome /]# mhwd -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
[manjaro-gnome /]# mhwd -l 
> 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:1c8c) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-390xx-bumblebee            2023.03.23               false            PCI
          video-nvidia            2023.03.23               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-390xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI


> 0000:03:00.1 (0200:10ec:8168) Network controller Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         network-r8168            2023.09.12                true            PCI


> 0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:591b) Display controller Intel Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-390xx-bumblebee            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI

3) Kernel info:

[manjaro-gnome /]# mhwd-kernel -li
Currently running: 6.6.8-2-MANJARO (linux66)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
   * linux510

4) Journalctl info below,

[manjaro-gnome realk]# journalctl -b -1 -p 4
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: resource sanity check: requesting [mem 0xfdffe800-0xfe0007ff], which spans more than pnp 00:00 [mem 0xfdb00000-0xfdffffff]
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: caller pmc_core_probe+0x7c/0x410 mapping multiple BARs
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:01: WQ data block query control method not found
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:01: WQ data block query control method not found
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:01: WQ data block query control method not found
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:01: WQ data block query control method not found
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: usb: port power management may be unreliable
Jan 10 09:40:41 realkj kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI(PEGP) defines _DOD but not _DOS
Jan 10 09:40:42 realkj kernel: vboxdrv: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj kernel: VBoxNetAdp: Successfully started.
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj kernel: VBoxNetFlt: Successfully started.
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj systemd-journald[221]: File /var/log/journal/ffc99d6d1c9344a4bad09a26f62cf93d/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj kernel: i2c_hid i2c-ELAN0501:01: supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj kernel: i2c_hid i2c-ELAN0501:01: supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
Jan 10 09:41:07 realkj kernel: r8169 0000:03:00.1: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control
Jan 10 09:41:11 realkj (uetoothd)[738]: bluetooth.service: ConfigurationDirectory 'bluetooth' already exists but the mode is different. (File system: 755 ConfigurationDirectoryMode: 555)
Jan 10 09:41:14 realkj systemd[1]: optimus-manager.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support csip plugin
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: profiles/audio/micp.c:micp_init() D-Bus experimental not enabled
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support micp plugin
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support vcp plugin
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support mcp plugin
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support bass plugin
Jan 10 09:41:15 realkj bluetoothd[738]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support bap plugin
Jan 10 09:41:16 realkj systemd[1]: snapd.service: Got notification message from PID 813, but reception only permitted for main PID 743
Jan 10 09:41:16 realkj systemd[1]: snapd.service: Got notification message from PID 814, but reception only permitted for main PID 743
Jan 10 09:41:23 realkj systemd[1]: snapd.service: Got notification message from PID 868, but reception only permitted for main PID 743
Jan 10 09:41:24 realkj systemd[1]: snapd.service: Got notification message from PID 874, but reception only permitted for main PID 743
Jan 10 09:41:35 realkj kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Jan 10 09:41:35 realkj kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
Jan 10 09:41:35 realkj kernel: 
Jan 10 09:41:35 realkj kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  545.29.06  Thu Nov 16 01:59:08 UTC 2023
Jan 10 09:41:35 realkj kernel: ACPI Warning: \_SB.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20200925/nsarguments-61)
Jan 10 09:41:47 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:41:50 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:41:53 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:41:56 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:41:59 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:42:03 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 09:42:06 realkj systemd[1]: lightdm.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Works now!

I uninstalled optimus-manager through chroot and then upon booting, I was able to access tty. Then I re-installed optimus through tty, restarted and am now able to access.

Next, am gonna have to find a way to remove optimus completely.

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