Hi,
since the 26.0 update and the change from XOrg to Wayland I have random black screens. The open programs and input devices continue to work, but the screens are black. It happens randomly, sometimes when I use Firefox, sometimes when I’m gaming. Sometime multiple times a day and sometimes 1 or 2 days without. Only a restart of the computer helps.
Inside the journal I found many errors from kwin_wayland. Below is an snippet. The messages repeat themselves over thousands of lines (several thousand messages per second).
I tried the video-nvidia-575xx and video-nvidia-570xx driver, but the problem occurs with both.
Also a reinstall of Manjaro about 3 weeks ago didn’t solve the problem.
inxi --full --admin --filter --width
System:
Kernel: 6.18.8-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.18-x86_64
root=UUID=f283e832-e80d-4c20-abcb-24bc267d4cc0 rw quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor splash resume=UUID=ec802e12-2d56-485a-b112-38bb539ed882
udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.22.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: 6223 date: 03/22/2024
Battery:
Device-1: wacom_battery_0 model: Wacom Intuos BT M serial: N/A charge: 100%
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 3
level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA201211
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1750 min/max: 566/4471 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 1750 2: 1750 3: 1750
4: 1750 5: 1750 6: 1750 7: 1750 8: 1750 9: 1750 10: 1750 11: 1750 12: 1750
bogomips: 83994
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsa mitigation: Clear CPU buffers
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Type: vmscape mitigation: IBPB before exit to userspace
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia
v: 570.211.01 alternate: nouveau,nova_core,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+
status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 09:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1b80 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch d-rect: 3840x1080 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 pos: primary,left model: Asus VG248 serial: <filter>
built: 2018 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: right model: VU249CFE serial: <filter> built: 2023
res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 570.211.01
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 7.81 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 layers: 1 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 driver: nvidia v: 570.211.01
device-ID: 10de:1b80 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo,xprop
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 09:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f0 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Logitech V20 portable speakers (USB powered)
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-2:3 chip-ID: 046d:0a04 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.18.8-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.10 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 4.57 TiB used: 1.14 TiB (25.0%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 44.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD1003FZEX-00K3CA0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD1003FZEX-00K3CA0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: MBR
ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Intenso model: SSD size: 953.87 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4A0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 944.77 GiB size: 928.87 GiB (98.32%) used: 67.72 GiB (7.3%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 328 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sdc3 maj-min: 8:35
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: 32.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 case-1: 0 case-2: 0 case-3: 507
Power: 12v: 11.97 5v: N/A 3.3v: N/A vbat: N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.25 GiB used: 3.84 GiB (12.3%)
Processes: 310 Power: uptime: 50m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.45 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1413 pm: pacman pkgs: 1386 libs: 366 tools: pamac pm: flatpak
pkgs: 27 Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.40
journalctl --boot=-1 --priority=3 --catalog --no-pager (Snippet)
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kernel: NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:09:00): 32, pid=1055, name=kwin_wayland, Channel ID 000000cc intr 00040000
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kernel: NVRM: Xid (PCI:0000:09:00): 32, pid=1055, name=kwin_wayland, Channel ID 000000cc intr 00040000
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Create Context failed "EGL_BAD_CONTEXT"
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: QRhiGles2: Failed to create temporary context
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: QRhiGles2: Context is lost.
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Failed to create RHI (backend 2)
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: QQuickRenderControl: Failed to initialize QRhi
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not make egl context current! EGL_BAD_CONTEXT
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Libinput: event4 - Logitech G403 Prodigy Gaming Mouse: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 53ms, your system is too slow
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not make egl context current! EGL_BAD_CONTEXT
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not make egl context current! EGL_BAD_CONTEXT
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: EglGbmLayerSurface::renderTestBuffer: failed to make opengl context current
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not make egl context current! EGL_BAD_CONTEXT
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not delete framebuffer because no context is current
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not delete texture because no context is current
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not delete framebuffer because no context is current
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not delete texture because no context is current
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: Could not make egl context current! EGL_BAD_CONTEXT
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
Feb 23 19:25:18 workbench kwin_wayland[1055]: generating OpenGL texture handle failed
mhwd -li -d
NAME: video-nvidia-570xx
ATTACHED: PCI
VERSION: 2025.09.29
INFO: Closed source NVIDIA 570xx drivers for linux.
PRIORITY: 5
FREEDRIVER: false
DEPENDS: -
CONFLICTS: video*nvidia*
CLASSIDS: 0300 0302
VENDORIDS: 10de
