Screen blinking after last update

mgazzin · 18 December 2025 17:34

Hello after the last pacman -Syu and yay I have got my screen flickering in Window Manager and fan suddenly goes at maximum speed without any reason.
So I have tried to remove GPU driver with mhwd –remove pci nvidia-linux but I have got an error, the I did mhwd –remove pci video-linux and reinstalled.
This is my mhwd –list command output:

```
[dellg5 ~]# mhwd --list

0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:1f50) Display controller nVidia Corporation:

              NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE

      video-nvidia            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-575xx            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-570xx            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-470xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
       video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI
 video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
        video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI

0000:00:02.0 (0380:8086:3e9b) Display controller Intel Corporation:

              NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE

       video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI

please help me. Thanks

kisun · 18 December 2025 17:57

Hello @mgazzin,

please take a look in here:

…this helped me!

soundofthunder · 18 December 2025 23:32

And here:

Taken from Known Issues and Solutions in the Stable Update 2025-12-15 announcement thread:

Optional switch to older Nvidia driver

For a list of possible drivers for your hardware run

mhwd -l

If your system was automagically rolled to a supported kernel you may run into conflicts with the meta package(s).

Remove the meta packages

sudo pacman -R linux-nvidia-meta linux-meta

If you are using a desktop system and you are in doubt if you are affected

Before you reboot - remove the current driver
```
sudo mhwd -r video-nvidia
```
Use an earlier driver mhwd -i video-nvidia-{575xx or 570xx}
Example command
```
sudo mhwd -i video-nvidia-575xx
```

Of potential interest might be recent Nvidia Known Issues:

For those with (particularly older) Nvidia graphics, please verify that your GPU is actually supported.

Many models are being progressively dumped by Nvidia, with each new iteration of their proprietary drivers:

Anecdotal:

While it may of course vary according to hardware used, my personal suggestion is to consider using AMD graphics, going forward; AMD graphics are (generally) already better suited to Wayland.

mgazzin · 19 December 2025 08:53

ok @soundofthunder and @kisun thanks for your help.

Can anyone tell me why the removal of 570xx driver fails?

[dellg5 ~]# mhwd -l

0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:1f50) Display controller nVidia Corporation:

              NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE

      video-nvidia            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-575xx            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-570xx            2025.09.29               false            PCI
video-nvidia-470xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
       video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI
 video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
        video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI

0000:00:02.0 (0380:8086:3e9b) Display controller Intel Corporation:

              NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE

       video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI

[dellg5 ~]# mhwd -r pci video-nvidia-575xx
Error: config ‘video-nvidia-575xx’ is not installed!

scotty65 · 19 December 2025 09:00

That command lists available configurations for your device, not what is installed on your system.

To see what is installed, run the following command:

mhwd -li

All options for mhwd:

mhwd --help 
Usage: mhwd [OPTIONS] <config(s)>

  --pci                                 list only pci devices and driver configs
  --usb                                 list only usb devices and driver configs
  -h/--help                             show help
  -v/--version                          show version of mhwd
  -f/--force                            force reinstallation
  -d/--detail                           show detailed info for -l/-li/-lh
  -l/--list                             list available configs for devices
  -la/--listall                         list all driver configs
  -li/--listinstalled                   list installed driver configs
  -lh/--listhardware                    list hardware information
  -i/--install <usb/pci> <config(s)>    install driver config(s)
  -ic/--installcustom <usb/pci> <path>  install custom config(s)
  -r/--remove <usb/pci> <config(s)>     remove driver config(s)
  -a/--auto <usb/pci> <free/nonfree> <classid>  auto install configs for classid
  --pmcachedir <path>                   set package manager cache path
  --pmconfig <path>                     set package manager config
  --pmroot <path>                       set package manager root

soundofthunder · 19 December 2025 09:18

@mgazzin

Here, you entered an invalid command – that is, you attempted to remove a driver that is not installed.

mhwd -l: List drivers available for your device.
mhwd -li: Show the currently installed driver.

Generally the procedure is as follows:

Remove the current driver:

sudo mhwd -r pci video-nvidia

Install the driver preferred (e.g: the 570xx series):

sudo mhwd -i pci video-nvidia-570xx

Note that sudo is required unless you are in a chroot environment, where you are already the Super User (root).

Reboot.

mgazzin · 19 December 2025 14:40

Ok thanks @scotty65 and @soundofthunder for your help.

I remember I was told to install an hybrid driver since I both have intel and

[dellg5 ~]# mhwd -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2025.09.29               false            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!

So what do you suggest me to do?
I have already removed the 580 packages and installed the 570 ones:

[dellg5 ~]# pacman -Q nvidia
linux617-nvidia-570xx 570.207-5

I think the flickering has improved but the fan keeps going to max speed some times.

soundofthunder · 19 December 2025 14:54

Good to know.

I haven’t personally used Nvidia for over a decade, and am unable to help with a hybid setup, however, I’m sure someone else will. I understand it’s not overly difficult.

Regards.

mgazzin · 20 December 2025 18:36

I am not getting any help.

@soundofthunder do you know if there are possible problems in the kernel? I still have issues in clicking the mouse.

soundofthunder · 21 December 2025 02:13

There is always potential for incompatibility with so many possible hardware configurations.

I’ll note that support for kernel 6.17 ended (three days ago). It is recommended to use either of Kernel 6.18 (LTS) or Kernel 6.12 (LTS).

Please provide your system information according to forum guidelines, as described (below).

Regards.

How to Post Command Output as Preformatted Text

System Information

While information from *-fetch type apps might be fine for someone wishing to buy your computer, for Support purposes it’s better to ask your system directly;

Output of the inxi command (with appropriate parameters, and formatted according to forum guidelines) will generate information useful for those wishing to help:

Suggested inxi command (use either):


`inxi -zv8`	(short-form)
`inxi --filter --verbosity=8`	(long-form)
inxi man pages	(manual)

Running `inxi` within a `chroot` environment

Add --color=0 to the long-form command, or…
Change the short-form command to inxi -zv8c0

Your privacy is respected

Also, see here regarding the 580xx:

And a note from @philm:

However, as you’re back to 570xx, the remaining issues may well be related to kernel, but without your system details it might be difficult for anyone to pinpoint.

mgazzin · 23 December 2025 16:16

sorry for the late reply @soundofthunder
I will try to use kernel 6.18.

The following is the formatted inxi command output:

# inxi -zv8
System:
  Kernel: 6.17.12-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1 clocksource: tsc
    avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.17-x86_64
    root=UUID=4ed2000a-5bfc-46dc-bcf0-eb79e77a5c10 rw apparmor=1 security=apparmor
    udev.log_priority=3
  Console: pty pts/1 DM: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: G5 5590 v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10
    serial: <filter>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0D2DM3 v: A00 serial: <filter> part-nu: 08ED
    uuid: 4c4c4544-0034-4a10-8033-c6c04f485832 Firmware: UEFI vendor: Dell v: 1.15.3
    date: 06/04/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 27.9 Wh (100%) condition: 27.9/90 Wh (31%) volts: 12.71 min: 11.4
    model: BYD DELL 6YV0V94 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> charging: status: full control:
    start: 50% end: 90% type: adaptive avail: adaptive,custom,fast,standard,trickle cycles: N/A
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 16 GiB available: 15.43 GiB used: 3.42 GiB (22.2%)
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 16 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: DIMM A type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB speed: 2667 MT/s volts: curr: 1.2
    min: 1.2 max: 1.2 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: 80AD000080AD
    part-no: HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK serial: <filter>
  Device-2: DIMM B type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB speed: 2667 MT/s volts: curr: 1.2
    min: 1.2 max: 1.2 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: 80AD000080AD
    part-no: HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK serial: <filter>
PCI Slots:
  Slot: 0 type: PCIe status: in use info: J6B2 length: long volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:01.0 children:
    1: 01:00.0 class-ID: 0300 type: display 2: 01:00.1 class-ID: 0403 type: audio
  Slot: 1 type: PCIe status: in use info: J6B1 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1c.3
  Slot: 2 type: PCIe status: in use info: J6D1 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1c.4
  Slot: 3 type: PCIe status: in use info: J7B1 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1c.5
  Slot: 4 type: PCIe status: in use info: J8B4 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1c.6
  Slot: 5 type: PCIe status: in use info: J8D1 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1c.7
  Slot: 6 type: PCIe status: in use info: J8D2 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1d.0
    children: 1: 3b:00.0 class-ID: 0108 type: mass-storage
  Slot: 7 type: PCI status: in use info: J8B3 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 00:1e.0
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-9750H socket: BGA1440 (U3E1) note: check bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Coffee Lake gen: core 9 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xFA
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4500 base/boost: 4000/4500 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave volts: 1.2 V ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800
    6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800 bogomips: 62399
  Flags: 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
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  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: IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: conditional; RSB filling;
    PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape mitigation: IBPB before exit to userspace
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: none empty: DP-1, DP-2,
    HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e9b class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106BM [GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia
    v: 570.207 alternate: nouveau,nova_core,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of
    2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none
    off: eDP-1 empty: DP-3,HDMI-A-3 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f50 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-5:2 chip-ID: 0c45:671f class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 compositor: xfwm4 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: iris
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch tty: 190x41
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: BOE Display 0x084a built: 2018 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
    chroma: red: x: 0.639 y: 0.329 green: x: 0.298 y: 0.600 blue: x: 0.149 y: 0.059 white: x: 0.314
    y: 0.329 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  EDID-Warnings: 1: parse_edid: unknown flag 0 2: parse_edid: unknown flag 0
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia
    inactive: wayland,x11,device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.1-arch1.2 note: console (EGL sourced)
    renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design/PCIe/SSE2, Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
    GT2), llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits)
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-smi
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: nova_core pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:10f9 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.17.12-1-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: 1.4.9 status: n/a (root, process) tools: pw-cli
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 17.0-93-gbe2efb status: active (root, process) with: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3
    chip-ID: 8086:a370 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Realtek vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    port: 3000 bus-ID: 3c:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:2502 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp60s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: br0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IF-ID-3: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, ntpd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:4 chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 1.16 TiB (64.0%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 3B2QGXA7 temp: 37.9 C scheme: GPT
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.44 TiB size: 1.42 TiB (98.36%) used: 1.16 TiB (82.3%) fs: ext4
    block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p8 maj-min: 259:8 label: N/A
    uuid: 4ed2000a-5bfc-46dc-bcf0-eb79e77a5c10
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 650 MiB size: 646 MiB (99.38%) used: 75.7 MiB (11.7%) fs: vfat
    block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 label: ESP uuid: CC38-90F6
  ID-3: /mnt/local/shares/backup raw-size: N/A size: 3.58 TiB used: 2.62 TiB (73.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/backup
  ID-4: /mnt/local/shares/documents raw-size: N/A size: 2.69 TiB used: 2.29 TiB (85.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/documents
  ID-5: /mnt/local/shares/downloads raw-size: N/A size: 3.58 TiB used: 2.62 TiB (73.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/downloads
  ID-6: /mnt/local/shares/jobs raw-size: N/A size: 2.69 TiB used: 2.29 TiB (85.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/jobs
  ID-7: /mnt/local/shares/projects raw-size: N/A size: 2.69 TiB used: 2.29 TiB (85.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/projects
  ID-8: /mnt/local/shares/tmp raw-size: N/A size: 3.58 TiB used: 2.62 TiB (73.1%) fs: cifs
    dev: /dev/tmp
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes compressor: zstd
    max-pool: 20%
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 16.76 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 maj-min: 259:7 label: N/A uuid: 2c51a501-7169-4ac2-a1ac-2f497a522193
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 128 MiB fs: N/A label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 353.29 GiB fs: bitlocker label: DESKTOP-A5U7UM5 OS
    11/1/2019 uuid: 3d30938e-9f09-48ad-83ae-96cfd247a8e4
  ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4 size: 990 MiB fs: ntfs label: WINRETOOLS
    uuid: 668476068475D8CF
  ID-4: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5 size: 16.67 GiB fs: ntfs label: Image
    uuid: F04E765C4E761B92
  ID-5: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6 size: 1.28 GiB fs: ntfs label: DELLSUPPORT
    uuid: 8CCC9559CC953E80
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-5:2 info: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 0c45:671f
    class-ID: 0e02
  Device-2: 1-9:3 info: Shenzhen Goodix Fingerprint Reader type: <vendor specific> driver: N/A
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 27c6:530c class-ID: ff00
  Device-3: 1-14:4 info: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) type: bluetooth
    driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 8 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-3: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C pch: 60.0 C mobo: 52.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 fan-1: 0
Repos:
  Packages: 2178 pm: pacman pkgs: 2171 libs: 479 tools: pamac,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 7
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://ftp.linux.org.tr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://mirror.mobinhost.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://manjaro.mirror.liquidtelecom.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: https://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    8: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 316
  1: cpu: 31.6% command: firefox pid: 4053 mem: 1110.3 MiB (7.0%)
  2: cpu: 8.0% command: firefox pid: 4526 mem: 353.0 MiB (2.2%)
  3: cpu: 4.2% command: firefox pid: 25540 mem: 300.2 MiB (1.9%)
  4: cpu: 3.1% command: firefox pid: 5092 mem: 335.5 MiB (2.1%)
  5: cpu: 3.0% command: Xorg pid: 1404 mem: 128.7 MiB (0.8%)
  Memory top: 5 of 316
  1: mem: 1110.3 MiB (7.0%) command: firefox pid: 4053 cpu: 31.6%
  2: mem: 557.6 MiB (3.5%) command: firefox pid: 5099 cpu: 0.4%
  3: mem: 357.6 MiB (2.2%) command: firefox pid: 23569 cpu: 0.5%
  4: mem: 354.0 MiB (2.2%) command: firefox pid: 20616 cpu: 0.1%
  5: mem: 353.0 MiB (2.2%) command: firefox pid: 4526 cpu: 8.0%
Info:
  Processes: 316 Power: uptime: 9h 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle avail: deep
    wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.12 GiB
    services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: clang: 21.1.6 gcc: 15.2.1 alt: 14 Shell: Bash (su) v: 5.3.8 running-in: pty pts/1
    inxi: 3.3.40

mgazzin · 23 December 2025 16:48

Unfortunately with Kernel 6.18 firefox brings the fan to the max level immediately.
I think there should be a problem with interrupts because the CPU load is low:

soundofthunder · 24 December 2025 01:43

Then the only viable option (kernel-wise) may be 6.12 (LTS).

I’d suggest switching to and remaining with 6.12 (LTS) throughout any further testing.

I’ve also seen that the 575xx driver series has been suggested for laptops. Maybe that’s worth trying – use the same procedure as before.

mgazzin · 24 December 2025 09:35

Thanks @soundofthunder
It looks like after last updates the situation improved and I do not have the problem with the fan anymore. I am using kernel 6.17. I will try also 6.18 but since yesterday 6.18 was not working well.

soundofthunder · 24 December 2025 10:42

@mgazzin

As already stated kernel 6.17 has reached EOL, which means no more updates; no more support.

You could try the 575xx series drivers to see if that brings any improvement in combination with kernel 6.18 (LTS).

Otherwise, if kernel 6.12 (LTS) was working for you, I’d suggest reverting to that and remaining with it, at least for the time being.