I updated my system today using the sudo pacman -Syyu command.
Everything seemed to work fine, until my next reboot. After that my screen keeps shacking, or seems to be a video error. It happens when I move the mouse around. I wish I could attach more screenshot, but it only happens for fractions of seconds. I believe it is something with graphics.
Here is the two informations required.
Sorry, i forgot to add this list:
I uploaded the outcome here.
I tried over the past years to learn more about how to properly install my invidia GPU on my manjaro, and every time I tried something messed up my system so badly, that it didn´t start any more. Like example this here.
So i just cruise along hoping issues pass me (but not this time).
Maybe you can teach me how to properly do it.
Thank you in advance.
Firstly, it’s not complicated. Not really, IMHO. But then again, everyone goes on and on how easy and stable Mac is, but I’ve never found it to bee either of those…
But I don’t know what the process for AMD is, as I’ve never had one, so don’t know.
I can certainly try:
So the output shows all drivers available for you to install, but I don’t think they’d all work for you, because in the inxi you provided above, it mentions
Yes @Mirdarthos , I have hybrid GPU-s.
Forgot to mention that to. I have to pay more attention in providing information in advance on the forum.
First of all thank you very much for taking time looking into this. Your reply helps a lot.
I followed the steps in your last post above and installed the hybrid driver. The terminal installation showed about ~600 MB of installation size. After finished, saw following errors.
On reboot (the System didn´t break down this time ) , checket for errors again, seemed fine (at least the line
Module ‘nvidia’ is not found
disappeared) . I still see on the inxi -Fza that on Device2 the DELL driver is N/A, for some reason, but alternate: nouveau, nvidia_drm shows this time.
I cant really decide if I accomplished the required success or not, but my error check after reboot does not show any more red lines/errors regarding the NVIDIA. So I have a good feeling.
The good news is that the screen shaking disappeared, at least no issues after the NVIDIA hybrid installation reboot.
Please let me know what you think.
P.S. I believe my screen lock or screensaver got messed up now. I can´t lock the screen any more…Do you thing it has anything to do with this driver update?
[stefan@stefan-pc~]$ xflock4
/bin/sh: line 1: light-locker-command: command not found
'light-locker-command --lock' exited with status 127
Sorry, yesterday was chaotic and I couldn’t really be here. (It was a friend’s wedding, so that kind of took priority.)
I highly doubt it. But this
Tells me that for some reason I cannot fathom, that the screen locker has been uninstalled. But light-locker-command contains it, it looks like, and is available in the AUR:
$ pamac search light-locker-command
light-locker-shim-slock 1-1 AUR
Use light-locker-command as it was slock, useful for xflock4
_Although, since Xfce IS the original DE for Manjaro, I don’t know why it wouldn’t be in the repositories. Except if it was replaced by something else, and removed from the repositories. Which is quite the possibility, but I’m not at all sure, as I use KDE and not Xfce. Nevertheless, if you want to give it a shot, you can install it with:
$ mhwd --listinstalled
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME VERSION FREEDRIVER TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-nvidia 2021.12.18 false PCI
Warning: No installed USB configs!
So, I think need to remove bumblebee, if you don’t use it.
pamac remove bumblebee
Once again note: I have never used bumblebee, so don’t know if there are any additional steps.
I also think, think you need to remove your drivers:
[stefan@stefan-pc~]$ pamac remove bumblebee
Preparing...
Checking dependencies...
Error: Failed to prepare transaction:
could not satisfy dependencies:
- removing bumblebee breaks dependency 'bumblebee' required by lib32-primus
[stefan@stefan-pc~]$ mhwd --remove video-linux
Error: invalid use of option: -r/--remove
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
There’s nothing like figuring out the problem. It’s one of t he best feelings for me.
That said, sometimes, it’s just easier and quicker. So it depends on you. I’ve done it with Manjaro, once.
It’s nice to have a fresh, good start to everything. Butt, hehehe yes I said butt, if you do decide to go that route, then make a conscious decision not to let things slide, as you said before.
Keep your system updated according to the guidelines:
…it’ll save you many headaches!
And always remember, Linux, and thus Manjaro, is much, much, much more hands-on, sleeves-up, involved, get-inside-and-get-dirty, D.I.Y. than Windows or Chrome OS.
Hi @Mirdarthos
I need to get back to you on this.
I just noticed in the re-installation that , here might have something went wrong. What do you think?
The removal of bumblebee doesn´t seem right:
[stefan@stefan-pc~]$ pamac remove bumblebee
Preparing...
Checking dependencies...
Error: Failed to prepare transaction:
could not satisfy dependencies: - removing bumblebee breaks dependency 'bumblebee' required by primus
Note: I am not completely sure of steps at this point, it’s all just educated guesswork. So, there is a chance of things breaking. It wouldn’t be on purpose, though.
@Mirdarthos I believe it looks much better now. I had a feeling that the removal of bumblebee was not successfull, just forget to mention it in my post to you.
) , checket for errors again, seemed fine (at least the line
because I would post this as a SOLUTION. 
