Nvidia issues
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I am using the latest XFCE spin of Salient(21.03), and an Nvidia 1080ti. During installation I chose Nvidia with Linux kernel (latest and greatest) as well as AMD Ucode. This is a PC, not a laptop, there is no onboard video.
When I use nvidia-settings I get; ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system
These are some outputs that may or may not be of any use that I scoured from a few forum posts.
**xrandr --listproviders**
Providers: number : 0
# **(cd /tmp/.X11-unix && for x in X*; do echo ":${x#X}"; done)**
X0
:0
# **lspci -k**
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:03.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:05.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 61)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 3
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 5
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 6
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 7
01:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Switch Upstream
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:03.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:08.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse PCIe GPP Bridge
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Sandisk Corp WD Black 2019/PC SN750 NVMe SSD
Subsystem: Sandisk Corp WD Black 2019/PC SN750 NVMe SSD
Kernel driver in use: nvme
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (rev 1a)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0084
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi, wl
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I211 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device e000
Kernel driver in use: igb
Kernel modules: igb
06:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
06:00.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse USB 3.0 Host Controller
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1486
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
06:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse USB 3.0 Host Controller
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 148c
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
07:00.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 51)
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
08:00.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 51)
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti] (rev a1)
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device 6796
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
09:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device 6796
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
0a:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
0b:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
0b:00.1 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
Kernel driver in use: ccp
Kernel modules: ccp
0b:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse USB 3.0 Host Controller
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5007
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
0b:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device a0c3
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
# pacman -Qs nvidia
local/egl-wayland 1.1.6-1
EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/lib32-libvdpau 1.4-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 460.67-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/libvdpau 1.4-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 460.67-1
NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/nvidia 460.67-6
NVIDIA drivers for linux
local/nvidia-dkms 460.67-1
NVIDIA drivers - module sources
local/nvidia-settings 460.67-1
Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
local/nvidia-utils 460.67-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities
# pacman -Qs libgl
local/glew 2.2.0-2
The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library
local/glib2 2.68.1-1
Low level core library
local/lib32-glib2 2.68.1-1
Low level core library (32-bit)
local/lib32-libglvnd 1.3.2-1
The GL Vendor-Neutral Dispatch library
local/lib32-mesa 21.0.1-2
An open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification (32-bit)
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 460.67-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/libglvnd 1.3.2-1
The GL Vendor-Neutral Dispatch library
local/mesa 21.0.1-1
An open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification
local/nvidia-utils 460.67-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities
Just to add, I don't believe the driver is working at all. Transparencies work, but there is definite tearing and other nasties. Also my refresh rate is locked to 77.
Hi, sorry for the late reply. I too have noticed this and am looking into why this is. I'll get back to you shortly!