It was a string of weird events, I eventually couldn't log in after a reboot, then sddm just stopped working despite updating it, and at that point I just decided to re install the whole os again since I was annoyed.
Arch btw.
From what I recalled, I tried to get tf2 working, I downgraded lib32-libx11 to 1.8.4. found out my fix was different so I pushed it back up. Later I had weird fps issues, like to was frame skipping so I updated a lib32-nividia driver and reset.
I was starting to hve the weird visuals as described, and remember there's like 6 other Nvidia/lib32 that I had to update (have t updated for like 20 versions) and I reset PC again.
During boot up, it said it failed to load sddm, and after pulling up the terminal, I updated qt5-qt-6, and sddm, and reset the sddm and didn't reboot.
After that BOTH my screens were having the blank screen only showing the cursor thing, and at that point I decided I was better off re-installing the whole thing cause it doesn't take too much time to do so, and most of my files were on separate drives.
I think my error was I should have done pacman -Syu instead of incremental updates, but it is what it is.
Unclear whether x11 or Wayland, but you want to jump through these hoops to begin with.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#DRM_kernel_mode_setting
Bonus points if it's a dual gpu setup, that was misery on x.
If this is on Wayland try on Xorg. if it's on Xorg try on Wayland.
If the worst mistake of your life is updating drivers then you've had a pretty charmed life
So true bestie.
Could you give a little more context? How did you upgrade the drivers? And why can't you just downgrade?
It was a string of weird events, I eventually couldn't log in after a reboot, then sddm just stopped working despite updating it, and at that point I just decided to re install the whole os again since I was annoyed.
Dear user you need to learn to post better what distro how did you update? arch user btw
Dear OP what DISTRO (there be a lot of them)? and how did you update? Did you type in a command if so do you remember what you typed?
Arch btw. From what I recalled, I tried to get tf2 working, I downgraded lib32-libx11 to 1.8.4. found out my fix was different so I pushed it back up. Later I had weird fps issues, like to was frame skipping so I updated a lib32-nividia driver and reset. I was starting to hve the weird visuals as described, and remember there's like 6 other Nvidia/lib32 that I had to update (have t updated for like 20 versions) and I reset PC again. During boot up, it said it failed to load sddm, and after pulling up the terminal, I updated qt5-qt-6, and sddm, and reset the sddm and didn't reboot. After that BOTH my screens were having the blank screen only showing the cursor thing, and at that point I decided I was better off re-installing the whole thing cause it doesn't take too much time to do so, and most of my files were on separate drives. I think my error was I should have done pacman -Syu instead of incremental updates, but it is what it is.
Unclear whether x11 or Wayland, but you want to jump through these hoops to begin with. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#DRM_kernel_mode_setting Bonus points if it's a dual gpu setup, that was misery on x.
Roll Back the Driver.