I have just successfully installed the arch Linux zen kernel and the corresponding Nvidia drivers, I unfortunately don’t really have an idea of what I have to do next. The system does not seem to display the desktop environment (KDE Plasma Wayland) or the login page. I am pretty stuck and would like some help migrating to the zen kernel, thanks!
#Zen Kernel -> (Waydroid Binder Problems)
chrome dagger
noble sentinel
@chrome dagger try x11 instead
noble sentinel
@chrome dagger pacman -Q sddm
chrome dagger
sorry hold on I’m out rn I’ll be back in a sec
jovial hare
I have just successfully installed the arch Linux zen kernel and the correspondi...
Are you using nvidia-dkms?
chrome dagger
Yes but I don’t believe it’s a driver problem
unless the desktop is supposed to work right after installing?
Nah it can’t be drivers
jovial hare
Just to be sure, do you have linux-zen-headers installed?
noble sentinel
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chrome dagger
Just to be sure, do you have `linux-zen-headers` installed?
I uhh have Linux_headers-dkms I believe
And dkms
would that work?
jovial hare
Linux_headers-dkms
I don't think that's a package
chrome dagger
Alright I’m back home
jovial hare
Alright I’m back home
What does pacman -Q | grep headers show?
chrome dagger
ahh I have the normal Linux-headers installed
instead of Linux-zen-headers
alr just installed the correct ones
jovial hare
Install them and reboot, and see if it changes anything
chrome dagger
is there like a different desktop environment I have to install-
oh shit it worked
it worked it’s on let me test it
Wayland launched 👍
I did this to install waydroid and now it’s giving me this error 😩
I’m gonna rename this
jovial hare
Does lsmod binder_linux show the module?
chrome dagger
It gave me
Usage: lsmod
running using sudo gives the same output
Zen Kernel -> Waydroid Binder Problems
jovial hare
Try lsmod | grep binder_linux then
chrome dagger
No packages
noble sentinel
fyi you don't have to be on wayland to use waydroid
chrome dagger
I know
but I got waylandnworking
With Nvidia drivers
I’m on the zen kernel and it’s saying binder doesn’t exist
Ima install the binder_linux package with yay if it exists
never mind there is no binder_linux package ):
noble sentinel
@chrome dagger The linux-zen kernel includes the necessary modules, the headers linux-zen-headers are required for binder_linux.
chrome dagger
I installed Linux-zen-headers
noble sentinel
@chrome dagger now reboot
jovial hare
Try loading the module with modprobe binder_linux with sudo/as root and then see if waydroid works
chrome dagger
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert ‘binder_linux’: device or resource busy
chrome dagger
yea nothing I’m trying is working
I broke zen then fixed it again
I don’t want to break it any more 😭
Zen Kernel -> (Waydroid Binder Problems)
jovial hare
You could try using the binder dkms modules with the normal kernel
noble sentinel
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chrome dagger
You could try using the binder dkms modules with the normal kernel
I attempted that
waydroid wouldn’t load