warped current
Hi,
I’ve reinstalled Arch Linux close to 15 times (via the manual method kill meee).
The installation is fine, the issue I tend to face is post installation when booting in I get a black screen with an unblinking underscore. I’ve narrowed this down to it being nvidia, installing the drivers has worked ONCE after a big kerfuffle with forcing it to enable and yady yady yada.
Would anyone have any tips on how to install Arch Linux and ensure it works with my nvidia gpu?
@golden prawn I usually install the lts along with the main kernel anyway. It doesn’t make much of a difference.
golden prawn
@warped current kde ?
warped current
Been using Gnome, but I suppose I can try KDE plasma or neon or whatever
golden prawn
Been using Gnome, but I suppose I can try KDE plasma or neon or whatever
gnome x11 or wayland?
warped current
Wayland probably. I never specify which means it likely defaults to Wayland
golden prawn
pick x11 instead
warped current
Will do. Should I do this manually or via the script?
golden prawn
Will do. Should I do this manually or via the script?
from gdm
warped current
Oh I meant the whole install
golden prawn
then not yet
warped current
I know , I meant is it worth just doing the archinstall script
golden prawn
up to you
warped current
Okeydokey time to do the whole zsh setup again
golden prawn
@warped current make a backup next time
golden prawn
ie make a backup of your dots
warped current
Will do
Do I need a swap space? I’m really only using Linux as my main desktop for games.
golden prawn
Do I need a swap space? I’m really only using Linux as my main desktop for games...
it's nice to have
warped current
Alright thanks
warped current
Failed again woooo. Time to try archinstall
Actually hang on…
Nope lts not working either gah damnit :/
What a pain
Thanks nvidia
Done this so many times I’ve memorised the 16 character random default password for me wifi
robust helm
Thanks nvidia
It's a known issue on the latest kernel, try 6.10 or lts
warped current
Nope lts not working either gah damnit :/
I did
warped current
iirc archinstall downloads the latest kernel by default
Yeah but I did it manually prior to that
Okay fine I’ll restart yet again.
Woo 18th time.
half kelp
Hi,
I’ve reinstalled Arch Linux close to 15 times (via the manual method *kill ...
Wayland + kde + nvidia works for me
warped current
Wayland + kde + nvidia works for me
On the latest kernel?
half kelp
On the latest kernel?
Not the latest kernel sadly
I dont update my kernel
Because of thay issue
Acctually i dont even know my kernel vwrsion lol
warped current
Mhmm. Just gonna do manual install, using 6.10 and see if I can find a tutorial online rather than doing it myself in case I’m the one dungoofing
warped current
Acctually i dont even know my kernel vwrsion lol
Neoforge probs a quick/fun way to find out
half kelp
im on latest kernel actualy
warped current
im on latest kernel actualy
Latest is 6.11.1
half kelp
ah mbmb
warped current
It's a known issue on the latest kernel, try 6.10 or lts
This is just linux=6.10.12 in pacstrap, isn’t it?
Been a while
robust helm
This is just `linux=6.10.12` in pacstrap, isn’t it?
im not sure if there's a way to do it without having to build it yourself or using one from the archive
warped current
Nope
Yeah
Have to get one from the archive, justtt trying to figure out where the heck to put the file so I can scp it in
robust helm
linux-6.10.10.arch1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst should be the right one
sudo pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/l/linux/linux-6.10.10.arch1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst works for downgrading
so you can try
install normally > chroot > use that to downgrade
assuming you can chroot (you should ig)
you can also mess with pacman.conf to make it download older packages
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux_Archive#How_to_restore_all_packages_to_a_specific_date
same for the headers
warped current
assuming you can chroot (you should ig)
Can’t really without Linux
So just installing the new version, and then downgrading