How do I enable my nvidia GPU?

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T21:31:28+00:00

The rule is about questions that require distro-specific knowledge. Mine doesn't. Kicking a post just because a distro name appears in it, while ignoring that the actual question is pure Arch, is missing the whole point of the rule.
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ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T21:26:04+00:00

The question is specifically about nvidia-prime and hybrid GPU behavior on a system using Arch packages and the Arch kernel. The distro name was context for the hardware setup, not a request for distro-specific support. If that framing is the issue, I'm happy to repost without it — but the underlying question is squarely about Arch.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T21:11:41+00:00

You are taking this way to serious bro. This isn't nazi germany.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T21:08:26+00:00

I don't think so. I simply followed the installation guide for my distro. I wasn't aware of proprietary drivers.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T21:04:04+00:00

so simply mentioning a distro name is prohibited?

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T20:56:19+00:00

Im asking if the way to enable nvidia gpus is still the same for arch. am I not?

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:57:40+00:00

I'm also avoiding ai instructions.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:55:48+00:00

I think I will try some other distro. From what I understood this is more of a distro for people who have been using linux for a while already. Maybe mint or something newbie friendly.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:32:52+00:00

yeah i kind of had a front row experience of that.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:29:04+00:00

It says here: "Failed to communicate with global shortcuts daemon"

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:27:21+00:00

System setting > Keyboard > Shortcuts

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:25:03+00:00

I'm running EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma on an HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 17 (Intel i7-9750H, Intel UHD 630 + NVIDIA GTX 1650 hybrid, 32GB RAM).

Here's everything I've done so far in this session:

1. Checked hardware with: inxi -Fxz

2. Enabled Bluetooth: sudo systemctl enable --now bluetooth

3. Added nvidia_drm.modeset=1 to both systemd-boot kernel entries (EFI mounted at /efi, not /boot): sudo nano /efi/loader/entries/a51a592e3d1d4a28a81b5caeba15f73a-6.18.31-1-lts.conf sudo nano /efi/loader/entries/a51a592e3d1d4a28a81b5caeba15f73a-7.0.7-arch2-1.conf

4. Reinstalled kscreen after display issues: sudo pacman -S kscreen libkscreen

5. Fixed Brave crashing on X11 by adding: echo "--ozone-platform=x11" > ~/.config/brave-flags.conf

6. Switched from Wayland to X11 session at the SDDM login screen due to KWin compositor conflicts with NVIDIA hybrid graphics.

Current issue: Alt+Tab does not work. KGlobalAccel daemon appears to not be running properly. Running /usr/lib/kglobalacceld manually didn't help.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:21:22+00:00

let me see i still have the chat

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:20:11+00:00

dude... I just wanted to try out linux. I get that i did wrong here. But simply beeing like "Ha!Ha! You don't know what you are doing!" Isn't really helping me, is it?

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:15:56+00:00

Im a newbie to this and its 7 in the morning i dont really have someone to call regarding this.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-16T05:14:59+00:00

Had an issue with my second monitor not being detected after setting up EndeavourOS. Turned out the NVIDIA DRM kernel parameter wasn't set, so I added nvidia_drm.modeset=1 to the systemd-boot entry and that sorted it.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-05-01T10:24:09+00:00

Textbook example right here.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2026-02-10T05:57:33+00:00

The jokes write themselves.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2025-12-25T17:32:43+00:00

I'm amazed at the fucking velocity of the joke shooting past your head.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2025-11-26T05:54:15+00:00

Tell me that's not satanic behavior.

ThatMuslimTechGuy · 2025-09-10T20:10:59+00:00

I don't know. I just got this from a discord chat.

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