Try installing nvidia-dkms. It is better integrated into the kernel, so you may have better luck with it. Also make sure to read the xorg page on the arch wiki if you are going to stick with arch.
How did it break config? Is this a dual or multi monitor setup?
There have been issues with multi monitor placement, primary display setting etc that can get pretty fiddly to solve - seen it with different distros over many years of NVIDIA proprietary driver use.
I have an nvidia card too. As far as the graphics card driver not working, if you are running Ubuntu or something similar, the OS does not install all the dependencies for the graphics card driver correctly unless you force the installation of packages that were held back. And if you’ve made multiple attempts at this, you’re probably going to need to remove the prior installation attempts first.
Also I’m pretty sure NVK only works on 2000 series and up anyway, since Nvidia only released the blobs for those cards.
Basically, gotta deal with proprietary drivers until you eventually choose to upgrade the GPU in however many years, when you should probably choose AMD if running Linux is important to you. Nvidia as a company is just not friendly to the Linux world, and has never been friendly.
Open Source Drivers for Nvidia Cards are still very early and very limited.
The best way to go forward would most likely be to solve whatever conflict exists on your system with the proprietary drivers and then to use those.
Or to get a AMD graphics card.
Try installing nvidia-dkms. It is better integrated into the kernel, so you may have better luck with it. Also make sure to read the xorg page on the arch wiki if you are going to stick with arch.
You fool! You own an nvidia card! The nouveau driver WILL result in 1/30th the fps that the proprietary card will if it works at all with vulkan.
In other words, it’d be fucking unplayable.
Also “it broke my system” is vague. What did you do and what was the exact result?
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How did it break config? Is this a dual or multi monitor setup?
There have been issues with multi monitor placement, primary display setting etc that can get pretty fiddly to solve - seen it with different distros over many years of NVIDIA proprietary driver use.
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I have an nvidia card too. As far as the graphics card driver not working, if you are running Ubuntu or something similar, the OS does not install all the dependencies for the graphics card driver correctly unless you force the installation of packages that were held back. And if you’ve made multiple attempts at this, you’re probably going to need to remove the prior installation attempts first.
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Ubuntu?
It’s called NVK, but it’s in very early stages right now.
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Also I’m pretty sure NVK only works on 2000 series and up anyway, since Nvidia only released the blobs for those cards.
Basically, gotta deal with proprietary drivers until you eventually choose to upgrade the GPU in however many years, when you should probably choose AMD if running Linux is important to you. Nvidia as a company is just not friendly to the Linux world, and has never been friendly.
Open Source Drivers for Nvidia Cards are still very early and very limited. The best way to go forward would most likely be to solve whatever conflict exists on your system with the proprietary drivers and then to use those. Or to get a AMD graphics card.
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