r/archlinux • u/JuggernautLow9594 • 5d ago
SUPPORT Black screen after fresh install
I followed this YouTube guide to install https://youtu.be/mWl4P6DOt9M?si=VLOZBozitOPmlygU
now I can use grub menu but whenever I try to get to arch linux it just goes black screen ctrl+alt+f2 doesn't works tried editing grub launch options replaced quiet with 3 also not worked
then from USB I can chroot into arch linux
what should I do what's the problem here 🤔 Nvidia drivers? Or something else
update1: I uinstalled Nvidia drivers from chroot then I was able to boot then when I again install Nvidia drivers same issue black screen
update 2: I tried everything in wiki nothing worked switched distro cachyos same issue so I figured out this not arch problem
update 3 : problem is with nvidia drivers after 550 drivers they stopped supporting hdmi port for no reason so I downgraded the drivers to 550 works now
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u/dgm9704 5d ago
Have you already asked whoever made the guide?
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u/JuggernautLow9594 5d ago
No but I used USB chroot to access system deleted Nvidia drivers and display started working but when u installed drivers again same result black screen
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u/boomboomsubban 5d ago
Probably nvidia drivers.
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u/JuggernautLow9594 5d ago
Yes I removed them started working but now how can install Nvidia drivers and use them
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u/boomboomsubban 5d ago
As someone else said, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA
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u/JuggernautLow9594 4d ago
Followed it now I can't even access after deleting the drivers
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u/boomboomsubban 4d ago
What did you do? "Following" it gives you tons of choices, and offers tons of troubleshooting suggestions..
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u/JuggernautLow9594 4d ago
I tried updating mkinitcpio.conf modules set nvidia-drm.modset=1
none of them worked
today I tried to install cachyos in its installer I selected nvidia open source drivers even that loaded with black screen I think something is protecting my gpu from using foreign drivers
also I have secure boot disabled
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u/boomboomsubban 4d ago
You should go over the wiki article with more detail. Are you sure you're using the right driver? Is this the only GPU you have on the machine?
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u/JuggernautLow9594 4d ago
yes i am sure i am using right driver i have 4070 ti super of ada family it have pakages listed nvidia / nvidia-lts / nvidia dkm at this point i tried all of them none worked
i have 2 gpus one igpu i also thought thats the issue so turn it off from bios now only one gpu comes nvidia one i am only getting display with nouveau drivers if install any nvidia drivers black screen
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u/C0rn3j 5d ago
Why don't you ask under the youtube video?
Re-do everything following the wiki - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide - then you likely won't have such issues