Arch Linux won't boot after GPU upgrade to 4080

orangecat · November 30, 2022

Arch stopped booting after I upgraded from a GTX 970 to a 4080. Gets stuck during boot at Graphical user interface then suppresses a bunch of spam. I can open a terminal and login as root but I cant get to desktop.

Is this because 4080 may not be supported yet in nvidia driver?

sailsman63 · November 30, 2022

If you're using the proprietary driver, (nvidia package) probably.

Nvidia's driver locator claims that the RTX 4080 requires drivers 525.53 or 525.60.11

As of right now, if I search "nvidia" in the package locator it shows that Arch's main nvidia package (in the "extra" repository) is at 520.56.06. The updated 525.60.11 driver is currently in the "testing" repository. You can either opt into the repository, (See Here for some of the ramifications) or you can wait it out - shouldn't be too long. Nouveau seems to not yet support the card.