odd KDE Desktop image and no images for wallpaper thumbs

MarkH · August 1, 2021, 1:51am

Hello, All. After serious problems with my last home-built computer, I rebuilt it with a geforce 3070 video card (only one I could get). Installed the geforce driver using one-click. Resolution works, but the default wallpaper is odd - limited to say 3 colours and chunky-block. And thumb images for new wallpaper will not resolve (all alike - black, essentially, no picture). I can add widgets. But the wallpaper is something out of DOS. Don’t know how to get a screen shot to show the problem (seems my account will not let me add attachments anyway). Any suggestions how I can get proper graphics in 15.3 leap?

Thanks,
Mark

malcolmlewis · August 1, 2021, 2:27am

Hi
Hopefully the one click worked… Can you show the output from;


zypper lr -d

/sbin/lspci -nnk | egrep -A3 "VGA|Display|3D"

zypper se -si nvidia

MarkH · August 1, 2021, 2:27am

Ah, I notice an error message that plasma closed unexpectedly:

Executable: plasmashell PID: 2669 Signal: Segmentation fault (11) Time: 31/07/2021 18:19:41

Application: Plasma (plasmashell), signal: Segmentation fault

[KCrash Handler]

#4 0x00007f56fffab756 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQt5Qml.so.5

#5 0x00007f56ffe6a4d6 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQt5Qml.so.5

#6 0x00007f56ffe6a63a in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libQt5Qml.so.5

#7 0x00007f56fff0058b in QV4::Runtime::method_iteratorNext(QV4::ExecutionEngine*, QV4::Value const&, QV4::Value*) () from /usr/lib64/libQt5Qml.so.5
#8 0x00007f56c5c4ec0d in ?? ()
#9 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()

[Inferior 1 (process 2669) detached]

Is this a function of some bug in the nvidia driver?

Here is the hardware info on the video card and driver:

a1:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Nvidia corporation GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] [10de:2484] (rev a1)

sysystem ASUSTech
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules : nouveau, nvidia_dvm, nvidia.

Does that help identify the problem?

Many kind thanks.
Mark

MarkH · August 1, 2021, 2:40am

Hello, Malcolm. Here be the results. Hopefully they are readable. Cheers. Mark.

Hi
Hopefully the one click worked… Can you show the output from;


zypper lr -d

ocalhost:~ # zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                           | Name                                                                                        | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                          | Service
---+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | download.nvidia.com-$releasever | nVidia Graphics Drivers                                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/15.3                                               | 
 2 | openSUSE-Leap-15.3-1            | openSUSE-Leap-15.3-1                                                                        | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | hd:/?device=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kingston_DataTraveler_3.0_08606E6D418AF261C714EBF3-0:0-part1 | 
 3 | repo-backports-debug-update     | Update repository with updates for openSUSE Leap debuginfo packages from openSUSE Backports | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.3/backports_debug/                               | 
 4 | repo-backports-update           | Update repository of openSUSE Backports                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.3/backports/                                     | 
 5 | repo-debug                      | Debug Repository                                                                            | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.3/repo/oss/                          | 
 6 | repo-debug-non-oss              | Debug Repository (Non-OSS)                                                                  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.3/repo/non-oss/                      | 
 7 | repo-debug-update               | Update Repository (Debug)                                                                   | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.3/oss/                                     | 
 8 | repo-debug-update-non-oss       | Update Repository (Debug, Non-OSS)                                                          | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.3/non-oss/                                 | 
 9 | repo-non-oss                    | Non-OSS Repository                                                                          | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.3/repo/non-oss/                            | 
10 | repo-oss                        | Main Repository                                                                             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.3/repo/oss/                                | 
11 | repo-sle-debug-update           | Update repository with debuginfo for updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.3/sle/                                     | 
12 | repo-sle-update                 | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.3/sle/                                           | 
13 | repo-source                     | Source Repository                                                                           | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.3/repo/oss/                         | 
14 | repo-update                     | Main Update Repository                                                                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.3/oss                                            | 
15 | repo-update-non-oss             | Update Repository (Non-Oss)                                                                 | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.3/non-oss/                                       | 
localhost:~ # 



/sbin/lspci -nnk | egrep -A3 "VGA|Display|3D"

ocalhost:~ # /sbin/lspci -nnk | egrep -A3 "VGA|Display|3D"
a1:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] [10de:2484] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:87c1]
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
localhost:~ # 




zypper se -si nvidia

localhost:~ # zypper se -si nvidia
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                      | Type    | Version                      | Arch   | Repository
---+---------------------------+---------+------------------------------+--------+------------------
i+ | kernel-firmware-nvidia    | package | 20210208-2.4                 | noarch | Main Repository
i  | nvidia-computeG05         | package | 460.84-lp153.40.1            | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i  | nvidia-gfxG05-kmp-default | package | 460.84_k5.3.18_57-lp153.40.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i  | nvidia-glG05              | package | 460.84-lp153.40.1            | x86_64 | (System Packages)
i+ | x11-video-nvidiaG05       | package | 460.84-lp153.40.1            | x86_64 | (System Packages)
localhost:~ #

malcolmlewis · August 1, 2021, 2:54am

Hi
Above looks fine, since you have seen a seg fault, one wonders if it the new card (that’s a beast of a card ) and Plasma?

MarkH · August 1, 2021, 3:13am

The card was an accident and beyond over the top - alas, affordable video cards in Canada are non-existent.

If a driver fault, I assume a bug report is needed?

I so miss my old ATI and Matrox cards.

malcolmlewis · August 1, 2021, 3:37am

Hi
I only use the hard way for nvidia drivers, 470.57.02 on Leap 15.3 (GT710) and Tumbleweed (GT1030), might be worth a shot only ‘After’ removal on the nvidia driver as the bug report may not be accepted with Plasma and nvidia driver, I’m a GNOME user, perhaps others can offer insights…

MarkH · August 1, 2021, 6:28pm

Hello, Malcolm. After a time feeling as if I were walking on the edge of a cliff, I was able (1) to remove the ‘one click’ installation’ and (2) to complete the hard way to install the nvidia driver (the current March version). I am assuming adding ‘nomodeset 3’ on reboot before install was sufficient to shut down all of the X system. Anyway, proper resolution appears.

However, I am not quite confident my system is there, yet. Would you (or another reader) kindly post a screenshot of the expected KDE plasma desktop created on first install? My desktop wallpaper appears to be a chunkyblock image of a sea-coast without any details at all and with funky colours (brown colour to the left, and a white/blueish colour matrix to the right with a jagged edge dividing the two parts). The thumbnails of optional wallpapers are unresolved - black background with 7 strips of colour bands drawn horizontally in the middle of each thumbnail image. (My account does not allow me to post attachments, and anyway, I have no idea how to do a screen capture and post it).

Thank you, Malcolm, for all the kind help.

Cheers,
Mark

malcolmlewis · August 1, 2021, 6:44pm

MarkH:

Hello, Malcolm. After a time feeling as if I were walking on the edge of a cliff, I was able (1) to remove the ‘one click’ installation’ and (2) to complete the hard way to install the nvidia driver (the current March version). I am assuming adding ‘nomodeset 3’ on reboot before install was sufficient to shut down all of the X system. Anyway, proper resolution appears.

However, I am not quite confident my system is there, yet. Would you (or another reader) kindly post a screenshot of the expected KDE plasma desktop created on first install? My desktop wallpaper appears to be a chunkyblock image of a sea-coast without any details at all and with funky colours (brown colour to the left, and a white/blueish colour matrix to the right with a jagged edge dividing the two parts). The thumbnails of optional wallpapers are unresolved - black background with 7 strips of colour bands drawn horizontally in the middle of each thumbnail image. (My account does not allow me to post attachments, and anyway, I have no idea how to do a screen capture and post it).

Thank you, Malcolm, for all the kind help.

Cheers,
Mark

Hi
Just a 3 should have sufficed… Can you post the output from (please install xdpyinfo);


inxi -Gxxz

MarkH · August 2, 2021, 4:46pm

Hello, Malcolm.

Output:localhost:~ # inxi -Gxxz
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 470.57.02 bus ID: a1:00.0
chip ID: 10de:2484
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: nvidia resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz s-dpi: 75
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.57.02 direct render: Yes

Also, I appear to have no icons beside each app name in the application launcher. I noticed this happened when I uninstalled the one-click driver.

Cheers,
Mark

malcolmlewis · August 2, 2021, 5:05pm

Hi Mark
I suspect the s-dpi at 75…?


Tumbleweed;

inxi -Gxxz

Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus-ID: 02:00.0 
           chip-ID: 1002:699f 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 470.57.02 bus-ID: 03:00.0 
           chip-ID: 10de:1d01 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.12 compositor: gnome-shell driver: loaded: amdgpu,ati,nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           3: 1920x1080~60Hz s-dpi: 96 
           OpenGL: renderer: Radeon RX550/550 Series (POLARIS12 DRM 3.41.0 5.13.4-1-default LLVM 12.0.1) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.1.5 
           direct render: Yes

switcherooctl launch -g 1 inxi -Gxxz

Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus-ID: 02:00.0 
           chip-ID: 1002:699f 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia v: 470.57.02 bus-ID: 03:00.0 
           chip-ID: 10de:1d01 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.12 compositor: gnome-shell driver: loaded: amdgpu,ati,nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           3: 1920x1080~60Hz s-dpi: 96 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.57.02 direct render: Yes

Leap 15.3;

inxi -Gxxz

Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0152 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia v: 470.42.01 
           bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Device-3: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia v: 470.42.01 
           bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 compositor: gnome-shell driver: modesetting,nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: intel,nouveau,nv resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz s-dpi: 96 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 2500 (IVB GT1) v: 4.2 Mesa 20.2.4 
           compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD_PROVIDER=NVIDIA-G0 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia inxi -Gxxz
 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0152 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia v: 470.42.01 
           bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Device-3: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia v: 470.42.01 
           bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 compositor: gnome-shell driver: modesetting,nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: intel,nouveau,nv resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz s-dpi: 96 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.42.01 
           direct render: Yes

MarkH · August 2, 2021, 7:44pm

Thanks, Malcolm.

s-dpi? I have not found its definition but was able to force a 96 dpi from settings - fonts, but to no appreciable avail.

If that is the problem (colour depth, below, may not be the problem), could you suggest how I could change that setting?

As an aside, I found, via application launcher - computer - info centre - graphical information - x-server:
Dimensions: 1,920x1,200 pixels
Resolution: 93x92 dpi
depths (7): 24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
…
number of colourmaps: min 1 max 1
default colourmap: (blank)
default number of colourmap cells: 256.
pre-allocated pixels black 0, white: 16,777,215

Does this suggest anything?

Thanks,

Mark

malcolmlewis · August 2, 2021, 9:27pm

Hi
I would have expected 32 not 7… Hopefully a Plasma user can clarify as I don’t run that desktop

MarkH · August 3, 2021, 4:04am

Thanks, Malcolm. And I will continue my research, too, next weekend when I can ignore work, again. Thank you for all the help (and patience). Cheers. Mark.

Svyatko · August 4, 2021, 5:55pm

7 depths are available.

Svyatko · August 4, 2021, 5:57pm

To OP: try to use OpenGL 3.1 for KDE compositing (default is 2.0). Or XRender or no compositing at all.

MarkH · August 8, 2021, 3:39pm

thanks for the replies, Malcolm and Svyatko.

Seems there may be something about the install options - I chose UK English / US Keyboard, and added a few apps. Invariably, the graphics were chunky-block. And this was a dual boot with Windows 10 (on separate drives).

I re-installed, which broke the dual boot, and without making any change to defaults, and voila, proper colours, albeit at a very low resolution. I will later today try to install the nVidia driver and see what that does.

I suspect it might be the dual boot arrangement which caused the colour depth problem. Alas, I have not been able to re-establish the dual boot, even after re-installing both Suse and Windows.

Cheers.
Mark