Black Screen on Boot and AMD GPU Failure

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I have an ROG Zephyrus G14 from 2021. It has both an Nvidia 3060 dGPU and Integrated AMD Graphics. After a recent reinstall, I keep getting a black screen when trying to boot. Now thinking this is an issues with the Nvidia card/drivers, I boot with nomodeset but then I get an error saying that the AMD drivers failed to probe.

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Even weirder is that when trying to reboot again, without nomodeset, my computer boots perfectly fine. Could anyone assist in what could be potentially happening here?

TLDR:
1st Boot - Black Screen like when I tried to first install OpenSUSE months ago
2nd Boot (with nomodeset) - probe with driver amdgpu failled with error -22
3rd Boot (without nomodeset) - Boots up fine??
4th Boot (without nomodeset) - Same as 1st Boot

Maybe this just a temporary bug, but it is obstructive enough, and this is my 2nd time going through this.

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Tried it again a couple more times. It seems like the system booting up just fine is more of a rarity. This also applies to booting it with nomodeset; sometimes it can boot, other times it gives the amd driver issue

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After many reboots, I managed to get in with nomodeset on. I do not know whether the information I will supply below is affected by this setting, but I might aswell post since I don’t know if I can boot without the option again.

nvidia-smi
Sun Mar  8 12:29:12 2026       
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 580.126.18             Driver Version: 580.126.18     CUDA Version: 13.0     |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name                 Persistence-M | Bus-Id          Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |           Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                        |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 ...    On  |   00000000:01:00.0 Off |                  N/A |
| N/A   52C    P0             24W /   75W |      15MiB /   6144MiB |      9%      Default |
|                                         |                        |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                              |
|  GPU   GI   CI              PID   Type   Process name                        GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                               Usage      |
|=========================================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A            2014      G   /usr/bin/Xorg.bin                         4MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

S  | Name                           | Type    | Version                   | Arch   | Repository
---+--------------------------------+---------+---------------------------+--------+-----------------------
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia         | package | 20251018-1.1              | noarch | Main Repository (OSS)
i  | kernel-firmware-nvidia         | package | 20251018-1.1              | noarch | repo-oss
i  | libnvidia-egl-gbm1             | package | 1.1.3-1.1                 | x86_64 | update-slowroll
i  | libnvidia-egl-gbm1             | package | 1.1.3-1.1                 | x86_64 | Main Update Repository
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1         | package | 1.1.22-1.1                | x86_64 | update-slowroll
i  | libnvidia-egl-wayland1         | package | 1.1.22-1.1                | x86_64 | Main Update Repository
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111             | package | 1.0.5-2.1                 | x86_64 | update-slowroll
i  | libnvidia-egl-x111             | package | 1.0.5-2.1                 | x86_64 | Main Update Repository
i  | libnvidia-gpucomp              | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-common-G06              | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-compute-G06             | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-compute-utils-G06       | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i+ | nvidia-driver-G06-kmp-default  | package | 580.126.18_k6.19.5_1-49.1 | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-gl-G06                  | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-modprobe                | package | 580.126.18-23.2           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-persistenced            | package | 580.126.18-3.4            | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-userspace-meta-G06      | package | 580.126.18-36.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | nvidia-video-G06               | package | 580.126.18-49.1           | x86_64 | repo-non-free
i  | openSUSE-repos-Slowroll-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1      | x86_64 | Main Repository (OSS)
i  | openSUSE-repos-Slowroll-NVIDIA | package | 20250728.9adc675-1.1      | x86_64 | repo-oss

inxi -SGaz
System:
  Kernel: 6.18.9-1.0.2.sr20260202-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 15.2.1 clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/opensuse-slowroll/6.18.9-1.0.2.sr20260202-default/linux-b9d536a6e10a8ab7e4e7199f84056f6f470271c1
    splash=silent nomodeset resume=/dev/system/swap mitigations=auto quiet
    security=selinux selinux=1 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
    root=UUID=cee78edf-441d-4bd0-b40d-a702e78fd6b5
    rootflags=subvol=@/.snapshots/1/snapshot
    systemd.machine_id=052c9cc9f64142b0b4ad455b5b7804e3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.22.0
    wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: xscreensaver vt: 3 dm: SDDM Distro: openSUSE
    Tumbleweed-Slowroll 20260202
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 580.126.18 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
    non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx)
    arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie:
    gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    ports: active: none empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2520
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series /
    Radeon Mobile Series] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: N/A alternate: amdgpu
    arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1638 class-ID: 0300
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
    unloaded: vesa alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: nvidia display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 96
    size: 508x285mm (20x11.22") diag: 582mm (22.93") modes: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: swrast
    x11: drv: swrast inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.3.4 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.8 256 bits)
    device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff memory: 37.67 GiB unified: yes
    display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.341 layers: 4 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
    GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU driver: nvidia v: 580.126.18
    device-ID: 10de:2520 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
    (LLVM 21.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.4 (LLVM 21.1.8)
    device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight    12288  0
nvidia_drm            147456  24
nvidia_modeset       1937408  4 nvidia_drm
nvidia_uvm           3842048  0
nvidia              111607808  137 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_drm,nvidia_modeset
drm_ttm_helper         16384  2 amdgpu,nvidia_drm
video                  81920  5 nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight,asus_wmi,amdgpu,asus_nb_wmi,nvidia_modeset
wmi                    32768  4 video,nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof

 sudo dmesg | grep -i nvidia
[   16.255074] [   T1341] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[   16.255083] [   T1341] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[   16.255088] [   T1341] nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[   16.255090] [   T1341] nvidia: module license taints kernel.
[   16.319943] [    T258] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input19
[   16.320119] [    T258] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input20
[   16.320321] [    T258] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input21
[   16.320602] [    T258] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0/input22
[   16.746736] [   T1341] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 511
[   16.753254] [   T1341] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
[   16.753522] [   T1341] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA decodes changed: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=none
[   16.796466] [   T1341] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  580.126.18  Wed Feb 11 18:49:55 UTC 2026
[   16.855351] [   T1341] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols nvUvmInterfaceDisableAccessCntr from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint.
[   16.968783] [   T1341] nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX platforms  580.126.18  Wed Feb 11 18:18:13 UTC 2026
[   16.979312] [   T1341] [drm] [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Loading driver
[   19.091600] [   T1341] [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 1
[   19.091991] [   T1341] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes

sudo dmesg | tail -50
[   16.791622] [   T1469] BTRFS info (device dm-4): using crc32c (crc32c-lib) checksum algorithm
[   16.795971] [   T1469] BTRFS info (device dm-4): enabling ssd optimizations
[   16.795985] [   T1469] BTRFS info (device dm-4): enabling free space tree
[   16.796466] [   T1341] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  580.126.18  Wed Feb 11 18:49:55 UTC 2026
[   16.844610] [   T1263] systemd-journald[1263]: Received client request to flush runtime journal.
[   16.850210] [   T1263] systemd-journald[1263]: File /var/log/journal/052c9cc9f64142b0b4ad455b5b7804e3/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[   16.855351] [   T1341] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols nvUvmInterfaceDisableAccessCntr from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint.
[   16.855670] [    T158] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: HW/SW Version: 0x8a108a10, Build Time: 20251223091050a

[   16.968783] [   T1341] nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX platforms  580.126.18  Wed Feb 11 18:18:13 UTC 2026
[   16.979312] [   T1341] [drm] [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Loading driver
[   16.980350] [    T728] input: HD-Audio Generic Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.6/sound/card2/input23
[   16.980634] [    T728] input: HD-Audio Generic Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.6/sound/card2/input24
[   17.117892] [   T1341] ACPI Warning: \_SB.NPCF._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20250807/nsarguments-61)
[   17.117974] [   T1341] ACPI Warning: \_SB.PCI0.GPP0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20250807/nsarguments-61)
[   17.125501] [    T158] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0: WM Firmware Version: ____010000, Build Time: 20251223091148
[   17.455180] [   T1686] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[   17.455185] [   T1686] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[   17.455190] [   T1686] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[   17.482567] [   T1608] nvme nvme0: using unchecked data buffer
[   17.638504] [   T1741] NET: Registered PF_QIPCRTR protocol family
[   17.959026] [   T1310] mt7921e 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0
[   19.091600] [   T1341] [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 1
[   19.091991] [   T1341] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes
[   19.203043] [    T161] Bluetooth: hci0: Device setup in 2905065 usecs
[   19.203048] [    T161] Bluetooth: hci0: HCI Enhanced Setup Synchronous Connection command is advertised, but not supported.
[   19.271517] [    T161] Bluetooth: hci0: AOSP extensions version v1.00
[   19.271521] [    T161] Bluetooth: hci0: AOSP quality report is supported
[   19.271651] [   T1594] Bluetooth: MGMT ver 1.23
[   19.276558] [   T1989] NET: Registered PF_ALG protocol family
[   39.516158] [   T2363] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[   39.516169] [   T2363] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[   39.516173] [   T2363] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[   69.547204] [   T3375] NOTICE: Automounting of tracing to debugfs is deprecated and will be removed in 2030
[  110.952816] [   T3586] NET: Registered PF_PACKET protocol family
[  113.198238] [   T3585] wlp2s0: authenticate with 74:9e:75:bc:03:61 (local address=90:e8:68:2c:cb:e1)
[  113.346647] [   T3585] wlp2s0: send auth to 74:9e:75:bc:03:61 (try 1/3)
[  113.374687] [    T117] wlp2s0: authenticated
[  113.376688] [    T116] wlp2s0: associate with 74:9e:75:bc:03:61 (try 1/3)
[  113.429493] [    T116] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 74:9e:75:bc:03:61 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=1)
[  113.438828] [    T116] wlp2s0: associated
[  113.454541] [    T117] wlp2s0: Limiting TX power to 36 (36 - 0) dBm as advertised by 74:9e:75:bc:03:61
[  121.578708] [   T3585] wlp2s0: disconnect from AP 74:9e:75:bc:03:61 for new auth to 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11
[  121.655434] [   T3585] wlp2s0: authenticate with 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11 (local address=90:e8:68:2c:cb:e1)
[  122.177846] [   T3585] wlp2s0: send auth to 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11 (try 1/3)
[  122.181482] [   T2018] wlp2s0: authenticated
[  122.187208] [   T2018] wlp2s0: associate with 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11 (try 1/3)
[  122.191183] [   T2018] wlp2s0: RX ReassocResp from 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11 (capab=0x11 status=0 aid=3)
[  122.203183] [   T2018] wlp2s0: associated
[  122.238737] [    T112] wlp2s0: Limiting TX power to 30 (30 - 0) dBm as advertised by 74:9e:75:ba:b7:11
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Ok so the problem is partially fixed. I found through one of the sessions that where managed to get my computer to boot that nvidia-modprobe & nvidia-persistenced were outdated. I updated them, I so far I have not gotten a black screen everytime I boot, but now several other packages are downgraded due to updating the former two:

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In addition, I used a software called asusctl to help manage my graphics, and it seems that my Nvidia dGPU seems to always been running. This shouldn’t happen all the time, since I am on hybrid mode, and the dGPU should suspend when nothing requires such horsepower.

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After a few updates, the problem does seem to be a result of package mismatch between nvidia-modprobe + nvidia-persistenced, and the G06 packages. They all come from the same vendor, obs://build.suse.de/Proprietary:X11:Drivers. Would this just be a matter of just waiting till the right packages come up?

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I also found that libnnvidia-gpucomp also has a 595.x package version, selecting this updates modprobe and persistenced and downgrades the G06 drivers as mentioned previously.
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You need to switch the version in the version tab. Mark a package and in the lower tab row you will have „Version“.

But your GPU is new so you can simply switch to G07 with v595 and all packages are in order.