Fast forward to April 2025, brand new Tumbleweed install, this is still happening.
X11 session works fine.
Logging in as Wayland fails.
But from a tty startplasma-wayland works … what the heck does that show?
Have you tried a different user?? may be a config problem
@mrmazda Interesting comment? (from the original topic - refer link above)
Lets see what I have;
inxi -GSaz
HP Z440 Workstation;
System:
Kernel: 6.14.2-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.14.2-1-default
root=UUID=1ab675ed-aba2-4593-9ebc-1c893015b607 splash=silent quiet
security=apparmor intel_iommu=on iommu=pt fbdev=1
nvidia_drm.modeset=1 mitigations=auto
Desktop: GNOME v: 48.1 tk: GTK v: 3.24.50 wm: gnome-shell
tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy avail: xscreensaver dm: GDM v: 48.0
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250420
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel DG2 [Arc A380] vendor: ASRock driver: i915 v: kernel
alternate: xe arch: Xe-HPG code: Alchemist process: TSMC n6 (7nm)
built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 ports:
active: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 empty: HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4
bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:56a5 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP104GL [Tesla P4] driver: nvidia v: 575.51.02
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of
2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1bb3 class-ID: 0302
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: vesa
alternate: fbdev,intel,nouveau,nv gpu: i915 d-rect: 5760x2160
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: bottom-c model: Sceptre F24 built: 2023 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 530x300mm (20.71x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: primary,top-left model: Sceptre F24 built: 2023 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 530x300mm (20.71x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-3: DP-3 pos: top-right model: Sceptre F24 built: 2023 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 100 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 530x300mm (20.71x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia nouveau drv: nvidia
platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: nouveau device: 2 drv: iris
device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland:
drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.4 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Arc A380 Graphics (DG2)
device-ID: 8086:56a5 memory: 5.81 GiB unified: no display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: Intel
Arc A380 Graphics (DG2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:56a5
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu name: Tesla P4
driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1bb3 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2
type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.3 256 bits) driver: N/A
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo gpu: gputop,
intel_gpu_top, lsgpu, nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Dell Optiplex XE3;
System:
Kernel: 6.14.2-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: initrd=\opensuse-tumbleweed\6.14.2-1-default\initrd-1b60330d1e88f4eebb31000494054c0cd4be1956
root=UUID=6abbed85-c69c-4ac7-afbd-910d51b07415 splash=silent quiet
security=selinux selinux=1 mitigations=auto fbdev=1 nvidia_drm.modeset=1
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau rootflags=subvol=@/.snapshots/1/snapshot
systemd.machine_id=db006b4903ee430eb68a4aebd406ea64
Desktop: GNOME v: 48.1 tk: GTK v: 3.24.50 wm: gnome-shell
tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy avail: xscreensaver dm: GDM v: 48.0
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250420
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Dell
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: DP-1 empty: DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e92 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA TU117GLM [Quadro T400 Mobile] driver: nvidia v: 575.51.02
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of
2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF
built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none empty: DP-4,DP-5,DP-6 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1fb2 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 model: Dell P2018H serial: <filter> built: 2018
res: 1600x900 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 size: 434x236mm (17.09x9.29")
diag: 494mm (19.4") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1600x900 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia nouveau drv: nvidia
platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: nouveau device: 2 drv: iris
device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland:
drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.4 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)
device-ID: 8086:3e92 memory: 7.47 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 3 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:3e92
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA T400
driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1fb2 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2
type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.3 256 bits) driver: N/A
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo gpu: gputop,
intel_gpu_top, lsgpu, nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi x11: xprop,xrandr
Dell Precision 5820 XL Workstation;
System:
Kernel: 6.14.2-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: initrd=\opensuse-tumbleweed\6.14.2-1-default\initrd-e8be2cc246673f4f65353830be23b8cd6767ee35
root=UUID=d5242311-48ff-4f22-8ee2-928a48a4a260 splash=silent
mitigations=auto quiet security=selinux selinux=1 fbdev=1
nvidia_drm.modeset=1 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
rootflags=subvol=@/.snapshots/1/snapshot
systemd.machine_id=b2f6b8807d404099b35b1e23e58a4db3
Desktop: GNOME v: 48.1 tk: GTK v: 3.24.50 wm: gnome-shell
tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy avail: xscreensaver dm: GDM v: 48.0
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250420
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104GL [Quadro RTX 4000] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: nvidia v: 575.51.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 ports:
active: none empty: DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, Unknown-1 bus-ID: 0000:4f:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:1eb1 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Intel DG2 [Arc A310] driver: i915 v: kernel alternate: xe
arch: Xe-HPG code: Alchemist process: TSMC n6 (7nm) built: 2022+ ports:
active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3
bus-ID: 0000:93:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:56a6 class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Dell P2018H serial: <filter> built: 2018
res: 1600x900 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 size: 434x236mm (17.09x9.29")
diag: 494mm (19.4") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1600x900 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia nouveau drv: nvidia
platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris device: 2 drv: nouveau
device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland:
drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.4 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Arc A310 Graphics (DG2)
device-ID: 8086:56a6 memory: 3.86 GiB unified: no display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 3 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: Intel
Arc A310 Graphics (DG2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:56a6
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
name: Quadro RTX 4000 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1eb1
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
20.1.3 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo gpu: gputop,
intel_gpu_top, lsgpu, nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi x11: xprop,xrandr
I do have another system with older Intel iGPU I could pop a Quadro P400 in… but it will work…
Well oddly, I discovered that once I did the startplasma from a command line, it started working without having to do that i.e. I could choose plasma-wayland on the login screen. Doesn’t explain that after a fresh-install it did NOT work.
I made a bit more progress, I created a new user, using the UI.
When I tried plasma login, did not work.
I rm’d the .config directory for the user, then wayland started working.
This would oddly point to some “template” that created .config is conflicting with wayland somehow.
Made 10 months ago!!! How did this old thread manage to not get locked after 7 days or 30 days from last post?
You are the dual graphics with NVidia wizard. You know all the traps to avoid. Also, I think the common BZ instances I referred to involve laptops and their unique power conservation needs, not workstations. OP’s Dell 5521 is a laptop. Amaxware didn’t tell us what hardware he’s using.
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I’ve split this discussion away from the original topic, which is now closed. We don’t yet know which graphics chipsets are in use, and in any case the user’s plasma settings seem to be a contributing factor here.