Revisiting Linux in the worst way | Linux crashes

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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So when reading the news lately about Steam Project proton and Lutris etc, I was really wanted to try it.

So I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and started to work my way up the operating system, which I was used to from the past.
But when I changed the wallpaper the whole system freezes…
Strange… I think.
Well after an reboot everything was working fine, and my wallpaper has changed.

So i did continue to install the latest updates and latest kernel with UKUU. (which is an great program)
Also I installed nvidia drivers.

But when I started to watch an youtube video the whole thing froze again…

So I switched from Wayland to Xorg.
Most thing worked from then.

So I installed the latest Steam Beta and started an game.
First logo… works great… second logo… BANG… the thing froze again.

*sidenote: In windows everything works fine.

So maybe my bios needs an reset, did it, changed my secure boot to Other OS.
Booted in to Ubuntu tried it and the thing froze again…

Tried different Desktop managers: XFCE, KDE, Gnome.
Tried Fedora.

No luck so far…

I really want to love it, but at this point I just cant…

Do you guys have any idea?

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it would help if you posted your hardware specs.

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thnx al lot:

Asus Z370 Strix Gaming F, I7 8700K, MSI GTX970, 16 GB Corair RAM

I used to have an 4790K before this.

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Are you using Nouveau, or the proprietary Nvidia driver?

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I have tried both

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Interesting …
Haven’t looked lately, but have seen many previous complaints about Nouveau and the GTX9xx series cards re: crashes and black screens.

Is there anything interesting/relevant in the log?

Append a “-b” if you only want to only see journal entries from the last boot.
code: <sudo journalctl -b>

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I just tried manually installing Nvidia driver 390 as far as i can see no crashes in games so far.
But for some reason Ubuntu won’t let me switch back to Wayland on that point.

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Can’t imagine why that should be the case with Wayland, but I’m no longer an avid 'buntu user. I’m sure someone else will chime in with some helpful suggestions.

Glad to hear that the machine is at least stable for you! Nouveau is generally installed by default on a new install, but it is just not a viable option for GTX9xx and newer hardware. While closed drivers rub me the wrong way, it’s the only thing that actually works on newer “team green” hardware.

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nvidia proprietary drivers don’t work with wayland so wayland is blacklisted

Not surprised it will freeze if you are using mainline kernels

“You install them at your own risk”

try commands lshw or inxi -F to get accurate system information

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Wayland doesn’t play well with the nvidia drivers,
you shouldn’t experience any issues with xorg though.

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Im running an 32 inch 4k panel.
The main reason I want to use wayland if for scaling.

I know you can scale in GNOME xorg, but it isn’t as polist

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Well, looks like the nvidia drivers don’t work in wayland. Wayland isn’t polished enough for me anyway. (fellow ubuntu user) It has multiple crashes, I regularly see error reports pop up on my screen when using Wayland. Safer to just use Xorg in my opinion. Of course, I’m an AMD fanboy, so all my hardware is AMD. Which nowadays seems to run better on Linux anyway. For me anyway. So I go with what I can use.

But I’ve tried nvidia cards in the past. They were gifts. And I’ve had nothing but trouble the entire time.

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To followup @nikgnomic you shouldn’t need to mess with the kernel. Go back to stock while using nvidia or amd provided drivers.

Only reason to update is to be on the cutting edge of features and drivers within the kernel. And you will trade stability and compatibility for that.

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maybe try a full gtk3 DE for 4k scaling if nvidia not possible with wayland

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