the status on the sddm is that it is working but the screen is completely black. Like i can type in my password and press enter and then it takes me to the desktop but I just can't see it.
RubberDuckyDJ
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I tried an older version of the nvidia driver and nouveau and the issue still persisted on both.
also can you do a
systemctl status sddm
here's the output https://pastebin.com/mF9h0x9e
I think this might have something to do with the issue but I'm not sure
sddm-helper[1790]: Failed to write utmpx: No such file or directory lines 1-25/25 (END)
I did search for the issue. I tried adding i915 to my initramfs modules while it did make the boot a lot cleaner looking, but the sddm is still not rendering, it is there though, I just can't see it.
Actually, I do have a thunderbolt device plugged in, but I have already ruled it out as a possible cause since the issue still persists even when the thunderbolt device is not plugged in.
I just sent an email. hope they will be able to fix this issue.
That's an option? How would I go about doing that?