I recently installed OpenSUSE on my PC, but ran into issues with YouTube stuttering while using the nouveau driver. After switching to the NVIDIA driver, everything worked fine until I rebooted. Upon rebooting, I was stuck in a low resolution of 800x600 because Linux failed to load the NVIDIA driver. In an attempt to revert back to the nouveau driver, I mistakenly removed the NVIDIA driver using a command, thinking the system would automatically switch back. Now, my display goes black, and I'm not even seeing the UEFI boot screen to access Windows and remove the Linux partition. I suspect this may be tied to the full disk encryption (FDE) I enabled, which normally prompts for the master key at boot. I'm using OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 on a D: drive with a Ryzen 7 5800X CPU and a GTX 980 GPU. What can I do to resolve this?
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You might be worrying too much about bricking your system. Usually, it’s just a messed up installation due to the driver issues. I recommend taking it to a local shop to see if they can help you reset anything. Sometimes, they have tools that can fix issues like this without needing display output.
Don’t give up just yet! If you can power up but it’s stuck on black, try resetting your BIOS settings. If the NVIDIA drivers caused the issue, booting into the BIOS can sometimes alter things enough to get display output. Also, check your monitor connections; sometimes those loose cables can mess with boot screens too.
Good point! It’s always worth checking the basics before diving deeper into issues.
I totally get your frustration with OpenSUSE and NVIDIA drivers; it can be a real hassle. Some alternatives like Nobara or Bazzite come preconfigured with NVIDIA drivers, so they may save you some trouble if you decide to install a different distro later on. For now, consider checking if the nouveau driver might be blacklisted in one of those config files in /etc/ if you can access a shell somehow.
Good tip! If you manage to boot, it might be worth looking into, especially since the UEFI boot screen isn't showing right now.
It sounds like removing the NVIDIA driver while it was in use caused your system to fail to find the proper driver to load afterward. Usually, reverting a driver doesn't work like that - it's better to ensure things are set correctly before making changes. You might want to try booting into recovery mode to fix this, or if you can access safe mode, check if you can reinstall the driver there.
Yeah, recovery mode might give you some options for fixing or reinstalling the drivers. Just be cautious about how you manage drivers in the future!
True, sometimes a fresh pair of eyes on the problem offers a simpler solution than we might find ourselves.