[MSI Stealth] Failing to start Hyperland on Arch Linux

chocho-boss · February 14, 2026, 2:41am

Hi,

I’m trying to run Hyprland on Arch Linux on this laptop:

MSI Stealth A16 Mercedes AMG AI+ A3XWGG
Ryzen AI 9
RTX 5070 (Ada)
QHD 240Hz

Installed via archinstall, bootloader: systemd-boot
Kernel: 6.18.9-arch1-2

After boot I get kernel messages briefly, then a black screen. No SDDM login, no Wayland session.

NVIDIA stack

nvidia-open 590.48.01-12
nvidia-utils 590.48.01-4
linux-firmware-nvidia
libva-nvidia-driver

nvidia-smi works:

Driver 590.48.01, CUDA 13.1
GPU: RTX 5070

Kernel parameters

nvidia_drm.modeset=1

Wayland / EGL

egl-gbm
egl-wayland
egl-wayland2
egl-x11
libglvnd
wayland

Logs

sddm: Failed to read display number from pipe
ACPI BIOS Error (bug): AE_ALREADY_EXISTS
ACPI: EC: Firmware Bug

Notes

Can switch to TTY
Hyprland binary exists
Using systemd-boot, not GRUB

Questions

Is nvidia-open-dkms known to break Hyprland on Ada/Lovelace laptops?
Should I switch to proprietary nvidia-open instead?
Any required kernel params for NVIDIA + Wayland + Hyprland?

Thanks for any pointers.

PS: I’m relatively new to Arch. I have it installed on an old Alienware M15, and it works fine there.

Nvidia 1070, with Intel CPU.

tekstryder · February 14, 2026, 12:40pm

Other Wayland compositors (E.g. Sway) function without issue?

Or has this nothing to do with Hyprland and should be asked on the Arch Linux Forum rather?

tekstryder · February 14, 2026, 12:43pm

If you insist on using a Display Manager (SDDM), have you ensured the nvidia modules are added to your initramfs?

chocho-boss · February 14, 2026, 4:57pm

I installed KDE Manually and it started the DE. Haven’t tried sway.

tekstryder · February 14, 2026, 5:00pm

So, taking SDDM out of the equation, can you launch Hyprland from a TTY directly as well?

start-hyprland

chocho-boss · February 14, 2026, 5:35pm

Nope, I get the below output and can’t quit the process.

start-hyprland 
Welcome to Hyprland!
DEBUG ]: Instance Signature: dd220efe7b1e292415bd0ea7161f63df9c95bfd3_1771089178_2129622158
DEBUG ]: Runtime directory: /run/user/1000/hypr/dd220efe7b1e292415bd0ea7161f63df9c95bfd3_1771089178_2129622158
DEBUG ]: Hyprland PID: 1804
DEBUG ]: ===== SYSTEM INFO: =====
DEBUG ]: System name: Linux
DEBUG ]: Node name: archlinux
DEBUG ]: Release: 6.18.9-arch1-2
DEBUG ]: Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:16:33 +0000
DEBUG ]: 

DEBUG ]: GPU information:
64:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GB206M [GeForce RTX 5070 Max-Q / Mobile] [10de:2d18] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
65:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Strix [Radeon 880M / 890M] [1002:150e] (rev c1)


WARN ]: Warning: you're using an NVIDIA GPU. Make sure you follow the instructions on the wiki if anything is amiss.

DEBUG ]: os-release:
DEBUG ]: NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo
DEBUG ]: ========================
DEBUG ]: 


DEBUG ]: If you are crashing, or encounter any bugs, please consult https://wiki.hypr.land/Crashes-and-Bugs/


DEBUG ]: 
Current splash: "stop playing league loser" - hyprBot


DEBUG ]: Old rlimit: soft -> 1024, hard -> 524288
DEBUG ]: New rlimit: soft -> 524288, hard -> 524288
DEBUG ]: Creating the EventLoopManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the HookSystem!
DEBUG ]: Creating the KeybindManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the AnimationManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the DynamicPermissionManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the ConfigManager!
DEBUG ]: Using config: /home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
DEBUG ]: !!!!HEY YOU, YES YOU!!!!: further logs to stdout / logfile are disabled by default. BEFORE SENDING THIS LOG, ENABLE THEM. Use debug:disable_logs = false to do so: https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Variables/#debug
DEBUG ]: Creating the CHyprError!
DEBUG ]: Creating the LayoutManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the TokenManager!
DEBUG ]: [hookSystem] New hook event registered: preConfigReload
DEBUG ]: Using config: /home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
DEBUG ]: Disabling stdout logs! Check the log for further logs.
DEBUG ]: Creating the PointerManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the EventManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the AsyncResourceGatherer!

I tried running from other laptop through ssh, and it’s the same log output, but with this appened:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  CBackend::create() failed!
Hyprland has crashed :( Consult the crash report at /home/user/.cache/hyprland/hyprlandCrashReport1804.txt for more information.
pcilib: Error reading /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:08.3/label: Operation not permitted
ERR from start-hyprland ]: Couldn't waitpid for hyprland: No child processes
DEBUG from start-hyprland ]: hyprland exit, breaking poll, checking state
DEBUG from start-hyprland ]: Hyprland exit cleanly.

Inside hyprlandCrashReport1804.txt:

cat hyprlandCrashReport1804.txt
--------------------------------------------
   Hyprland Crash Report
--------------------------------------------
Everything's just fi-

Hyprland received signal 6(ABRT)
Version: dd220efe7b1e292415bd0ea7161f63df9c95bfd3
Tag: v0.53.3
Date: Sat Jan 24 20:02:06 2026
Flags:

System info:
	System name: Linux
	Node name: archlinux
	Release: 6.18.9-arch1-2
	Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:16:33 +0000

GPU:
	64:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GB206M [GeForce RTX 5070 Max-Q / Mobile] [10de:2d18] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
65:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Strix [Radeon 880M / 890M] [1002:150e] (rev c1)


os-release:
	NAME="Arch Linux"
	PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
	ID=arch
	BUILD_ID=rolling
	ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
	HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
	DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
	SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
	BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
	PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
	LOGO=archlinux-logo

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.5.0, system has 0.5.0
Hyprutils: built against 0.11.0, system has 0.11.0
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has 0.1.13
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.8, system has 0.6.8
Aquamarine: built against 0.10.0, system has 0.10.0

Backtrace:
	# | Hyprland(_Z12getBacktracev+0x61) [0x55590cddc221]
		getBacktrace()
		??:?
	#1 | Hyprland(_ZN13CrashReporter18createAndSaveCrashEi+0xcd6) [0x55590cd436a6]
		CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int)
		??:?
	#2 | Hyprland(+0x2595c2) [0x55590cc925c2]
		std::__format::_Formatting_scanner<std::__format::_Sink_iter<char>, char>::_M_format_arg(unsigned long)
		??:?
	#3 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x3e2d0) [0x7fd9c724d2d0]
		??
		??:0
	#4 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x98a2c) [0x7fd9c72a7a2c]
		??
		??:0
	#5 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x20) [0x7fd9c724d1a0]
		??
		??:0
	#6 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(abort+0x26) [0x7fd9c72345fe]
		??
		??:0
	#7 | /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(+0x97bf6) [0x7fd9c7497bf6]
		??
		??:0
	#8 | /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(+0xb1eba) [0x7fd9c74b1eba]
		??
		??:0
	#9 | /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(_ZSt10unexpectedv+0) [0x7fd9c74975d9]
		??
		??:0
	#1 | /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(+0xb2176) [0x7fd9c74b2176]
		??
		??:0
	#11 | Hyprland(+0x14500f) [0x55590cb7e00f]
		std::__throw_bad_any_cast()
		??:?
	#12 | Hyprland(_ZN11CCompositor10initServerENSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEEi+0x653) [0x55590ccb9ac3]
		CCompositor::initServer(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, int)
		??:?
	#13 | Hyprland(main+0xf1e) [0x55590cc1beae]
		main
		??:?
	#14 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(+0x276c1) [0x7fd9c72366c1]
		??
		??:0
	#15 | /usr/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x89) [0x7fd9c72367f9]
		??
		??:0
	#16 | Hyprland(_start+0x25) [0x55590cc7cfb5]
		_start
		??:?


Log tail:
DEBUG ]: Instance Signature: dd220efe7b1e292415bd0ea7161f63df9c95bfd3_1771089178_2129622158
DEBUG ]: Runtime directory: /run/user/1000/hypr/dd220efe7b1e292415bd0ea7161f63df9c95bfd3_1771089178_2129622158
DEBUG ]: Hyprland PID: 1804
DEBUG ]: ===== SYSTEM INFO: =====
DEBUG ]: System name: Linux
DEBUG ]: Node name: archlinux
DEBUG ]: Release: 6.18.9-arch1-2
DEBUG ]: Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:16:33 +0000
DEBUG ]: 

DEBUG ]: GPU information:
64:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GB206M [GeForce RTX 5070 Max-Q / Mobile] [10de:2d18] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
65:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Strix [Radeon 880M / 890M] [1002:150e] (rev c1)


WARN ]: Warning: you're using an NVIDIA GPU. Make sure you follow the instructions on the wiki if anything is amiss.

DEBUG ]: os-release:
DEBUG ]: NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo
DEBUG ]: ========================
DEBUG ]: 


DEBUG ]: If you are crashing, or encounter any bugs, please consult https://wiki.hypr.land/Crashes-and-Bugs/


DEBUG ]: 
Current splash: "stop playing league loser" - hyprBot


DEBUG ]: Old rlimit: soft -> 1024, hard -> 524288
DEBUG ]: New rlimit: soft -> 524288, hard -> 524288
DEBUG ]: Creating the EventLoopManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the HookSystem!
DEBUG ]: Creating the KeybindManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the AnimationManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the DynamicPermissionManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the ConfigManager!
DEBUG ]: Using config: /home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
DEBUG ]: !!!!HEY YOU, YES YOU!!!!: further logs to stdout / logfile are disabled by default. BEFORE SENDING THIS LOG, ENABLE THEM. Use debug:disable_logs = false to do so: https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Variables/#debug
DEBUG ]: Creating the CHyprError!
DEBUG ]: Creating the LayoutManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the TokenManager!
DEBUG ]: [hookSystem] New hook event registered: preConfigReload
DEBUG ]: Using config: /home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
DEBUG ]: Disabling stdout logs! Check the log for further logs.
DEBUG ]: Creating the PointerManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the EventManager!
DEBUG ]: Creating the AsyncResourceGatherer!
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: Creating an Aquamarine backend!
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: [libseat] [libseat/backend/seatd.c:64] Could not connect to socket /run/seatd.sock: No such file or directory
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: [libseat] [libseat/libseat.c:76] Backend 'seatd' failed to open seat, skipping
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: [libseat] [libseat/libseat.c:76] Backend 'logind' failed to open seat, skipping
ERR from aquamarine ]: [libseat] [libseat/libseat.c:79] No backend was able to open a seat
ERR from aquamarine ]: libseat: failed to open a seat
ERR from aquamarine ]: Failed to open a session
ERR from aquamarine ]: DRM Backend failed
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: Starting the Aquamarine backend!
DEBUG from aquamarine ]: Starting the Wayland backend!
ERR from aquamarine ]: Wayland backend cannot start: wl_display_connect failed (is a wayland compositor running?)
ERR from aquamarine ]: Requested backend (wayland) could not start, enabling fallbacks
ERR from aquamarine ]: Implementation wayland failed, erasing.
CRIT from aquamarine ]: Cannot open backend: no allocator available

I’ll go through the log in depth now.
I connected an external monitor to the laptop, and saw this: