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T-96

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Registered: 2026-05-09

Posts: 3

[SOLVED] After login mouse, background, taskbar and icons are missing

I have a 1080ti and it happened a couple of times after running the update it install the incorrect driver so I have installed it manually a couple of times no issue.
Last time I tried to reinstall I had some issues, but since I did not have time at the moment to tinker I let it sit. After a couple of days i have updated the system again and managed to install the correct driver but after the reboot and login I am welcomed with the default background no mouse no taskbar no icons but I can run the terminal.
I have tried to figure it out but I really don't even know where to begin.
When I login sometimes I see the desktop for a second.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Last edited by T-96 (2026-05-09 11:06:50)

Whoracle

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Registered: 2010-11-02

Posts: 219

Re: [SOLVED] After login mouse, background, taskbar and icons are missing

Let's start with the most important information missing here:

- Which window manager/de?
- Anything in journalctl?

T-96

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Registered: 2026-05-09

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] After login mouse, background, taskbar and icons are missing

Okay so i manged to pull the jurnalctl from the system its long but it begins where i log in so (i hope thats okay) i guess start form the top. https://pastebin.com/QrvXtDsP
If more is needed let me know.
I use wayland/kde plasma

Whoracle

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Registered: 2010-11-02

Posts: 219

Re: [SOLVED] After login mouse, background, taskbar and icons are missing

On mobile, so just glancing over it, but is this a partial upgrade? Can you pacman -Syu and then reboot? There's at least one qt .so missing, and it looks like (at a glance) that the drivers don't get loaded correctly, too.

Which driver are you using? Nouveau? Nvidia? If the latter, which one?

T-96

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Registered: 2026-05-09

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] After login mouse, background, taskbar and icons are missing

Damn, it turns out i had the wrong drivers all along...
Which is strange before i the update broke resolution i was stuck on 640 then after the install the resolution was fine but the desktop was not loading, so i assumed the driver was correct.
I have removed the wrong drivers and installed the correct ones if any newbies i struggling with the 1080ti as i do i will leave my steps bellow.

First list the drivers with sudo pacman -Qm
then remove them with sudo pacman -Rns lib32-nvidia-580xx-utils nvidia-580xx-utils nvidia-580xx-dkms (replace 580 with the number listed)
after install them with yay -S nvidia-580xx-dkms lib32-nvidia-580xx-utils
Sound over HDMI i still not working but for me thats not important i will backup my files and reinstall Arch since i was already planing on wiping it.

Thank you @Whoracle for your time, you really helped me.