# 2nd monitor frozen + recent freezing

**URL:** https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/2nd-monitor-frozen-recent-freezing/325588
**Category:** Linux
**Created:** [March 1, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/2nd-monitor-frozen-recent-freezing/325588 "2025-03-01T01:26:12Z")
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### Author: ![C0rn3j](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/c0rn3j/32/216769_2.png) [@C0rn3j](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/C0rn3j)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/2nd-monitor-frozen-recent-freezing/325588/4 "2025-03-02T16:29:41Z")

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Seems like these two threads are dupes of the same problem:

> [@Pageflip timed out when change brightness since 570.124.04](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/pageflip-timed-out-when-change-brightness-since-570-124-04/325637):
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> My main Monitor (DP) feezes when quickly changing color via plasma powerdevel since 570.124.04 and kwin throws pageflip timed out errors. My secondary Monitor (HDMI) is unaffected. Downgrading back to 570.86.16 resolves everything. [kernel.log](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/kU7WIUjj9BiMCjcSfGqzieZF7Xu.log) (113.3 KB) [kwin.log](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/rKTq5mmCHo3tRPuLm4w8hMiJEgk.log) (178.3 KB) (The API mismatch errors come from downgrading the driver after the issue happened) Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0 Qt Version: 6.8.2 Kernel Version: 6.13.5-zen1-1-…

> [@Bug: 570.124.04 - freeze on monitor wakeup - "Flip event timeout"](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/bug-570-124-04-freeze-on-monitor-wakeup-flip-event-timeout/325659):
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> Started right after I upgraded to 570.124.04. Was not present in 570.86.16. To replicate - Lock the system with two monitors. Wait until monitors are switched off. Press any key. Symptoms: Primary monitor wakes up but system is frozen. The other monitor does not wake up. I tried Ctrl+Alt+F1 to reboot, unfortunately that did not work either; it froze the system completely (Capslock no longer lit up on keyboard). System configuration - GPU: RTX 3090 Monitors: Two Operating System: Arch Lin…

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