I’ve had a long-standing issue where after I turn off the display using Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) and turn it back on again, the display stays black.
- Arch Linux 6.18.2
- Driver v590.48.01-3 (Though I’ve been having this issue for most of 2025)
- Wayland 1.24.0
- Sway 1.11
- GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
- LG 27GL850 2560x1440 @ 144.000 Hz via DP
Steps to reproduce
swaymsg output "*" power off and swaymsg output "*" power on
This is triggered with swayidle for my system.
Behavior
- The issue doesn’t happen every time the display is turned off, maybe more like 80%?
Could be something to do with time between on/off? - Seen on both Vulkan and OpenGL sway renderers
- The backlight does turn on
- If I move the mouse cursor or play a video, the display does draw
However, it goes back to black the instant the mouse cursor stops / video pauses - Switching to a different tty doesn’t fix this
This has been my main annoyance with Nvidia on Linux, so any help would be appreciated!
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