I have a new pc
Nvidia Rtx 5050
I install Zorin OS 18 (safe graphics)
I configure bios to only use dgpu
Zorin is working but using software for graphics, not card, as there’s no drivers installed.
I use the gui tool to install Nvidia driver - 580-open.
Restart, now both my screens are working. Showing login screen. I go to login, and only see blank screen. Can’t even get terminal.
I’m new to Linux, and ideas for troubleshooting?
Thanks in advance for help!
Welcome to the Forum!
So, You come to the Login Screen and You can enter Your Password. But instead of the Desktop, You get a Blackscreen, yes?
When You are on the Login Screen, click on Your Profile so that the Password Field appears. When it is appeared, You should see a Gear Icon in the bottom right Corner. Click on it and check what Options You have and what Option is active (there is a Dot).
Yes that’s correct. I’ve had some fun getting it to that state. But in short yes:
Boot, both screens active, one shows login.
Clicking on the cog shows Zorin Desktop (selected) and Zorin Desktop on Wayland
I have seen a scenario where Wayland would go black like that but I could run x11.
Are secure boot and fast boot turned off in your BIOS (or do you have ceeated a MOK to use Zorin with secure boot) and is also fast startup disabled in Windows' energy settings if you have a Dualboot with Windows?
No windows dual boot, just Zorin.
Secure boot: disabled
Fast boot: disabled
Nvidia-smi is showing the card with driver 580.95.05 and CUDA 13.0
I’ve tried both hdmi and DP.
If I try login with wayland: immediate blank screen, screen loses signal. If I try other option, goes blank but still stays backlit.
System details:
Ryzen 7 9700x
Asroc b850i mb
Not sure what else to try…
Maybe a newer Kernel could help. Here are Instructions:
Can you please try these exact steps? You can use TTY to access terminal:
The first command actually clears out any old Nvidia configs, that the GUI application will not do:
sudo apt remove --purge '^nvidia-.*' '^libnvidia-.*'
sudo apt update && sudo apt install nvidia-driver-580 nvidia-dkms-580
Reboot and test
I have tried to install a number of mainline kernels, I can only get them to install and run if I remove Nvidia drivers first. I cannot install Nvidia drivers on any other kernel than 6.14 the OS comes with, it fails at the driver build stage.
Thanks for reply. I tried these exact steps with the same issue:
Blank screens after logging in
Can you test if it works fully, when only one monitor is plugged in? If it does, that narrows it down to a known Gnome bug within Mutter compositor.
I highly recommend sticking to Xorg - Wayland is still shaky on Nvidia.
If the above has same symptoms, try the grub parameter nvidia-drm.modeset=1
In your case, do you not use nomodeset. Just the above parameter.
Once you have added nvidia-drm.modeset=1 and saved the file, please do not forget to run sudo update-grub
Sadly, does not work with only 1 monitor plugged into gpu.
Starting to look like drivers aren’t ready for the 5050 yet (I think it’s the newest 50 series)?
I’ll try the steps you suggest and let you know results
I added the grub parameter, but with same result
So I haven’t had any luck getting my gpu working on Zorin. I’m writing this just for info sake, if anyone finds same issue.
I think the issue is a combo of kernel and drivers not being there yet for Rtx 5050.
I tried live booting Ubuntu, mint, bazzite, fedora. The most success was with Ubuntu 25 and fedora 43 - they were using the “nouveau” driver, 2 monitors working, but everything was laggy and jittery. Full install and installing 580 drivers caused system crashes.
For now I’ll use Zorin with the cpus integrated graphics and 1 monitor. And hope that when I can easily try and newer kernel and newer drivers (590?) that might allow me to use my gpu.
Any other troubleshooting ideas welcome.
Thanks anyway 
You can download the 590 Driver from Nvidia and install it.
Update on this, had some success with Ubuntu desktop 26.04 pre-release. I managed to use 580.95 open driver with 1 monitor.
So looks like the min to get the Rtx 5050 working is kernel 6.18 and driver 580-open. (The nouveau driver is stable-ish for normal desktop use)
It wasn’t stable on wayland using 2 monitors. But this is still progress!
Well as mentioned earlier, general advice is Nvidia and Wayland are not good buddies.
In Ubuntu 26.04 no longer the option for Xorg, exists, or not?
Yeah that seems clear. But Ubuntu 26.04 roadmap does specifically mention wayland on Nvidia improvements, hopefully newer Nvidia drivers also help this. So we wait and see for now