Fedora 40 Workstation Issues: Lagging, Session Logouts, and Black Screens on Laptop with RTX 3080

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Hello, I’m using Fedora 40 Workstation on my laptop with a dedicated RTX 3080. I’m using Wayland. RAM: 16GB SWAP: ~32 GB

Lately, I’ve been experiencing some strange issues that seem different in nature but might be related:

  1. Intermittent Lag: Sometimes, my laptop starts lagging heavily. Interestingly, not everything is affected. For example, inputs from Bluetooth devices lag, but the built-in keyboard and mouse work fine. Dragging application windows becomes laggy, but the applications themselves run normally. On YouTube, the site functions as expected, but videos lag. The only solution I’ve found is to restart the laptop.
  2. Session Kickouts: Occasionally, I get kicked out of my session even though everything seems to be working perfectly. I have to log back in. Sometimes, this issue leads to the lagging problem mentioned above.
  3. Unexpected Logouts: When I lock my session and return, I find that I’ve been logged out instead.
  4. Black Screen on Logout: In another scenario, the laptop never recovers from logging out. It just shows a black screen, and none of the inputs work. The only feedback I get is when I use the REISUB key combination; it shows the command description on the screen.

These issues are becoming increasingly disruptive. Any ideas on what might be causing them or how to troubleshoot?

I’ve got kicked out from session after I posted this.
Here are some logs:

dmesg:
[Mon Aug 26 17:14:53 2024] rfkill: input handler enabled

[Mon Aug 26 17:14:56 2024] rfkill: input handler disabled

[Mon Aug 26 17:14:57 2024] input: LG-TONE-FP8 (AVRCP) as /devices/virtual/input/input42

[Mon Aug 26 17:15:09 2024] rfkill: input handler enabled

journalctl:
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service - GNOME color management service.
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service - GNOME keyboard configuration service.
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service - GNOME power management service.
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom.service - GNOME Wacom tablet support service.
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service - GNOME keyboard shortcuts service.
Aug 26 17:14:53 fedora systemd[3931]: Failed to start xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.service - Portal service (GTK/GNOME implementation).
Aug 26 17:14:54 fedora gdm[3081]: Gdm: on_display_added: assertion ‘GDM_IS_REMOTE_DISPLAY (display)’ failed
Aug 26 17:14:54 fedora gdm[3081]: Gdm: on_display_removed: assertion ‘GDM_IS_REMOTE_DISPLAY (display)’ failed
Aug 26 17:15:02 fedora gdm-password][68336]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Aug 26 17:15:08 fedora gdm-password][68347]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Aug 26 17:15:09 fedora gdm[3081]: Gdm: on_display_added: assertion ‘GDM_IS_REMOTE_DISPLAY (display)’ failed
Aug 26 17:15:09 fedora systemd[68387]: Failed to start app-gnome-gnome\x2dkeyring\x2dssh-68592.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
Aug 26 17:15:09 fedora systemd[68387]: Failed to start app-gnome-liveinst\x2dsetup-68621.scope - Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
Aug 26 17:15:13 fedora gdm[3081]: Gdm: on_display_removed: assertion ‘GDM_IS_REMOTE_DISPLAY (display)’ failed

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I came here to post about another Wayland issue and saw your post, so I thought I’d share my experience instead on yoru thread to support it. I’m noticing similar issues with my Nvidia card (RTX3060), but only since switching to Wayland from Xorg.

I’ve been using Fedora for a while and recently made the switch to Wayland after updating to the NVidia 560 drivers through the daily software updates. Since then, I’ve run into issues like screen tearing and glitches, particularly with windows and browsers, as well as those issues you mentioned.

I understand that Wayland is seen as the future, but in my experience, it feels less stable than Xorg. I’m not very technical, so I can’t explain why; it’s just how it’s been for me.

That said, I’ve been really happy with Linux overall, especially Fedora. Fedora just lets you get on with your work without getting in the way, and that’s been fantastic.