RTX 5070 Laptop: Internal eDP panel remains black with nvidia-open 610.43.02, works with 595.71.05

NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version

610.43.02

Please confirm this issue does not happen with the proprietary driver (of the same version). This issue tracker is only for bugs specific to the open kernel driver.

• I confirm that this does not happen with the proprietary driver package.

Operating System and Version

Arch linux (rolling)

Kernel Release

7.0.11-arch1-1

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• I am running on a stable kernel release.

Hardware: GPU

GPU 0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (UUID: GPU-11a6aafa-d9a3-7337-0d7a-e90d2b7a5d52)

Describe the bug

After upgrading from nvidia-open 595.71.05 to 610.43.02, the internal laptop display (eDP panel) remains completely black when running in NVIDIA discrete GPU mode.

• External displays connected through HDMI and USB-C continue to work normally.
• GNOME detects the internal display correctly.
• EDID is read successfully.
• eDP connector status is "connected".
• eDP connector is "enabled".

The issue is fully reproducible and disappears immediately after downgrading back to nvidia-open 595.71.05 and nvidia-utils 595.71.05.

To Reproduce

1. Boot system in NVIDIA discrete GPU mode.
2. Install nvidia-open 610.43.02 and matching nvidia-utils.
3. Reboot.
4. Internal eDP panel remains black.
5. External HDMI and USB-C displays function normally.
6. Downgrade to nvidia-open 595.71.05 and nvidia-utils 595.71.05.
7. Reboot.
8. Internal eDP panel works normally again.

Bug Incidence

Always

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz

More Info

No response

Start by reviewing nvidia-bug-report.log.gz and comparing the 610.43.02 and 595.71.05 behavior on the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU. The issue is done when the internal eDP panel displays correctly in NVIDIA discrete GPU mode while HDMI and USB-C outputs continue to work.