Black Screen and Cross-cursor after login

[mrsdabfire]

Hello i have not updated my system in a while

Today i did a upgrade and after i login i get a black screen with a cross cursos

I had to roll back my system to come here and post this message.

please help

[SGS]

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[mrsdabfire]

System:
  Kernel: 6.4.4-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=fb4f8752-5778-428b-984d-80e7a1caddca rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
    ibt=off
  Desktop: GNOME v: 44.3 tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM v: 44.1
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)
    v: 2.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: A.70
    date: 01/02/2020
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i9-9900K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    gen: core 9 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xD (13) microcode: 0xF8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 8x256 KiB
    L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4348 high: 4801 min/max: 800/5000 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 4792 2: 4800 3: 4800
    4: 4800 5: 4796 6: 4009 7: 4760 8: 3600 9: 3230 10: 4800 11: 4801 12: 3600
    13: 3600 14: 4794 15: 4800 16: 3600 bogomips: 115200
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA AD104 [GeForce RTX 4070] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia
    v: 535.86.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 535.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-07) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022-23+ pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:2786 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia display-ID: :1 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3440x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 910x381mm (35.83x15.00")
    s-diag: 987mm (38.84")
  Monitor-1: DP-4 res: 3440x1440 dpi: 109 size: 800x330mm (31.5x12.99")
    diag: 865mm (34.07") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.86.05 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
    4070/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bc class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: EVGA NU Audio driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-1:2 chip-ID: 3842:3100
    class-ID: fe01
  API: ALSA v: k6.4.4-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.74 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:a370 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15bc class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno2 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: wg-mullvad state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:9
    chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down
    bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes
    address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 12.26 TiB used: 10.08 TiB (82.2%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:3 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO with
    Heatsink 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
    speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7
    temp: 48.9 C
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 102000WD temp: 48.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 size: 5.46 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Zotac model: ZTSSD-A5P-480G-PE
    size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 01.6 scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD4003FZEX-00Z4SA0 size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 705.9 GiB (75.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 705.9 GiB (75.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 705.9 GiB (75.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 705.9 GiB (75.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.73 GiB used: 1.52 GiB (2.4%)
    priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C pch: 71.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia
    temp: 52 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
  Processes: 435 Uptime: 1d 21h 47m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 64 GiB
  note: est. available: 62.73 GiB used: 13.65 GiB (21.8%) Init: systemd v: 253
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1497 libs: 453 tools: pamac,paru Shell: fish
  v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.28
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2024-02-24
  Last full system update: 2023-07-22
  Is partially upgraded:   Yes
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:   

[filo]

Try repeating the garuda-update and then check and merge the pacdiffs before rebooting. At least those which seem more important. There might be many diffs after so much time. Use e.g.

sudo -E DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff

If that doesn’t help, switch to a TTY and check logs, failed services, etc.
Consider also:

Computer doesn’t boot, boots to a black screen, or stops at a message

While there are many potential reasons why your installation doesn’t boot to a desktop, the primary reason is that the graphics drivers haven’t loaded correctly so your login/display manager (DM) doesn’t start. This is why you get a “black screen” or stuck at an [ OK ] Started some service message. The normal reason for this is that you have the incorrect driver version for the kernel. This can happens when the mirror you are updating from is not fully synchronised, or times out, and so y…

[Bro]

@mrsdabfire

Is partially upgraded: Yes

A partially upgraded system is in a fragile state. Fix this and you may be okay.