I just want to check if it is normal, that loading the initial ramdisk is taking that long. After the installation of Garuda, the boot-times seemed normal, but it’s taking longer and longer.
I looked up about initrd but can’t help myself, not knowing which modules I need or not need, but taking over a minute seems slow, for my hardware.
(Also, when starting the console, I get an error that find the command is missing, which was marked orphaned after the last garuda-update, but that’s an aside.)
╭─frazzlerunning@b850msteellegendwifi in ~ took 1s
╰─λ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 24.592s (firmware) + 6.110s (loader) + 685ms (kernel) + 1min 5.860s (initrd) + 8.761s (userspace) = 1min 46.010s
graphical.target reached after 8.761s in userspace.
╭─frazzlerunning@b850msteellegendwifi in ~ took 0s
╰─λ dracut --list-modules
dracut[I]: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --list-modules
bash
dash
systemd
systemd-network-management
warpclock
fips
fips-crypto-policies
systemd-ac-power
systemd-ask-password
systemd-battery-check
systemd-bsod
systemd-coredump
systemd-creds
systemd-cryptsetup
systemd-hostnamed
systemd-initrd
systemd-integritysetup
systemd-journald
systemd-ldconfig
systemd-modules-load
systemd-networkd
systemd-pcrphase
systemd-portabled
systemd-pstore
systemd-repart
systemd-resolved
systemd-sysctl
systemd-sysext
systemd-timedated
systemd-timesyncd
systemd-tmpfiles
systemd-udevd
systemd-veritysetup
caps
modsign
rescue
watchdog
watchdog-modules
dbus-broker
dbus-daemon
rngd
dbus
i18n
convertfs
connman
network-legacy
network-manager
network
drm
net-lib
plymouth
simpledrm
url-lib
btrfs-snapshot-overlay
cms
lvmmerge
lvmthinpool-monitor
systemd-sysusers
cio_ignore
bluetooth
btrfs
crypt
dm
dmraid
dmsquash-live
dmsquash-live-autooverlay
dmsquash-live-ntfs
fs-lib
img-lib
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-network-modules
livenet
lvm
mdraid
multipath
numlock
nvdimm
overlayfs
pcmcia
ppcmac
qemu
qemu-net
uefi-lib
crypt-gpg
crypt-loop
fido2
pcsc
pkcs11
tpm2-tss
zipl
cifs
dasd
dasd_mod
dcssblk
debug
fcoe
fcoe-uefi
fstab-sys
hwdb
iscsi
lunmask
nbd
nfs
nvmf
resume
rootfs-block
rootfs-block-fallback
squash-erofs
squash-squashfs
ssh-client
terminfo
udev-rules
virtfs
virtiofs
zfcp
znet
securityfs
biosdevname
masterkey
systemd-emergency
dracut-systemd
ecryptfs
initqueue
integrity
pollcdrom
selinux
syslog
usrmount
base
busybox
memstrack
shell-interpreter
shutdown
squash
squash-lib
╭─frazzlerunning@b850msteellegendwifi in ~
╰─λ garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.17.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=447f1f77-2189-479c-b8eb-54b999daf6e4 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.18.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASRock product: B850M Steel Legend WiFi v: N/A
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASRock model: B850M Steel Legend WiFi serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 3.50
date: 09/18/2025
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 5 gen: 5
level: v4 note: check built: 2024+ process: TSMC n4 (4nm) family: 0x1A (26)
model-id: 0x44 (68) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xB404032
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 640 KiB desc: d-8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB
desc: 8x1024 KiB L3: 96 MiB desc: 1x96 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 603 min/max: 603/5272 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 603 2: 603 3: 603
4: 603 5: 603 6: 603 7: 603 8: 603 9: 603 10: 603 11: 603 12: 603 13: 603
14: 603 15: 603 16: 603 bogomips: 150108
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900
XTX/7900 GRE/7900M] driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3 code: Navi-3x
process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: DP-3,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:744c class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Granite Ridge [Radeon Graphics]
vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, HDMI-A-2,
Writeback-2 bus-ID: 10:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:13c0 class-ID: 0300 temp: 39.0 C
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu d-rect: 5360x2520
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-3 pos: bottom-r model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAGEAR
serial: <filter> built: 2021 res: mode: 3440x1440 hz: 144 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 800x335mm (31.5x13.19") diag: 867mm (34.1")
modes: max: 3440x1440 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: primary,top-left model: AOC 2590G4
serial: <filter> built: 2018 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 178% (1.78)
to: 1080x1920 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2 size: 544x303mm (21.42x11.93")
diag: 623mm (24.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: radeonsi
surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.2.4-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (radeonsi
navi31 LLVM 20.1.8 DRM 3.64 6.17.1-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:744c
memory: 19.53 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 9 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT (RADV NAVI31) driver: mesa radv v: 25.2.4-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:744c surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: mesa radv
v: 25.2.4-arch1.1 device-ID: 1002:13c0 surfaces: N/A device: 2 type: cpu
name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
v: 25.2.4-arch1.1 (LLVM 20.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio
[Rembrandt/Strix] driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 10:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 10:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Device-4: GN Netcom Jabra EVOLVE 20 MS driver: jabra,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-11.3:10
chip-ID: 0b0e:0300 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.17.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 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: MEDIATEK MT7925 Wi-Fi 7 160MHz driver: mt7925e v: kernel pcie:
gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0717
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp7s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp8s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 57.85 GiB (6.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO 1TB
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: 2B2QEXE7 temp: 41.9 C
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 57.85 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 632 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 57.85 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 57.85 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 57.85 GiB (6.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.43 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 41.6 C mobo: 40.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 59.0 C mem: 73.0 C fan: 491 watts: 58.00
device: amdgpu temp: 39.0 C
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.43 GiB used: 3.38 GiB (11.1%)
Processes: 456 Power: uptime: 4m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.14 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1433 libs: 447 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.2 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date: 2025-08-23
Garuda release: 250801
Last full system update: 2025-10-12
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut garuda-hardware-profile-standard
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units:
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