Plymouth problem after update?

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    alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci,
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Network:
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Bluetooth:
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  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 146.49 GiB size: 146.49 GiB (100.00%) used: 6.56 GiB (4.5%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 146.49 GiB size: 146.49 GiB (100.00%) used: 6.56 GiB (4.5%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
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  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
    maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
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  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
  Processes: 387 Uptime: 2m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.15 GiB used: 2.54 GiB (35.5%) Init: systemd v: 253
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1305
  libs: 353 tools: pamac,paru Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.16-release inxi: 3.3.25
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2022-12-05
  Last full system update: 2023-03-29
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:            
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I've just done an update and Plymouth was one of the things that was updated.

The following was displayed after the update:

warning: /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf installed as /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf.pacnew
WARNING: The 'plymouth-encrypt' and 'sd-plymouth' hooks are no longer exist in the package. You should replace them with 'encrypt' and 'plymouth' hooks in your 'mkinitcpio.conf'. The 'lxdm-plymouth.service', 'lightdm-plymouth.service' and 'sddm-plymouth.service' systemd service files are no longer exist in the package. You should enable 'lxdm.service', 'lightdm.service' or 'sddm.service' instead.
New optional dependencies for plymouth
    gtk3: x11 renderer [installed]

I rebooted after the update, and during the reboot it mentioned something about fonts, but everything seems OK.

Is there something I should be concerned about?

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The fact that you saw this message suggests your Plymouth is broken. Probably the error message has been there the whole time, but normally with Plymouth enabled you will see an animation of some kind instead of the boot messages.

Fix the Plymouth hook by editing /etc/mkinitcpio.conf:

micro /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

Find the HOOKS line and change sd-plymouth to just plymouth.

Before:

HOOKS=(... sd-plymouth ...)

After:

HOOKS=(... plymouth ...)

The order of the hooks is significant, so don’t change where it appears in the list.

Optionally, you can fix that font error by adding setfont to the BINARIES field (higher up in the same file):

BINARIES=(setfont)

When you are finished amending the file, save and exit. Then rebuild the initramfs:

sudo mkinitcpio -P

It looks like you dodged a bullet on the encryption hook since you aren’t using encryption, and likewise your display manager (GDM) isn’t one of the listed ones so you should be fine to disregard those parts of the message.

When you have a chance, take a look at what is new in this configuration file and see if you would like to amend your config with any of the new properties.

sudo meld /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf.pacnew

Meld is is useful for this because it will highlight the differences, and you can copy things from one file to the other with the arrows. If you’re not sure what to do, take a screenshot and drop it in the thread so others can chime in.

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Many thanks for the comprehensive reply.

Below is my mkinitcpio.conf - it seems like nothing is set.

# vim:set ft=sh
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run.  Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array.  For instance:
#     MODULES=(crc32c intel_agp i915 amdgpu radeon nouveau)
MODULES=(crc32c intel_agp i915 amdgpu radeon nouveau)

# BINARIES
# This setting includes any additional binaries a given user may
# wish into the CPIO image.  This is run last, so it may be used to
# override the actual binaries included by a given hook
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=()

# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way.  This is useful for config files.
FILES=""

# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file.  The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added.  Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
##   This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
##   No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
#    HOOKS=(base)
#
##   This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
##   work as a sane default
#    HOOKS=(base udev autodetect block filesystems)
#
##   This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
##   No autodetection is done.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block filesystems)
#
##   This setup assembles a pata mdadm array with an encrypted root FS.
##   Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm' for more information on raid devices.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block mdadm encrypt filesystems)
#
##   This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block lvm2 filesystems)
#
##   NOTE: If you have /usr on a separate partition, you MUST include the
#    usr, fsck and shutdown hooks.
HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block keyboard keymap consolefont plymouth resume filesystems grub-btrfs-overlayfs"

# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, zstd compression
# is used. Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="zstd"
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"
#COMPRESSION="lz4"

# COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
# Additional options for the compressor
#COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=()
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Your hooks look correct already, actually. Are you still not getting the Plymouth splash screen? It is the little spinning animation in between the Grub menu and the login screen.

5

The splash screen is working OK, but I'm still getting the setfont error.

Do I change

BINARIES=()

to

BINARIES=(setfont)

?

6

That's right, and save/exit the file, and then rebuild the initramfs.

sudo mkinitcpio -P
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Many thanks for your words of wisdom.

I followed your advice and now things seems to be working correctly again.

:trophy:

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