Stuck on boot after update (for a few days)

[Pasqui]

sh-5.2# dracut --regenerate-all --force
dracut[I]: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --kver=6.11.8-arch1-2 --force
dracut[I]: *** Including module: bash ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: shell-interpreter ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-ask-password ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-initrd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-journald ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-modules-load ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-sysctl ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-sysusers ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-tmpfiles ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-udevd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: i18n ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: btrfs ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: kernel-modules ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: kernel-modules-extra ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: btrfs-snapshot-overlay ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: hwdb ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: rootfs-block ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: terminfo ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: udev-rules ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: dracut-systemd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: usrmount ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: base ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: fs-lib ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: shutdown ***
dracut[I]: *** Including modules done ***
dracut[I]: *** Installing kernel module dependencies ***
dracut[I]: *** Installing kernel module dependencies done ***
dracut[I]: *** Resolving executable dependencies ***
dracut[I]: *** Resolving executable dependencies done ***
dracut[I]: *** Hardlinking files ***
dracut[I]: *** Hardlinking files done ***
dracut[I]: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image ***
dracut[I]: *** Constructing AuthenticAMD.bin ***
dracut[I]: *** Store current command line parameters ***
dracut[I]: *** Stripping files ***
dracut[I]: *** Stripping files done ***
dracut[I]: *** Creating image file '/boot/initramfs-6.11.8-arch1-2.img' ***
dracut[I]: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initramfs-6.11.8-arch1-2.img' done ***
dracut[I]: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --kver=6.11.8-zen1-2-zen --force
dracut[I]: *** Including module: bash ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: shell-interpreter ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-ask-password ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-initrd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-journald ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-modules-load ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-sysctl ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-sysusers ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-tmpfiles ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: systemd-udevd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: i18n ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: btrfs ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: kernel-modules ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: kernel-modules-extra ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: btrfs-snapshot-overlay ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: hwdb ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: rootfs-block ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: terminfo ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: udev-rules ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: dracut-systemd ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: usrmount ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: base ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: fs-lib ***
dracut[I]: *** Including module: shutdown ***
dracut[I]: *** Including modules done ***
dracut[I]: *** Installing kernel module dependencies ***
dracut[I]: *** Installing kernel module dependencies done ***
dracut[I]: *** Resolving executable dependencies ***
dracut[I]: *** Resolving executable dependencies done ***
dracut[I]: *** Hardlinking files ***
dracut[I]: *** Hardlinking files done ***
dracut[I]: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image ***
dracut[I]: *** Constructing AuthenticAMD.bin ***
dracut[I]: *** Store current command line parameters ***
dracut[I]: *** Stripping files ***
dracut[I]: *** Stripping files done ***
dracut[I]: *** Creating image file '/boot/initramfs-6.11.8-zen1-2-zen.img' ***
dracut[I]: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initramfs-6.11.8-zen1-2-zen.img' done ***

[Jeshu]

At the moment you only have the zen kernel
try;
main menu
Garuda settings manager
select kernels
select refresh
install Linux kernel and watch it compile.

then open
garuda boot options
select Linux kernel as first boot
save

and if needed
garuda-update remote fix

[Pasqui]

as you can read above…

@Pasqui

I tried with vanilla kernel, zen, cachy…

[BluishHumility]

@Pasqui

when I reboot, it gets stuck after grub, in the screen where it loads the kernel.

This is the go-to resource for the issue you are describing.

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…

Take notes as you work through it so you can update the thread with relevant information.

@Pasqui

Anyway garuda-chroot -a answers me with:

If the automatic chroot tool doesn’t work, use arch-chroot instead as described here: chroot - ArchWiki. Be sure to mount all the subvolumes before entering the chroot. See this topic for example: Chroot into encrypted partition - #50 by BluishHumility. I’m not sure you need to chroot to resolve this issue, but that would be how to do it if you did.

@Pasqui

YEP! Now I noticed this error during the installation of the drivers:

Looks like your DKMS packages are messed up. Double-check that you have the appropriate headers installed for your kernel. If not, you will need to get those installed for each kernel you are using.

sudo pacman -S linux-zen-headers

Remove all those broken Nvidia modules, then reinstall the Nvidia DKMS package.

sudo dkms remove nvidia --all
sudo pacman -S nvidia-dkms

Probably you will want to do the same with the VirtualBox DKMS package you are using.

@Pasqui

it does not work

You responded to a nearly 200-word post that contained two multi-step suggestions with only “it does not work”? Nothing else to say?

What did you try? What happened? Where is the terminal output from your efforts?

You are the only one here who can see what is happening on your computer. If you can’t be more forthcoming with information, no one is going to be able to help you.

@Pasqui

sh-5.2# dracut --regenerate-all --force

You would need to use the -o flag to regenerate the initramfs image this way. Otherwise, this is what happens:

@Pasqui

Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initramfs-6.11.8-zen1-2-zen.img' done

You created an image file named initramfs-6.11.8-zen1-2-zen.img. When your system boots, it looks for an image file named initramfs-linux-zen.img, so the image you created isn’t going to be used unless you rename it first.

Instead of that, use the dracut script the distro provides:

sudo dracut-rebuild

See also: Dracut | Garuda Linux wiki

@Pasqui

I tried with vanilla kernel, zen, cachy…

The LTS kernel is the one to try, as suggested in post 12. Don’t forget the kernel headers.

sudo pacman -S linux-lts linux-lts-headers

[Pasqui]

I tried in a thousand ways, in the end I preferred to reinstall Garuda