Can't boot after update

My system is completely refusing to boot after update. I’m using systemd boot and I can choose the kernels just fine, but after that step (no matter which kernel I choose) I just have black screen. I can’t even get into a TTY. I chrooted in and these are the logs:

Jun 03 20:08:29 EndeavourOS kernel: failed to evaluate ATRM got AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT
Jun 03 20:08:29 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Repartition Root Disk was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:29 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Wizard was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:29 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Rebuild Hardware Database was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:29 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Complete was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:30 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Virtual Machine and Container Storage (Compatibility) was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathExists=/var/lib/machines.raw).
Jun 03 20:08:30 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Set Up Additional Binary Formats was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:30 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Commit a transient machine-id on disk was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathIsMountPoint=/etc/machine-id).
Jun 03 20:08:34 EndeavourOS kernel: wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-72.ucode failed with error -2
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Set Up Additional Binary Formats was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Wizard was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Complete was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Rebuild Hardware Database was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Commit a transient machine-id on disk was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathIsMountPoint=/etc/machine-id).
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Repartition Root Disk was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:35 EndeavourOS systemd-udevd[362]: cfg80211: Process '/usr/bin/set-wireless-regdom' failed with exit code 1.
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS kernel: thermal thermal_zone7: failed to read out thermal zone (-61)
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd-udevd[358]: controlC0: Process '/usr/bin/alsactl restore 0' failed with exit code 99.
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Set Up Additional Binary Formats was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Wizard was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: First Boot Complete was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionFirstBoot=yes).
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Rebuild Hardware Database was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Commit a transient machine-id on disk was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathIsMountPoint=/etc/machine-id).
Jun 03 20:08:36 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Repartition Root Disk was skipped because all trigger condition checks failed.
Jun 03 20:09:00 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: VirtualBox Guest VMSVGA resize client was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionVirtualization=oracle).
Jun 03 20:09:00 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Manage Sound Card State (restore and store) was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathExists=/etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf).
Jun 03 20:09:00 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: VirtualBox Guest Service was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionVirtualization=oracle).
Jun 03 20:09:00 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Open Virtual Machine Tools (VMware Tools) was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionVirtualization=vmware).
Jun 03 20:09:00 EndeavourOS systemd[1]: Open Virtual Machine Tools (vmware-vmblock-fuse) was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionVirtualization=vmware).
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS audit[511]: CRED_ACQ pid=511 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_securetty,pam_shells,pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="liveuser" exe="/usr/bin/login" hostname=EndeavourOS addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1103 audit(1685819348.089:45): pid=511 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_securetty,pam_shells,pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="liveuser" exe="/usr/bin/login" hostname=EndeavourOS addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS audit[541]: CRED_ACQ pid=541 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=? acct="liveuser" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=failed'
Jun 03 20:09:08 EndeavourOS audit[511]: CRED_REFR pid=511 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_securetty,pam_shells,pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="liveuser" exe="/usr/bin/login" hostname=EndeavourOS addr=? terminal=/dev/tty1 res=success'
Jun 03 20:09:19 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[628]: [session uid=1000 pid=626] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1
Jun 03 20:09:41 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[628]: [session uid=1000 pid=626] Activated service 'org.bluez.obex' failed: Process org.bluez.obex exited with status 1
Jun 03 20:10:36 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service not found.
Jun 03 20:10:48 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.resolve1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.resolve1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:11:28 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:11:28 EndeavourOS audit[2314]: CRED_REFR pid=2314 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:28 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1685819488.935:83): pid=2314 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:29 EndeavourOS audit[2314]: CRED_DISP pid=2314 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:29 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1685819489.305:86): pid=2314 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:36 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:11:36 EndeavourOS audit[2324]: CRED_REFR pid=2324 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:36 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1685819496.981:88): pid=2324 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:37 EndeavourOS audit[2324]: CRED_DISP pid=2324 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:37 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1685819497.045:91): pid=2324 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:45 EndeavourOS dbus-daemon[458]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 03 20:11:45 EndeavourOS audit[2331]: CRED_REFR pid=2331 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jun 03 20:11:45 EndeavourOS kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1685819505.234:93): pid=2331 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'

I also downgraded the kernels to the previous version, but that didn’t change anything…

What is the hardware? Post the link

inxi -Faz | eos-sendlog

http://ix.io/4xpp

By the way, I have a separate home partition. Happy to reinstall if someone can guide me in how to do it without nuking my home partition lol.

Hard to read as it has all these number symbols. :thinking:

I’ve tried this command instead

inxi -Fxxc0z

Seems to work a little better: http://ix.io/4xpt

What version of mesa do you have?

Edit: pacman -Qi mesa

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23.1.1-1

Earlier there was some issue with the radeon cards with mesa but you have the latest. Did you just get the latest mesa updating and then it wouldn’t boot. You could check your pacman log in /var/log/pacman.log

So I did actually upgrade mesa today just before everything broke but downgrading it also did not work. =/

When it boots what happens.

Totally black screen - no text, no TTY, no mouse pointer, nothing.

Not a joke - it’s totally black.

Not sure if it’s related to the amd graphics. Are you using grub or systemd-boot?

Systemd-boot.

Did you try sudo reinstall-kernels

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Thanks, I tried that there in chroot and had no joy. Screen is still stubbornly black.

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Any suggestions or should I try reinstalling?

I don’t really have an idea why it’s not booting. Do you get any hint form what’s on the screen during the boot process.

Absolutely none. Do the boot error logs in OP give you any idea?