My default kernel (6.18.9) is not booting (it was but has stopped for some reason), instead the LTS kernel is.
loader.conf…default 665eca4ae83246df8ec17d1cbc6a1763-*-arch?-?.conftimeout 5console-mode autoreboot-for-bitlocker 1
pacman -Q | grep linux
archlinux-keyring 20260206-1
linux 6.18.9.arch1-2
linux-api-headers 6.19-1
linux-firmware 20260221-1
linux-firmware-amdgpu 20260221-1
linux-firmware-atheros 20260221-1
linux-firmware-broadcom 20260221-1
linux-firmware-cirrus 20260221-1
linux-firmware-intel 20260221-1
linux-firmware-mediatek 20260221-1
linux-firmware-nvidia 20260221-1
linux-firmware-other 20260221-1
linux-firmware-radeon 20260221-1
linux-firmware-realtek 20260221-1
linux-firmware-whence 20260221-1
linux-headers 6.18.9.arch1-2
linux-lts 6.12.74-1
linux-lts-headers 6.12.74-1
python-proton-keyring-linux 0.2.1-4
util-linux 2.41.3-2
util-linux-libs 2.41.3-2
dalto
February 25, 2026, 4:28pm
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Can you provide some more info on “is not booting”? What are you seeing specifically?
I can boot it if I select it, but it was the default kernel until just recently.
dalto
February 25, 2026, 4:41pm
4
Can you share the output of sudo ls /efi/loader/entries
dalto
February 25, 2026, 4:52pm
6
This is wrong.
You have the wrong ID there. It looks like you copied the sample ID from the wiki. It should match the one in your screenshot. I would fix it for you but since you posted a screenshot instead of text, I am not retyping that whole ID.
Changed to the ID number in the entries folder, rebboted but still boots to LTS.
default b9f1f4e57d0544d3bd7e0dce726635f2-*-arch?-?.conf
timeout 5
console-mode auto
reboot-for-bitlocker 1
chroot
February 25, 2026, 5:18pm
8
If you manually select the default kernel to boot, what do you get in the journal?
dalto
February 25, 2026, 5:46pm
9
Maybe you accidentally hit a hotkey on the systemd-boot screen and that is overriding your choice.
Default kernel being the current LTS that boots by default or the 6.18.9 that is supposed to be the default kernel?
I’m booting multiple OS’s using rEFInd. This is what I get when I select EOS at boot…
Well, I restarted again and now 6.18.9 is booting as default kernel. Not sure what happened but glad it’s working like it’s supposed to!
