Lost sound then stuck to console with mouse cursor

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I was watching a YouTube video then suddenly It lost a sound, I then proceed to try and update the system using the Welcome app.

At first I got an error updating ungoogled-chromium-bin it mentioned something about the tar.gz.

I tried to update again, everything was smooth. It ask me if I want to proceed to install ungoogled-chromium-bin and ungoogled-chromium-bin-debug I put Y pressed Enter and then this happened.

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Should I force shutdown? I’m so stuck, I can’t find any solution here. This is a 6 days old OS, I just switched from Windows 10. Also I had a kernel panic two days ago after shutting down (I forced shutdown during kernel panic, removed my external hdd, it boots up normally), is it connected?

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Try chrooting into the installation and use LTS kernel ? Or maybe Zen kernel.
To install LTS:sudo pacman -S linux-lts-headers linux-lts
To install Zen:sudo pacman -S linux-zen linux-zen-headers

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I have no choice. So I decided to force shutdown again. (hold power button)

I can’t even type a command to reboot/shutdown. Nothing works, even typing in Alt + F3 to F6. It just prints what I entered.

As of now, I tried booting again. I’m now logged in, if I ever get stuck again I’ll try your solution! Thanks!

Edit: There’s no sound coming out from my TV/Monitor connected with HDMI.
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Edit #2: Left my PC for awhile, lock screen automatically, it automatically fix itself? Switched from Audio Analog Stereo to Audio Digital Stereo. Now audio works again in HDMI.

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I would still recommend to switch to Zen or LTS to see if these nuances are fixed . Just try them out in your daily usage and they might save you from these constant headaches . You do know how to boot into a different kernel, right ?

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If you lock up and can’t drop to tty try this first before ( holding power button ).
Alt + Fn + print scr buttons, then release Fn + print scr while still holding the Alt key.

While holding the Alt key type REISUB one letter at a time and your computer should shut down.

Note: the print scr key maybe on the SysKQ key.

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Yes I do know how. It is the options before I proceed to boot, right? Do you recommend to install both Zen and LTS or just pick one?

Thank you, I’ll try this one if I ever get lock up again. :smiley:

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You can have both , depends on your preference. Choose any of the both , daily drive your system and see if you still come across this issue.

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Haven’t installed in a while but I had to set this up after install. I used this guide by Kresimir [Tip] Enable Magic SysRq Key (REISUB)
Very handy to have just in case.

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