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I updated my system and now it wont boot. I only see a black screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. I'm using systemd boot and this install is almost 2 years old and I've been using UEFI the entire time.
I booted into a Arch live usb system, then mounted my root and boot partitions and then arch-chroot.
I tried "bootctl update" but that failed on some bus error.
I tried "bootctl install" but that failed and said the two EFI files were read only which I thought was odd.
I ran "fsck.vfat -f /dev/nvme0n1p1" and it seemed to fix some errors but the system still wouldn't boot. Now that I type this, I realize I had the boot partition mounted at the time and maybe because of that fsck couldn't fix it? I'll try running fsck on the unmounted partition and see what happens.
Anyway, does anyone else have any thoughts? If necessary, I can just use mkfs to format the /boot partition and start over, right?
Thanks
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What did the update contain? ( e.g. the contents of /var/log/pacman.log for that update)
What was the exact output of `bootctl install`? Was /boot mounted read only when you tried that command?
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I am at work now typing this stuff from memory, so I'll have to get exact outputs later, and check the pacman log as well.
As far as I know /boot should have been mounted rw. My steps went like this:
booted to the live system
fdisk -l (to check which partition is what)
mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot
arch-chroot
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And we're back!
I booted to the Arch usb again and ran fsck on the unmounted boot partition. It didn't seem to do anything. Then I mounted the partitions and chrooted again. I ran "bootctl update" and it copied the 2 loader files and then said "not booted with EFI, skipping EFI variable setup." I thought that was strange because it should have booted with EFI. (I should probably disable the compatibility mode in the BIOS to force it to use UEFI)
Anyway, then I rebooted and this time Arch booted right up.
Since it was requested, here's the relevant portion of pacman.log
Thanks again
[2019-01-04 00:03] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2019-01-04 00:03] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2019-01-04 00:03] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] running '70-dkms-remove.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms remove nvidia/415.25 -k 4.19.12-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms remove vboxhost/5.2.22_OSE -k 4.19.12-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] running 'ghc-unregister.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] transaction started
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded filesystem (2018.8-1 -> 2018.12-2)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded tzdata (2018g-1 -> 2018i-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded binutils (2.31.1-3 -> 2.31.1-4)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded btrfs-progs (4.19-1 -> 4.19.1-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded rhash (1.3.6-1 -> 1.3.7-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded cmake (3.13.1-1 -> 3.13.2-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded cpupower (4.19-1 -> 4.20-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded libpng (1.6.35-1 -> 1.6.36-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded graphite (1:1.3.12-1 -> 1:1.3.13-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz (2.2.0-1 -> 2.3.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded libmagick (7.0.8.20-1 -> 7.0.8.21-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded v4l-utils (1.16.2-1 -> 1.16.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded pango (1.42.4-1 -> 1.43.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded librsvg (2:2.44.10-1 -> 2:2.44.11-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded python (3.7.1-1 -> 3.7.2-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded gobject-introspection-runtime (1.58.2-1 -> 1.58.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded devede (4.12.0-2 -> 4.12.0-3)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded diffutils (3.6-2 -> 3.7-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded fmt (5.2.1-3 -> 5.3.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded gobject-introspection (1.58.2-1 -> 1.58.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded grep (3.1-2 -> 3.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded gzip (1.9-2 -> 1.10-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded handbrake (1.1.2-1 -> 1.2.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (2.2.0-1 -> 2.3.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-th-abstraction (0.2.8.0-4 -> 0.2.10.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-aeson (1.4.2.0-3 -> 1.4.2.0-4)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-aeson-pretty (0.8.7-46 -> 0.8.7-47)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-doctemplates (0.2.2.1-51 -> 0.2.2.1-52)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-glob (0.9.3-5 -> 0.10.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-haddock-library (1.7.0-7 -> 1.7.0-8)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-hsyaml (0.1.1.2-5 -> 0.1.1.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-http (4000.3.12-94 -> 4000.3.12-98)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-mime-types (0.1.0.8-4 -> 0.1.0.9-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-http-client (0.5.14-3 -> 0.5.14-4)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-http-client-tls (0.3.5.3-89 -> 0.3.5.3-90)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-pandoc-types (1.17.5.4-6 -> 1.17.5.4-7)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-skylighting-core (0.7.5-4 -> 0.7.5-5)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-skylighting (0.7.5-4 -> 0.7.5-5)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded haskell-texmath (0.11.1.2-6 -> 0.11.1.2-7)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded imagemagick (7.0.8.20-1 -> 7.0.8.21-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded intel-tbb (2019-1 -> 2019.3-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-libelf (0.174-1 -> 0.175-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded libmediainfo (18.08.1-1 -> 18.12-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded libsecret (0.18.6-1 -> 0.18.7-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded linux (4.19.12.arch1-1 -> 4.20.arch1-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded linux-headers (4.19.12.arch1-1 -> 4.20.arch1-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded mediainfo (18.08.1-1 -> 18.12-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded mediainfo-gui (18.08.1-1 -> 18.12-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded mkvtoolnix-cli (29.0.0-1 -> 29.0.0-2)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded mkvtoolnix-gui (29.0.0-1 -> 29.0.0-2)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded nvidia-dkms (415.25-4 -> 415.25-5)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded pandoc (2.5-12 -> 2.5-17)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded python-requests (2.20.1-1 -> 2.21.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded re2 (20181001-1 -> 20190101-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded sed (4.5-1 -> 4.7-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded smartmontools (6.6-2 -> 7.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-ui (3-3 -> 3-4)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded thunar (1.8.2-1 -> 1.8.2-2)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded turbostat (4.19-1 -> 4.20-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox-host-dkms (5.2.22-1 -> 6.0.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox (5.2.22-1 -> 6.0.0-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded wpa_supplicant (1:2.6-12 -> 1:2.7-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] upgraded xterm (340-1 -> 341-1)
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] running '60-linux.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM] running '70-dkms-install.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:05] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install nvidia/415.25 -k 4.20.0-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install vboxhost/6.0.0_OSE -k 4.20.0-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running '90-linux.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 4.20.0-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 4.20.0-arch1-1-ARCH
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: wd719x
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'detect-old-perl-modules.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'ghc-register.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-daemon-reload.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-sysctl.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-sysusers.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-tmpfiles.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-udev-reload.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'systemd-update.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'texinfo-install.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2019-01-04 00:06] [ALPM] running 'update-mime-database.hook'...Last edited by jollyrogr (2019-01-05 02:13:34)
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