linux-firmware update breaks both of my arch linux installations

SamaVeda · 2025-07-08 21:31:45

Simply followed instructions from the official Arch linux website, uninstalled `linux-firmware` and installed it again, restarted the computer and the internet doesn't work, and in my other computer same thing, except that the video doesn't work... I'm not really sure what kind of information I should leave here, how is it that simply upgrading the `linux-firmware` package somehow made it so that AMD drivers wouldn't work anymore? Did I forget to install something extra? I'm very confused about this update

ayekat · 2025-07-08 21:51:13

Hi, welcome to the forums

Do you have any logs (e.g. journal) or anything else that show the errors? If so, please paste them here.

Please also paste the section of your /var/log/pacman.log where the upgrade was done, so we know what exactly you did when upgrading linux-firmware.

seth · 2025-07-08 21:53:42

If you entered

# pacman -Rdd linux-firmware # pacman -Syu linux-firmware

you just removed the firmware, the formatting on the homepage is beyond unfortunate.
See https://archlinux.org/news/linux-firmwa … ervention/

SamaVeda · 2025-07-08 22:32:50

pacman -Rdd linux-firmware # pacman -Syu linux-firmware

Is exactly what I did, I believe. I'm fine with fully reinstalling it, just wanted to know if maybe there was a simpler fix. I'm providing the pacman log files from the update and also the full output of the command `journalctl -xe` from my second computer, in this one only the wifi was affected. The wifi card still shows up when I run `ip link` but when I try to connect using `nmtui` it doesn't detect any networks, even if I run `ip link set up` on the device. I skimmed through the journalclt output it but didn't seem to find anything exactly relevant, I'm not sure either how to best parse through the output so I'll just post everything here:

JournalCTL: https://pastebin.com/SMtrzaAg
Pacman Log: https://pastebin.com/Kgr4HDRw

Thanks

Last edited by SamaVeda (2025-07-08 22:33:31)

seth · 2025-07-08 22:38:31

Just run

pacman -Syu linux-firmware

If you typed in the other thing as one-liner, it stops at the "#" and ignores "pacman -Syu linux-firmware" (the "#" indicates a comment, there's something wrong w/ linewrapping on the homepage)

SamaVeda · 2025-07-08 22:47:00

seth wrote:

Just run
pacman -Syu linux-firmware
If you typed in the other thing as one-liner, it stops at the "#" and ignores "pacman -Syu linux-firmware" (the "#" indicates a comment, there's something wrong w/ linewrapping on the homepage)

Well, I would do that, the only issue is that I don't have a working internet connection in that installation anymore, so the command fails. I guess I could grab the package from an archive from another installation and try to install it from that?

seth · 2025-07-08 22:52:13

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Tethering
Alternatively you can mount the install iso (or any live distro) arch-chroot into the installed system (check https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chroot#Using_chroot if you've to chroot from eg. grml) - don't forget to mount the boot partition.
Or, indeed, usb-walk the firmware packageS (linux-firmware is an empty meta-package) to the offline system.

SamaVeda · 2025-07-09 00:14:47

seth wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Tethering
Alternatively you can mount the install iso (or any live distro) arch-chroot into the installed system (check https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chroot#Using_chroot if you've to chroot from eg. grml) - don't forget to mount the boot partition.
Or, indeed, usb-walk the firmware packageS (linux-firmware is an empty meta-package) to the offline system.

I might try that, or at this point I might just reinstall it, to be honest. Bu thanks!

Succulent of your garden · 2025-07-09 11:32:08

If your computers have support for RJ 45 cables, just take or buy one, connect the cable to your computer and your router. You will get instantly internet since your are using ethernet, so you will not need to connect with password. Then do the pacman -Syu linux-fimware. Disconect the RJ 45 cable and restart the computer, that should work instantly to fix your gpu and internet connection, instead of just reinstalling arch linux again.

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linux-firmware update breaks both of my arch linux installations

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