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ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

Posts: 75

Plymouth weird message after update

Hello

I just updated my system and now Plymouth displays a weird message on my LUKS input screen

https://i.imgur.com/h9P03Wd.jpeg

as you see, next to the keyboard icon

Mod edit: Replaced oversized image with url -- V1del

Last edited by V1del (2026-06-10 23:28:23)

icleunsu

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Registered: 2026-06-12

Posts: 3

Re: Plymouth weird message after update

Hello

I just updated my system and now Plymouth displays a weird message on my LUKS input screen

https://i.imgur.com/h9P03Wd.jpeg geometry dash lite

as you see, next to the keyboard icon

Mod edit: Replaced oversized image with url -- V1del

I've encountered odd characters there when locale settings, fonts, or theme assets didn't match after an upgrade.

A few details that may help narrow it down:

Which Plymouth theme are you using?
Are you on systemd-boot or GRUB?
Did any locale or keyboard-layout packages get updated at the same time?
Does the issue persist after rebuilding the initramfs (mkinitcpio -P)?

icleunsu

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Registered: 2026-06-12

Posts: 3

Re: Plymouth weird message after update

If the unlock screen still accepts your passphrase correctly, I'd suspect a display/theme regression rather than an encryption-related problem.

seth

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Re: Plymouth weird message after update

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Ko_script
I suspect it's trying to tell you something about the keyboard, but the text clips - and might be false.

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ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

Posts: 75

Re: Plymouth weird message after update

Hello

I just updated my system and now Plymouth displays a weird message on my LUKS input screen

https://i.imgur.com/h9P03Wd.jpeg geometry dash lite

as you see, next to the keyboard icon

Mod edit: Replaced oversized image with url -- V1del

I've encountered odd characters there when locale settings, fonts, or theme assets didn't match after an upgrade.

A few details that may help narrow it down:

Which Plymouth theme are you using?
Are you on systemd-boot or GRUB?
Did any locale or keyboard-layout packages get updated at the same time?
Does the issue persist after rebuilding the initramfs (mkinitcpio -P)?

i'm using a theme called "arch-os", the package that provides it is `plymouth-theme-arch-os`
I tried using mkinitcpio -P but didn't fixed unfortunately

ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

Posts: 75

Re: Plymouth weird message after update

If the unlock screen still accepts your passphrase correctly, I'd suspect a display/theme regression rather than an encryption-related problem.

yes the passphrase is accepted and i can boot without any issue whatsoever

ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

Posts: 75

Re: Plymouth weird message after update

if I change theme I see "English US" next to the keyboard so i think it's a prlblem with the theme