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ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

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[SOLVED] 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 ironhak (Today 08:53:52)

icleunsu

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Registered: 2026-06-12

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] 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: [SOLVED] 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: [SOLVED] 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: 84

Re: [SOLVED] 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: 84

Re: [SOLVED] 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: 84

Re: [SOLVED] 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

ironhak

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Registered: 2025-08-10

Posts: 84

Re: [SOLVED] Plymouth weird message after update

The issue stems from Plymouth updating assets for generating keyboard layouts and the theme is lagging behind. You can fix by copying everything from Plymouth "spinner" theme folder to "arch-os" theme folder (apart from watermark.svg and spinner.plymouth).