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seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: GRUB freezes on "Loading initial ramdisks"

lspci: Unable to load libk mod resources: error -2

That's only after a chroot? Running lspci from the install iso still works?

Can you

LC_ALL=C pacman -Qkk | grep -v ', 0 altered files' | grep -v backup | tee /tmp/integrity.txt

after the chroot? And post /tmp/integrity.txt ?
Booting the fallback image fails as well?

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ValidName

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Registered: 2026-10-17

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Re: GRUB freezes on "Loading initial ramdisks"

Seth, thank You for not forgetting about me! So, lspci always returns the same thing (no matter chroot'ness). Then I executed Your command in chroot, the result in /tmp/integrity is:

amd-ucode: 17 total files, 1 altered file
filesystem: 127 total files, 1 altered file
systemd: 1995 total files, 1 altered file

I already think, that this is wrong... Shouldn't GREP search for lines that contain both "0 altered files" and "backup"? But the command is right...

seth

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Re: GRUB freezes on "Loading initial ramdisks"

Then I executed Your command in chroot

That looks almost too innocent - but the lspci output is somewhat concerning if you also get that from the install iso.
From the install iso, no chroot:

uname -a
pacman -Qs kernel
lspci -knn

"man grep" / -v does what?:P

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ValidName

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Registered: 2026-10-17

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Re: GRUB freezes on "Loading initial ramdisks"

Seth, OK, I was dumb here. So, the result for uname is on:
https://termbin.com/xfkv/
pacman is:
https://termbin.com/v0td/
And lspci:
https://termbin.com/18kg/

seth

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Re: GRUB freezes on "Loading initial ramdisks"

That all looks rather sane, did lspci issue "Unable to load libkmod resources: error -2" again??

So status quo: system boots fine from the install iso, the installation starts the kernel but stalls somewhen after/with loading the initramfs.
There're no (error) messages, booting the multi-user.target / nomodeset and nosmp don't work either - that's all correct?

When I use archinstall, PC instead freezes on Arch's logo

Is that when running archinstall or when using archinstall to install the system?
Did you otherwise make any changes to the default mkinitcpio.conf and/or install/configure sth. like plymouth?
Have you tried to install/boot a UKI?

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