Blackscreen after latest testing update

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I updated this morning and rebooted and all I got was a black screen. I am unable to get to a tty. I am able to get into grub and I have currently restored a timeshift backup. Oddly enough the timeshift backups seem to be getting “infected” with black screens also. Initially I was able to boot into a backup taken before the upgrade. Now that one doesnt work anymore. So then I was able to boot into a timeshift from a day ago and now that also just boots to a black screen. Im currently on a timeshift from 2 days ago now and Im running out of timeshifts.

Anyway I tried some of the suggestion that I could find on this forum but I’ve had no success.

System:
  Kernel: 6.6.8-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    clocksource: tsc available: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2024-01-06_23-00-01/@/boot/vmlinuz-6.6-x86_64
    root=UUID=0d74b82b-d7a6-4487-9b9e-dac090d9210c quiet splash
    resume=UUID=33dc68e0-8455-4b80-98bc-228b7a4640f5 udev.log_priority=3
    rootflags=defaults,discard=async,ssd,subvol=timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2024-01-06_23-00-01/@
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 tk: Qt v: 5.15.11 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
    dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS ELITE v: -CF
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS ELITE serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: American Megatrends LLC. v: F38g date: 09/20/2023
Battery:
  Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.26 GiB used: 4.78 GiB (15.3%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 4
    level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA20120E
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 96 MiB
    desc: 1x96 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3692 high: 4450 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 3567 2: 4450
    3: 3556 4: 3566 5: 3625 6: 3400 7: 3560 8: 3570 9: 3560 10: 4449 11: 3400
    12: 3556 13: 4449 14: 3400 15: 3400 16: 3575 bogomips: 108835
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
    bmi2 bpext cat_l3 cdp_l3 clflush clflushopt clwb clzero cmov cmp_legacy
    constant_tsc cpb cpuid cqm cqm_llc cqm_mbm_local cqm_mbm_total
    cqm_occup_llc cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de debug_swap decodeassists erms extapic
    extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr fxsr_opt ht
    hw_pstate ibpb ibrs ibs invpcid irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm mba mca mce
    misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt
    nrip_save nx ospke osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
    pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pku pni popcnt
    pse pse36 rapl rdpid rdpru rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sep sha_ni
    skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 stibp succor
    svm svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale umip user_shstk v_spec_ctrl
    v_vmsave_vmload vaes vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall vpclmulqdq wbnoinvd wdt
    x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
    STIBP: always-on, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] vendor: Sapphire
    driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm)
    built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
    active: DP-1,DP-3 empty: DP-2,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 0b:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73bf
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech HD Webcam C525 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1.4:6
    chip-ID: 046d:0826 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.10 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.3
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x285mm (40.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 1055mm (41.54")
  Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DisplayPort-0 pos: primary,left
    model: LG (GoldStar) 27GL650F serial: <filter> built: 2019 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 144 dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 609mm (24")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: DP-3 mapped: DisplayPort-2 pos: right
    model: LG (GoldStar) 27GL650F serial: <filter> built: 2019 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 144 dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 609mm (24")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
    device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
    inactive: gbm,wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (navi21 LLVM
    16.0.6 DRM 3.54 6.6.8-2-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:73bf memory: 15.62 GiB
    unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.274 layers: 7 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon RX 6800 XT (RADV NAVI21) driver: mesa radv v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1
    device-ID: 1002:73bf surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0d:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech HD Webcam C525 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1.4:6
    chip-ID: 046d:0826 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Device-4: Focusrite-Novation Scarlett 2i4 driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-2.3:10
    chip-ID: 1235:800a class-ID: fe01
  API: ALSA v: k6.6.8-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp5s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-2.3:4
    chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 20.4 TiB used: 4.03 TiB (19.8%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Sabrent
    model: SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: RKT4B5.1 temp: 30.9 C scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: Sabrent model: N/A size: 1.86 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: RKT303.3 temp: 26.9 C scheme: MBR
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 QVO 2TB
    size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 size: 5.46 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 size: 5.46 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-6: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  ID-7: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  ID-8: /dev/sdh maj-min: 8:112 vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra Fit
    size: 114.56 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.0 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: GPT
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-9: /dev/sdi maj-min: 8:128 vendor: SanDisk model: USB 3.2Gen1
    size: 232.88 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.81 TiB size: 1.81 TiB (100.00%) used: 603.05 GiB (32.5%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:3 label: MANJARO
    uuid: 0d74b82b-d7a6-4487-9b9e-dac090d9210c
  ID-2: /home raw-size: 1.81 TiB size: 1.81 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 603.05 GiB (32.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:3
    label: MANJARO uuid: 0d74b82b-d7a6-4487-9b9e-dac090d9210c
  ID-3: /run/media/thedatabug/DOCUMENTS raw-size: 5.46 TiB
    size: 5.41 TiB (99.19%) used: 1.36 TiB (25.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1
    maj-min: 8:33 label: DOCUMENTS uuid: 19263c53-23f2-49ad-99eb-d57e1269cc6b
  ID-4: /run/media/thedatabug/ENTERTAINMENT raw-size: 5.46 TiB
    size: 5.41 TiB (99.19%) used: 1.23 TiB (22.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1
    maj-min: 8:17 label: ENTERTAINMENT
    uuid: a6d7961b-52de-4738-b12e-a3ef209f61c5
  ID-5: /run/media/thedatabug/GAMING raw-size: 1.86 TiB
    size: 1.83 TiB (98.37%) used: 875.87 GiB (46.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
    maj-min: 259:2 label: GAMING uuid: 8ef8bd2f-dbe6-42b6-aa88-f0cfc3745de6
  ID-6: /var/cache raw-size: 1.81 TiB size: 1.81 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 603.05 GiB (32.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:3
    label: MANJARO uuid: 0d74b82b-d7a6-4487-9b9e-dac090d9210c
  ID-7: /var/log raw-size: 1.81 TiB size: 1.81 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 603.05 GiB (32.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:3
    label: MANJARO uuid: 0d74b82b-d7a6-4487-9b9e-dac090d9210c
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
    compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 8.5 MiB (0.1%)
    priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:4 label: swap
    uuid: 33dc68e0-8455-4b80-98bc-228b7a4640f5
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 1.82 TiB fs: ext4 label: GARUDA
    uuid: 540a54c6-f85c-4888-ba19-b884f0f92ad4
  ID-2: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 1.82 TiB fs: ext4 label: EXTERNAL_HD
    uuid: ff9dd446-ceac-428a-bc4d-89f7199a1a58
  ID-3: /dev/sde1 maj-min: 8:65 size: 1.82 TiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-4: /dev/sdh1 maj-min: 8:113 size: 114.56 GiB fs: exfat
    label: LITTLESTICK uuid: FF7F-EF2E
  ID-5: /dev/sdi1 maj-min: 8:129 size: 232.87 GiB fs: vfat label: APP STICK
    uuid: 1D57-6408
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 1-2:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-2.3:4 info: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
    type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Hub-3: 1-3:3 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-3.4:6 info: HP Photosmart 6520 series
    type: printer,mass storage driver: usb-storage,usblp interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 2mA
    chip-ID: 03f0:af11 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 1-4:5 info: Integrated Express IT8297 RGB LED Controller
    type: keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 048d:8297 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-4: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 2-2:2 info: Genesys Logic GL3523 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.2
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 05e3:0620
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 2-2.1:3 info: ASMedia ASM1051E SATA 6Gb/s bridge ASM1053E
    ASM1153 3Gb/s ASM1153E bridge type: mass storage driver: uas interfaces: 1
    rev: 3.1 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    chip-ID: 174c:55aa class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 2-2.4:4 info: Genesys Logic USB Storage type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 05e3:0764 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-6: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-3:2 info: Google Nexus/Pixel Device (MTP) type: still imaging
    driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 18d1:4ee1 class-ID: 0601 serial: <filter>
  Hub-7: 3-6:3 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-8: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-9: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-10: 5-1:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-1.3:4 info: Areson Corp Elecom MR-K013 Multicard Reader
    type: keyboard,mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 25a7:fa61 class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 5-1.4:6 info: Logitech HD Webcam C525 type: audio,video
    driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 046d:0826 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Hub-11: 5-2:3 info: VIA Labs USB2.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 2109:2817
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-2.1:7 info: Razer USA Naga Trinity type: mouse,keyboard
    driver: razermouse,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 1532:0067 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 5-2.3:10 info: Focusrite-Novation Scarlett 2i4 type: audio
    driver: snd-usb-audio interfaces: 6 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 1235:800a class-ID: fe01
  Device-3: 5-2.4:11 info: Microdia Backlit Gaming Keyboard
    type: keyboard,mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 400mA
    chip-ID: 0c45:652f class-ID: 0301
  Hub-12: 5-3:5 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-3.3:9 info: Holtek USB Gaming Keyboard type: keyboard,HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 04d9:a0f8 class-ID: 0300
  Hub-13: 5-4:8 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-14: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-15: 6-1:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 05e3:0626
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-16: 6-2:3 info: VIA Labs USB3.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 2109:0817
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-17: 6-3:4 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 05e3:0612
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 6-3.4:6 info: SanDisk Ultra Fit type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 0781:5583 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-18: 6-4:5 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0
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Hi @thedatabug,

I think you’ll find this beneficial:

And/or:

Hope this helps!

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Be aware that after a rollback in timeshift you seem to work in that rollback and alter it.
If you need to be able to rollback again to this point, you first :warning: have to do a new snapshot with timeshift. Then after that you can do whatever you want :wink:

This is where Timeshift and snapper differ. Snapper takes readonly snapshots, Timeshift takes writeable snapshots. :man_shrugging:

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Ah that would explain that one. Anyway I did run out of snapshots :).

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Thank you so much for the links. I tried to work my way through it but nothing seemed to work for me.

manjaro-chroot -a didnt work as I have btrfs so I had to do the more complicated one.

Just so I learn something for future,

mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@ /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@home /dev/sda2 /mnt/home
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@log /dev/sda2 /mnt/var/log
mount -t btrfs -o subvol=@cache /dev/sda2 /mnt/var/cache
mount -t vfat  /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs /mnt/sys
mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /mnt/sys/firmware/efi/efivars
chroot /mnt /bin/bash

I adjusted this to suit my setup. I replaced sda2 with nvme0n1p1

my current lsblk looks like this

nvme0n1     259:1    0   1.8T  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:3    0   300M  0 part /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2 259:4    0   1.8T  0 part /var/log
                                      /var/cache
                                      /swap
                                      /home
                                      /

Im pretty sure when I did a lsblk from my rescue Manajro it didnt show a /boot/efi partition as I couldnt work out what I should replace this line with.

mount -t vfat  /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi

But now my lsnlk looks totally different so I guess things where a little borked.

Anyway. I decided to re-install as it seemed the easier and quicker option.

In addition I dont seem to understand how rsync works. I made a backup this morning before everything stuffed up. Now Ive restored that backup and the settings are months old. So many configs lost.

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By any chance you have some Intel or Nvidia GPU based system? Those might have issues with Mesa 23.3.x series …

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Nope Im on AMD. RX 6800 XT to be precise.

It really seemed totally out of the blue. All was working fine. I updated and black screen.

I wasn’t experienced enough to rescue the system from that state.

Unfortunately my backups also didn’t work right. I had the whole Home folder backed up to an external drive. I made a backup yesterday morning. But when I restored it a lot of settings where from months ago. It seems that rsync was not overwriting existing files. Newer files where backed up but older settings where left to the old versions.

Its going to take me days to properly restore my system. I really need to figure out how to use rsync more effectively.

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Make Backups:

Rsync is the best. But you need to read the documentation carefully

info rsync

Rule: A backup is only as good as its restore :wink:

→ Look with a filemanager (like mc) into your backups.

Once you found the right options for you, it will be rock stable.

(Or use Snapper if you have btrfs) and

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Thanks for info.

I had made backups.
I had 4 Timeshift backups and a rsync (GRsync) backup of home to an external drive.

I was able to get into the timeshift backups but every time I tried to run the update not only did it break again but it rendered that Timeshift broken. As I didnt really know what I was doing, I managed to render all 4 timeshifts the same. Booting to a black screen.

Also GRsync apparently wasnt set up correctly hence why my “restore” also didnt work properly.

I do have a working system now but I had a lot of stuff configured that now isnt.

Im currently trying to figure out a rsync script that I can make reliable backups with. This is the script I have at the moment:

-avxP --delete --exclude-from='/home/$USER/.rsync-excludes.txt' '/home/$USER/' '/run/media/$USER/DOCUMENTS/Backup/>Home<'

I’m hoping this will keep an up to date mirrored copy of my Home directory.

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But it can happen that files are lost the day after you lost them in /home :wink:
It’s best to keep more than one backup this way (backup 3 2 1).

Or use Snapper to take snapshots of /home too :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

No, you had 4 Timeshift snapshots. These are not backups !!! (As you yourself noticed)

I have about 50-100 snapshots from /, /home, … on each machine and about 500 external backups (of such snapshots) from 5 machines. (Once I lost a hard drive and had to pay for data recovery - lesson learned)