Cannot get to desktop after latest system update

Ok, this is what happened:

  • linux69 got removed from the repos
  • there was an Nvidia driver update and you used Pamac (Add/Remove Software) for your system update
  • Pamac might have notified you that he will remove linux69-nvidia due to a conflict
  • System update was done but Nvidia GFX is your primary graphics card
  • on reboot you only had access to the CLI

When there is a kernel EOL and got removed a different kernel should have been on the system. We will look into a solution which would automatically install needed kernels if a running kernel got removed. We might also check to prevent any updates in that case until a supported kernel is installed.

So this can fix the issue:

sudo mhwd -i linux66
sudo pacman -S linux66-nvidia
sudo mhwd -i linux610
sudo pacman -S linux610-nvidia

See also here: NVIDIA driver update broke NVIDIA drivers?