Computer hibernated during an update

[Chip]

My laptop hibernated during an upgrade when I tried to start it I got an error that said

error: you need to load the kernel first.

I was able to use chroot to update the Linux kernel via a live usb however when I boot into my main drive again I now just get black and white bars on my screen. I have tried different kernels including the one I was using before the update but not seeing a difference.

[Wollie]

I would suggest first to try what is described here:

Boot file not found

Welcome to the forum! You are unfortunately not the only one to run into this problem. Many people interrupt the update process because they think their machine is hanging, and then they press the reset button. For other people, there may be other reasons why the update process gets interrupted, but an interrupted update will indeed leave you without a bootable kernel, because the kernel images are only properly installed during the last phase of the update process. What you n…

It could be that you need to install a kernel after the update command, for example if you want to use kernel 5.10, then apply

mhwd-kernel -i linux510

just after the update command in the linked post.

[mithrial]

In chroot, continue the update:

pacman -Syyuu

And force the rebuilt of the initramfs:

mkinitcpio -P

(This step might be redundant depending on what the first one does but it can’t hurt.)

[Chip]

I tried the above steps I also forced pacman to reinstall all packages in case a package was corrupted during the install. Still getting the bars after booting into the os.

I should also probably mention I have full disk encryption so I am decrypting the drive and mounting it before running the chroot.

I would embed a picture but it seems my account is too new. I had to make a new one again as my old one wouldn’t let me in.

I have seen the bars before for about a half second while it boots before.

I have also tried to switch to another tty but no luck.

[Chip]

Update, swapped the ssd into a nearly identical pc only difference being the resolution in the display and the amount of ram. It is stuck on the manjaro logo on boot

[Chip]

I pressed delete a shell opened and gave instructions for running fsck. I ran it and it works now. I think the bars is just the portion of the startup that shows the manjaro logo isn’t setup for a high res screen.

[Wollie]

@Chip, nice to hear you solved it. As they are not very useful, please delete all the pictures of this thread.