DE not working on boot after update

After updating, the device gets stuck on the polymouth boot screen and load gnome. The only way to get into gnome is to press CTL + ALT + F1 however this only works in one in every 5 attempts.

 cat /var/log/boot.log

------------ Thu Jun 17 09:57:46 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Finished Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF …itch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
         Starting Hostname Service...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
[  OK  ] Finished Load/Save Random Seed.
[  OK  ] Started User Login Management.
------------ Thu Jun 17 10:03:03 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF …itch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
         Starting Hostname Service...
------------ Thu Jun 17 10:06:46 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Finished Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF …itch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Finished Load/Save Random Seed.
[  OK  ] Started User Login Management.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
[  OK  ] Created slice system-systemd\x2dbacklight.slice.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
         Starting Load/Save Screen …of leds:dell::kbd_backlight...
         Starting Hostname Service...
------------ Thu Jun 17 10:10:29 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Finished Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF …itch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
         Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Finished Load/Save Random Seed.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
         Starting Hostname Service...
[  OK  ] Started User Login Management.
------------ Thu Jun 17 10:14:24 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Finished Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
         Starting Hostname Service...
------------ Thu Jun 17 10:17:22 BST 2021 ------------
[  OK  ] Finished Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Finished Create Volatile Files and Directories.
         Starting Network Time Synchronization...
         Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Finished Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Set.
[  OK  ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[  OK  ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[  OK  ] Started Monthly clean packages cache.
[  OK  ] Started Generate mirrorlist weekly.
[  OK  ] Started pkgfile database update timer.
[  OK  ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
[  OK  ] Started Periodic Command Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
         Starting Network Manager...
         Starting Clean up modules from old kernels...
         Starting Optimus Manager Commands Daemon...
         Starting Authorization Manager...
         Starting Snap Daemon...
         Starting User Login Management...
[  OK  ] Finished Clean up modules from old kernels.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF …itch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
         Starting CUPS Scheduler...
         Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Finished Permit User Sessions.
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen...
         Starting Hostname Service...
         Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
[  OK  ] Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.

Have a look at this post

[BUG Report] Gnome kick back to login problem - #10 by philm

Could this be a solution for you?

I think that It’s slightly different behaviour as it does not show gnome at all.

However, it did give me some more information which might help.

journalctl -b -2 -u gdm

Jun 17 10:10:30 manjaro systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Jun 17 10:10:30 manjaro systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Jun 17 10:10:31 manjaro gdm[821]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
Jun 17 10:10:31 manjaro gdm[821]: Gdm: Child process -852 was already dead.
Jun 17 10:10:31 manjaro gdm[821]: Gdm: Child process -852 was already dead.
Jun 17 10:10:31 manjaro gdm[821]: Gdm: Child process -961 was already dead.
Jun 17 10:13:21 manjaro systemd[1]: Stopping GNOME Display Manager...
Jun 17 10:13:21 manjaro systemd[1]: gdm.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jun 17 10:13:21 manjaro systemd[1]: Stopped GNOME Display Manager.

Hello @depeb99433 :wink:

Looks like a problem with the GPU and GDM, try this:

MODULES=(amdgpu) Would you know the alternative to load Intel’s integrated graphics instead of amdgpu?

The gdm fix worked (kind of). It only works when I hold F2 down to disable the polymouth loading screen, if I don’t do that polymouth loads forever.

MODULES=(i915)

Your awesome, thank you!

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