DE not working on boot after update

[megavolt]

Hello @depeb99433

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

@megavolt

Looks like a timing issue… make the drivers load very early:

Exchange MODULES=() with:

MODULES=(amdgpu)

at /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

Then run sudo mkinitcpio -P to update the initramfs.

Reason of this is that the driver scheduled late and therefore the display-manager does not start at first time when switching from basic video mode to the graphical mode

@megavolt

Here you go:

sudo systemctl edit --full gdm

(this will create a new alternative service file. The original file will not be touched)

There you add between [Service] and ExecStart=/usr/bin/gdm: ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 2 like this:

[Service]
ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 2
ExecStart=/usr/bin/gdm

and save it with CTRL+S and close it with CTRL+X.

sleep 2 stands for “wait 2 seconds”. Add more time if needed.

OR

add change the type to idle:

[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/bin/gdm

(this will wait not more than 5 seconds)

You can revert it any time with:

sudo systemctl revert gdm