Display manager doesn't start after newest Manjaro update

[Kobold]

@Dumnoob

I will go into BIOS and disable fast boot and TMP as i don’t have windows it should be fine?

You better get your system running again first and after that
you can try that.

TPM in general can also store encrypted keys for encrypted partitions. If you don’t have a encrypted partition, which supports TPM and is enabled with that feature… should be no problem then.

Fast boot is 100% safe to disable.

@Dumnoob

What is the benefit in disabling Secure boot?

Well, you might saw the result already with your Manjaro Boot stick… it refused to Boot when the Bootfiles not certified.

I don’t have a good feeling to use a Microsoft Feature that is in control from this company and gives green light to access the bootfiles and allows your OS to boot or refuse it… doesn’t sound shady?

Atleast, if you still use Linux Mint on your Laptop… maybe it doesn’t matter. Its up to you.

Here just a little Hint:

Given rise in number of anti-cheats requiring secure boot enabled, is there any plan to add support secureboot to manjaro?

If one want to use secure boot it is necessary. But you must understand that you are giving away control over your computing system. It is - kind of - extended DRM (Digital Right Managment) - which is designed to make as much money as possible. Next logical step is to use the TPM implementation to further exclude …

@Dumnoob

@Dumnoob

To summarize, my issue is probably a Plymouth bug even though I’ve always updated my system.

@philm

IMPORTANT → Linux 6.5 is EOL

Linux 6.5 is EOL and will be removed from the repo.

If you use Linux 6.5 and Nvidia or as virtual machine, it is of great importance, that you install Linux 6.6 to avoid driver problems.

sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux66

You should look in the Announcements Stable Topic from time to time, this info in Known issue and solution is 4month old.

Good guide to disable plymouth:

[HowTo] Disable or Remove Plymouth (boot splash)

In the year 2024 many Manjaro ISOs provide and enable plymouth by default. Which is to say it is not a system-critical component. It also has a nasty habit of breaking boot under various circumstances. In those cases, or simply to avoid the bloat, you can temporarily disable plymouth, permanently disable it, or remove it entirely. First an introduction to boot options for Grub You can tempoarily edit (add, remove, or change) boot options during boot from grub if you hit ‘e’ at selection. …

But the bloody noob tutorial with no step cutting out you get only from me:

First command to use nano editor (when you dont have used Timeshift yet, you need to do this in TTY and log in and then…):

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Look for that line and only remove the word splash :

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=

With crtl+O and enter (you save the file) and exit with crtl+x

And after you done just this command:

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

After a restart you see the result.