Frozen on BIOS logo after the GRUB selection

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I have the following packages avaliable to update:

lib32-lcms2-2.16-1  lib32-libdrm-2.4.118-1  linux510-5.10.204-1
             linux510-nvidia-545.29.06-4  linux510-virtualbox-host-modules-7.0.12-7
             linux61-6.1.68-1  linux61-nvidia-545.29.06-8
             linux61-virtualbox-host-modules-7.0.12-13  netpbm-10.86.39-1
             python-prompt_toolkit-3.0.42-1  thin-provisioning-tools-1.0.9-2
             thunderbird-115.5.2-1  vivaldi-ffmpeg-codecs-120.0.6099.80-1
             wxwidgets-common-3.2.4-3  wxwidgets-gtk3-3.2.4-3  xorg-server-21.1.10-1
             xorg-server-common-21.1.10-1  zxing-cpp-2.2.1-1

Updating them results in the machine frozen on the bios logo after the grub selection. Timeshifting back to yesterday restated the machine functionality. I coulnt not get to a tty to check what can be happening.

Info about my machine:

inxi -Fazy 
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.67-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    clocksource: tsc available: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64
    root=UUID=34e9c83c-58ee-4a25-bb00-b4fc7d03af25 rw quiet
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 tk: Qt v: 5.15.11 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
    dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1813
    date: 10/13/2023
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5
    level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB desc: 8x1024 KiB
    L3: 96 MiB desc: 1x96 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3178 high: 4200 min/max: 3000/5049 boost: enabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 4200 2: 3000
    3: 3000 4: 3000 5: 2874 6: 3000 7: 3000 8: 3000 9: 3000 10: 4200 11: 3000
    12: 3000 13: 3000 14: 3000 15: 3000 16: 3579 bogomips: 134188
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: safe RET
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
    STIBP: always-on, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia
    v: 545.29.06 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 545.xx+ status: current
    (as of 2023-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2503 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: AMD Raphael vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2
    code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 10:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e class-ID: 0300 temp: 37.0 C
  Device-3: Logitech Logitech Webcam C925e driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-2:2
    chip-ID: 046d:085b class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia,amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 108 s-size: 602x342mm (23.70x13.46")
    s-diag: 692mm (27.26")
  Monitor-1: DP-4 res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23")
    diag: 685mm (26.97") modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0
    drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 3 drv: swrast gbm:
    drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
    inactive: wayland,device-2
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 545.29.06
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 11.72 GiB
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.269 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 driver: nvidia v: 545.29.06
    device-ID: 10de:2503 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: integrated-gpu
    name: AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) driver: mesa radv
    v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1 device-ID: 1002:164e surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com.
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 10:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 10:00.6
    chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Logitech Logitech Webcam C925e driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-2:2
    chip-ID: 046d:085b class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.67-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: off with: pipewire-media-session
    status: active tools: pw-cli
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active with: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: Foxconn driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1
    bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp10s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-2:2 chip-ID: 0489:e0e2
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2
    lmp-v: 11 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 7c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.09 TiB used: 302.45 GiB (9.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 1TB
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B4QFXO7 temp: 34.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G
    size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0102 temp: 35 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: A-Data model: SU630 size: 447.13 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
    serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4c12 temp: 35 C scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G
    size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: KB.3 temp: 26 C scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37960G
    size: 894.25 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: Z1.3 temp: 26 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 915.53 GiB (98.32%)
    used: 250.45 GiB (27.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 188.1 MiB size: 183.4 MiB (97.51%)
    used: 37 MiB (20.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdd2 maj-min: 8:50
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
    compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 512 MiB used: 26.8 MiB (5.2%) priority: -2
    file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 46.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
  GPU: device: nvidia screen: :0.0 temp: 53 C fan: 0% device: amdgpu
    temp: 36.0 C
Info:
  Processes: 395 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est.
  available: 30.57 GiB used: 3.12 GiB (10.2%) Init: systemd v: 254
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 alt: 11/12
  clang: 16.0.6 Packages: 2212 pm: pacman pkgs: 2201 libs: 519
  tools: pamac,paru,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 11 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.21
  running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.31
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Which kernels are installed ?
mhwd -li on console.

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mhwd -li

Installed PCI configs:

              NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE

      video-nvidia            2023.03.23               false            PCI
       video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI

Im using 6.1.18-1 it was the only kernel installed just installed 6.6.7-1 to see how it goes.

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can you change for grub menu on boot ,

and try kernel 6.6.7 ?

also add on boot kernel
“iommu=pt amd-pstate=guided”

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Please post mhwd-kernel -li.

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if you video card is a PCI video card , you should have only video-nvidia

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Currently running: 6.1.67-2-MANJARO (linux61)
The following kernels are installed in your system:

  • linux510
  • linux61
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This kernel did not boot.

Just removed the other driver

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we need logs… so update your system, and when it fails again, boot into a live usb of manjaro and chroot:
manjaro-chroot -a
and provide logs from the failed boot:
journalctl -b-1 -p4 --no-pager

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you should add linux 5.15
also version kernel 6.6 ( even if not boot for the moment )

sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux515
sudo mhwd-kernel -r linux510
sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux66

you will have 3 versions , boot on 6.1 LTS ( with advanced selection )

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That def sounds like an nvidia thing.

Do you have quiet in your kernel parameter in grub?

Check nvidia your config.

You have an amd, you should maybe use another driver.

Check what mhwd -l suggests to begin with.

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I dont’'t have amd. Lemme check the grub paramether.

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet udev.log_priority=3"

I believe I do have.

mhwd -l

> 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:2503) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
          video-nvidia            2023.03.23               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI


> 0000:10:00.0 (0300:1002:164e) Display controller ATI Technologies Inc:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI
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Well, you don’t HAVE to use the hybrid drivers.
But if you want to, you can remove video-nvidia and install video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime
But before you can do that the system will want you to update anyway so…

Have you retried the update to make sure that was not just something that went wrong when you made it that time?

It’s always a good thing to remove quiet from grub so you see the chatter when the computer boots up.
You should also add modeset=1 fbdev=1 nvidia_drm.modeset=1
Don’t forget to run sudo update-grub afterwards.

Have you added the modules for early loading in mkinitcpio.conf?
nvidia nvidia_drm nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#DRM_kernel_mode_setting

But you kinda have to redo the update, if it fails or the following boot fails, you have to provide logs somehow or it is nearly impossible to tell what is going on.

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Just tried but I think I should ue -b not -b 1 right? I’m seng just logs from yesterday not from today failed attempts.

The output is here: http://sprunge.us/sOobvo

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Why would I use video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime if my CPU has no embedded GPU?
Also, from the wiki: Configure NVIDIA (non-free) settings and load them on Startup - Manjaro

Nvidia is not set as a mdoule on the array to load.

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Graphics Model AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Graphics Core Count 2
Graphics Frequency 2200 MHz

https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d

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Okay I got the idea but in this scenario I would need an optimus setup and ive used this on laptop and has been always a mess.

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No you don’t because:

You don’t need any of that, you can just switch to that driver.
I doubt that is the reason for your broken boot though because mhwd suggests both drivers, but you never know.

You never provided any kind of logs so nobody can ever tell.

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you have an optimus machine, so you need to have installed the hybrid drivers:

but you have installed this:

and looking at the inxi output both gpus are being loaded… so install the hybrid drivers and enable early loading of the drivers:
kate /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
and edit the modules section to look like this:

MODULES=(amdgpu nvidia nvidia_drm nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset)

save it and update it:
sudo mkinitcpio -P
reboot and test…

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