Grub theme broken & black screen instead of login

Hi, running Manjaro KDE on one drive with Windows 10 on a second for the past 3 years. Grub as the boot manager.

Today, my Windows 10 installation suddenly no longer showed the login screen but instead everything black. After some research, I decided to switch the DisplayPort and it worked. During this time, because I assumed a Windows reinstall would be necessary, I had all other drives disconnected. But with Windows seemingly just wanting another DisplayPort, I reconnected everything and made a quick reboot into Manjaro.

The first sign of something wrong was Grub without any Theme (it should be the Manjaro default). And after selecting Manjaro I had the same issue as on Windows. No login screen and everything is black. Switching the DisplayPort back (with and without reboot) didn’t work. Next I tried opening TTY but same issue. The screen stays black. Booting a live media and manjaro-chroot -a worked, but neither starting a full update (nothing new) nor updating Grub (cfg was fine) helped (it only removed the Windows boot entry, but that isn’t important right now).

I’m out of ideas and would appreciate any help.

Output of

inxi -zv8
System:
  Kernel: 6.10.11-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=de tz=UTC
    misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2410 quiet
    systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1
    radeon.modeset=1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.5.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS ELITE v: -CF
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS ELITE v: x.x serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: F31 date: 12/31/2020
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech MX Vertical Advanced Ergonomic
    Mouse serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
    status: discharging
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 48 GiB available: 47 GiB used: 2.4 GiB (5.1%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 128 GiB slots: 4 modules: 4 EC: None
    max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Channel-A DIMM 0 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
    (unregistered) size: 8 GiB speed: 3200 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
    min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Crucial
    part-no: BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: Channel-A DIMM 1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
    (unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 3200 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
    min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: G.Skill
    part-no: F4-3200C16-16GVK serial: N/A
  Device-3: Channel-B DIMM 0 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
    (unregistered) size: 8 GiB speed: 3200 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
    min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Crucial
    part-no: BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 serial: <filter>
  Device-4: Channel-B DIMM 1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
    (unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 3200 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
    min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: G.Skill
    part-no: F4-3200C16-16GVK serial: N/A
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 3
    level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA201009
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
    desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2200 min/max: 2200/4650 boost: enabled scaling:
    driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 2200 2: 2200 3: 2200
    4: 2200 5: 2200 6: 2200 7: 2200 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 2200 11: 2200 12: 2200
    bogomips: 88678
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
    bmi2 bpext cat_l3 cdp_l3 clflush clflushopt clwb clzero cmov cmp_legacy
    constant_tsc cpb cpuid cqm cqm_llc cqm_mbm_local cqm_mbm_total
    cqm_occup_llc cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de debug_swap decodeassists erms
    extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr fxsr_opt
    ht hw_pstate ibpb ibrs ibs invpcid irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm mba mca mce
    misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt
    nrip_save nx ospke osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
    pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pku pni
    popcnt pse pse36 rapl rdpid rdpru rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sep
    sha_ni skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3
    stibp succor svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale umip user_shstk
    v_spec_ctrl v_vmsave_vmload vaes vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall vpclmulqdq
    wbnoinvd wdt xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves xtopology
  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: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Vulnerable: Safe RET, no microcode
  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; BHI: Not
    affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 22 [Radeon RX 6700/6700
    XT/6750 XT / 6800M/6850M XT] vendor: XFX 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: DP-2 off: DP-1
    empty: DP-3,HDMI-A-1,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73df
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Valve 3D Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 3.2
    speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 bus-ID: 6-2.1:3 chip-ID: 28de:2400
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3440x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 910x381mm (35.83x15.00")
    s-diag: 987mm (38.84")
  Monitor-1: DisplayPort-1 res: 3440x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 110
    size: 797x333mm (31.38x13.11") diag: 864mm (34.01") modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11:
    drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.2.2-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (radeonsi
    navi22 LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.57 6.10.11-2-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:73df
    memory: 11.72 GiB unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: N/A device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon RX 6700 XT (RADV NAVI22) driver: mesa radv v: 24.2.2-arch1.1
    device-ID: 1002:73df surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 09:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
    vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Kingston HyperX 7.1 Audio
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-3.2:5 chip-ID: 0951:16a4 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-4: Valve VR Radio driver: cdc_acm,hid-generic,usbhid type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.2:8
    chip-ID: 28de:2102 class-ID: 0a00 serial: <filter>
  Device-5: Valve VR Radio & HMD Mic
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.3:9 chip-ID: 28de:2102 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.10.11-2-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: 1.2.3 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter driver: xpad type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-2:2 chip-ID: 045e:0719
    class-ID: ff00 serial: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 18.25 TiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD30EZRX-00D8PB0 size: 2.73 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HUH721212ALE600
    size: 10.91 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: T925 scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Crucial model: CT500MX500SSD1
    size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 023 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 830 Series
    size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B1Q scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 size: 3.64 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-6: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 vendor: Transcend model: JetFlash 64GB
    size: 58.85 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  ID-7: /dev/sdg maj-min: 8:96 vendor: SanDisk model: USB 3.2Gen1
    size: 232.88 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0 mapped: ventoy size: 3.88 GiB fs: iso9660
  ID-2: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 2.73 TiB fs: ext4 label: Asami
    uuid: 83697e3b-c304-47a1-84f3-ae2e29dd2dc7
  ID-3: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 10.91 TiB fs: ext4 label: Allison
    uuid: 61f4eaff-4fab-4ded-aff4-e0ed51b51d50
  ID-4: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 300 MiB fs: vfat label: NO_LABEL
    uuid: FE93-80F3
  ID-5: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 size: 456.66 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A
    uuid: 65cc3e35-98c9-4e54-a422-aa2325ef7670
  ID-6: /dev/sdc3 maj-min: 8:35 size: 8.8 GiB fs: swap label: N/A
    uuid: f766502a-a41f-4fe8-a563-a3087896673b
  ID-7: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 100 MiB fs: vfat label: N/A
    uuid: 40C2-5D3C
  ID-8: /dev/sdd2 maj-min: 8:50 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-9: /dev/sdd3 maj-min: 8:51 size: 237.84 GiB fs: ntfs label: Windows
    uuid: E070C45F70C43E52
  ID-10: /dev/sdd4 maj-min: 8:52 size: 530 MiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
    uuid: 52E4BAEFE4BAD487
  ID-11: /dev/sde1 maj-min: 8:65 size: 3.64 TiB fs: ext4 label: Korra
    uuid: 5d3871b9-7c52-4a84-8d60-95ac612ce0bf
  ID-12: /dev/sdf1 maj-min: 8:81 size: 58.82 GiB fs: exfat label: Ventoy
    uuid: 804F-3AEA
  ID-13: /dev/sdf2 maj-min: 8:82 size: 32 MiB fs: vfat label: VTOYEFI
    uuid: B2C8-40D2
  ID-14: /dev/sdg1 maj-min: 8:97 size: 232.87 GiB fs: ext4 label: Mini-Me
    uuid: 1c235f42-f773-4bb4-a0fe-e5409fcee32f
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-2:2 info: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter type: WiFi
    driver: xpad interfaces: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 power: 260mA chip-ID: 045e:0719 class-ID: ff00 serial: <filter>
  Hub-2: 1-3:3 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-3.2:5 info: Kingston HyperX 7.1 Audio type: audio,HID
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 0951:16a4 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 1-3.3:6 info: Logitech Unifying Receiver
    type: keyboard,mouse,HID driver: logitech-djreceiver,usbhid interfaces: 3
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 98mA
    chip-ID: 046d:c52b class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: 1-4:4 info: Integrated Express IT8297 RGB LED Controller
    type: keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 048d:8297 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 3-6:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 05e3:0608 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-6.1:3 info: Transcend Information JetFlash type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 300mA chip-ID: 8564:1000 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 4-4:2 info: SanDisk Ultra Fit type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 0781:5583 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-7: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Holtek Lioncast LK20 keybord type: keyboard,mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1
    speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 04d9:1512 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-8: 5-2:3 info: Valve ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 2mA chip-ID: 28de:2613 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-9: 5-2.3:5 info: Microchip (formerly SMSC) Hub ports: 5 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0424:2744
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 5-2.3.1:7 info: Valve Index HMD type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 28de:2300 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 5-2.3.2:8 info: Valve VR Radio
    type: HID,abstract (modem),CDC-data driver: cdc_acm,hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
    chip-ID: 28de:2102 class-ID: 0a00 serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 5-2.3.3:9 info: Valve VR Radio & HMD Mic type: HID,audio
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 chip-ID: 28de:2102
    class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Device-4: 5-2.3.5:10 info: Microchip (formerly SMSC) Hub Controller
    type: Hub driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0424:2740 class-ID: 0000
  Device-5: 5-3:4 info: Valve Index Controller type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 28de:2300 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Device-6: 5-4:6 info: Valve Index Controller type: HID
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 28de:2300 class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-10: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-11: 6-2:2 info: Microchip (formerly SMSC) Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.2
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 0424:5744
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 6-2.1:3 info: Valve 3D Camera type: video driver: uvcvideo
    interfaces: 2 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 800mA chip-ID: 28de:2400 class-ID: 0e02
    serial: <filter>
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.4 C mobo: 27.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 42.0 C
    mem: 38.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1268 libs: 331 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://mirror.2degrees.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://mirror.bouwhuis.network/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://fastmirror.pp.ua/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://mirror.it4i.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://muug.ca/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: https://mirror.funami.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://manjaro.kurdy.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    8: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    9: https://cofractal-ewr.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    10: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    11: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    12: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    13: https://volico.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    14: https://repo.iut.ac.ir/repo/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    15: http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    16: https://mirrors.cicku.me/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    17: https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    18: https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    19: https://manjarolinux-mirror.cloud.mu/stable/$repo/$arch
    20: https://mirror.ibakerserver.pt/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    21: http://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
    22: https://manjaro.mirror.wearetriple.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    23: https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    24: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    25: https://mirror1.sox.rs/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    26: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    27: http://manjaro.grena.ge/stable/$repo/$arch
    28: https://mirrors.nic.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    29: https://manjaro.repo.cure.edu.uy/stable/$repo/$arch
    30: https://mirrors.netix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    31: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    32: https://mirror.seahost.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    33: https://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    34: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
    35: https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    36: https://mirror.xenyth.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    37: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    38: https://uvermont.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    39: http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    40: https://manjaro.mirror.garr.it/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    41: https://mirror.alpix.eu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    42: http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    43: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    44: https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    45: https://ftp.caliu.cat/pub/distribucions/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    46: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    47: https://nnenix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    48: https://mirror.kku.ac.th/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    49: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
    50: http://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    51: http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    52: https://ridgewireless.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    53: https://ziply.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    54: https://manjaro.ynh.ovh/stable/$repo/$arch
    55: https://opencolo.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    56: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    57: https://mirror.ufam.edu.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    58: http://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    59: https://mirror.alwyzon.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    60: http://mirror.is.co.za/mirrors/manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    61: https://mirror.23m.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    62: https://mirror.easyname.at/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    63: http://manjaro.mirrors.theom.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    64: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    65: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    66: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    67: https://mirrors.xtom.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    68: https://mirror.freedif.org/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    69: https://mirror.init7.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    70: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    71: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    72: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    73: https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    74: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    75: https://mirror.futureweb.be/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    76: https://mirror.albony.xyz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    77: https://codingflyboy.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    78: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    79: https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    80: https://mirror.nju.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    81: http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    82: https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    83: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
    84: https://mirror.ufro.cl/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    85: https://irltoolkit.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    86: https://mirror.zetup.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    87: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    88: http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    89: https://ba.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    90: http://mirror.terrahost.no/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    91: https://mirror.bardia.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    92: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    93: https://mirrors.manjaro.org/repo/stable/$repo/$arch
    94: https://mirrors2.manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    95: https://ftp.linux.org.tr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    96: https://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    97: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    98: https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    99: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    100: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    101: https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    102: https://mirrors.xtom.jp/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    103: https://forksystems.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    104: https://manjaro.mirror.liquidtelecom.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    105: https://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    106: https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    107: https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    108: https://ct.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    109: http://mirror.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    110: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    111: https://southfront.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    112: https://ipng.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    113: https://mirrors.xtom.ee/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    114: http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    115: https://repos.silknet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    116: http://ftp.free.org/mirrors/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    117: https://mirror.dc.uz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    118: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/manjaro/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    119: https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/manjaro-mirror/stable/$repo/$arch
    120: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    121: https://mirror.phoepsilonix.love/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    122: https://mirrors.atlas.net.co/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    123: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    124: https://bd.mirror.vanehost.com/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    125: https://mirrors.ft.uam.es/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    126: https://edgeuno-bog2.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    127: https://mirror.kamtv.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    128: http://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    129: https://mirror.nyist.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    130: https://mirror.koddos.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    131: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 311
  1: cpu: 6.9% command: plasmashell pid: 1906 mem: 362.5 MiB (0.7%)
  2: cpu: 3.3% command: zsh pid: 2715 mem: 8.16 MiB (0.0%)
  3: cpu: 2.9% command: Xorg pid: 1709 mem: 138.4 MiB (0.2%)
  4: cpu: 2.7% command: kwin_x11 pid: 1852 mem: 225.5 MiB (0.4%)
  5: cpu: 2.3% command: org_kde_powerdevil pid: 1980 mem: 97.0 MiB (0.2%)
  Memory top: 5 of 311
  1: mem: 362.5 MiB (0.7%) command: plasmashell pid: 1906 cpu: 6.9%
  2: mem: 225.5 MiB (0.4%) command: kwin_x11 pid: 1852 cpu: 2.7%
  3: mem: 138.4 MiB (0.2%) command: Xorg pid: 1709 cpu: 2.9%
  4: mem: 135.8 MiB (0.2%) command: konsole pid: 2684 cpu: 1.0%
  5: mem: 128.8 MiB (0.2%) command: yakuake pid: 2228 cpu: 1.0%
Info:
  Processes: 311 Power: uptime: 1m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 18.75 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.2.32
    running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36

This is because from within chroot the windows system can’t be seen.
Repeat the update-grub once the system can boot again.

also:
your inxi output is from within chroot
for whatever reason when you copy paste it from there, those weird 12 characters are added randomly all over the place - making it … ugly and unreadable

Can you edit your post with the same command output, but not from within chroot?

I have no idea (yet) about what could possibly be done.

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With the disclaimer that Planet Earth is currently enduring an X9-category solar flare — which will undoubtedly be affecting electronics all over the world — things normally don’t suddenly change in computer technology without any user activity that might trigger such. If they do, then it’s almost by definition the result of a hardware failure.

I rest my case, Your Honor. I would suggest that it could perhaps be a dying SSD, but without any system information on your part, we can only guess.

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This is because from within chroot the windows system can’t be seen.
Repeat the update-grub once the system can boot again.

I assumed something like that. Thanks for confirming.

your inxi output is from within chroot
for whatever reason when you copy paste it from there, those weird 12 characters are added randomly all over the place - making it … ugly and unreadable

I was wondering about that. Fixed it above.

things normally don’t suddenly change in computer technology without any user activity that might trigger such

Which is why I meant it in the sense “I have no idea what I could have done that caused it”. Sorry, should have clarified myself.

I would suggest that it could perhaps be a dying SSD, but without any system information on your part, we can only guess.

I thought the inxi output is that. What other information do you need?

Also, as an Forums Admin a bit less snarky might be more appropriate. If I made any mistakes in this post I apologize, but you can tell me that in a normal way.

You had not added your inxi output to your post yet when I posted my reply to you.

I don’t see which part of my reply would have been even remotely snarky.

If you find the part about the X9 solar flare snarky, then I would advise you to look up on that. Earth is currently enduring the heaviest solar flare since 2017, and it is interfering with electronics and global communication.

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I recommend to update your bootstick and use a newer ISO File.

This iso is very old what you are using there.

Done. Updated inxi in the first post.

To perhaps see whether your device is broken or at the end of it’s life
you could run the inxi command as root (sudo)

Or directly run smartctl

But I don’t know the command line options to use.
Perhaps the iso does even have a graphical utility? (GsmartControl is the name, I believe)

There are solar flare clickbait video’s each month, telling us that we all die tomorrow and everything burns and gets destroyed… im wondering how my 9 year’s old PC could survive all this dangerous solar flares.

It is the same with all this prepper video’s, that we would face a blackout soon. Its time to prepare WW3, damn i forgot to build my nuke bunker :exploding_head:

Did anyone really get here destroyed hardware because of this solar flares?

Im wondering why Intel not blamed their faulty 13th & 14 th Gen CPU’s because of a solar flare.

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It probably won’t destroy your hardware — it would need to be far more powerful for that — but it will flip bits in RAM and in the CPU here and there, causing crashes, unpredictable errors, and a requirement for certain devices to be rebooted in order to reset the CPUs and the bus.

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I read in the past that a CPU miscalculated in election time in the USA and messed up some votes, because of a big solar flare.

I mean in theory i think the worst that could happen to me is a plasma storm which delete all my HDD’s… but how heavy this must be.

And how i can protect my data against it… buying a Aluminium Box for my external drives?

In that case, we’ll blame the KDE developers. :stuck_out_tongue:

Most computer cases — excluding laptops — already provide some protection, but the best protection against data corruption through atmospheric and cosmic interference is hardware with ECC technology. But this is incredibly expensive, and therefore only used on servers and professional workstations in mission-critical environments.

A professional workstation with ECC technology — motherboard, processor(s), memory controller(s), RAM modules and hardware RAID — with, say, 32 GIB of RAM will already easily set you back about €10’000. :frowning_man:

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I interpreted the comments as friendly and good natured; with a splash of humour. Perhaps it depends upon how one is willing to receive it. That is all.

While this is likely unrelated to the current issue, you might wish to configure swap for the sake of any applications that may require it.


Have you checked your BIOS for any recent changes?

Sometimes a failing battery will allow settings to revert to a former or default state. While in BIOS, you might also check that all EFI entries remain in tact.

Otherwise, I tend to agree that hardware failure could easily be the culprit.

If you are running an OS from this USB disk; I note that it’s using an MBR partitioning scheme. This can cause issues when booting in an otherwise UEFI boot environment.

Additionally, the controllers on many lesser-known brands can often be flaky, at best, and prone to failure.

Apart from these, I see nothing obvious at this time.

Cheers.

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