Kernel 6.9 & Manjaro upgraded to 24 - Stuck on start screen

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[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. …