Kernel Errors After Forced Power Off

So I made the rookie mistake of powering off my machine when it was updating under the assumption it was hung up. I went to reboot and it had issues with both my active kernel 5.10 and the fallback.

I created a live iso and booted into that. Here’s what I’ve done:

mhwd-kernel -r linux510

Removed no problem after removing the db.lck file.

mhwd-kernel -i linux510

I get the error “no targets specified”. After browsing the forums, I’ve tried the following without success:

pacman -Syu

Updated no problem, it even stated that the kernel had been updated.

mhwd-kernel -li

Lists no kernels installed.

mkinitcpio -P

Gives two error messages saying “specified kernel image does not exist” for 5.10 and 5.10 fallback.

grub-install --recheck --no-rs-codes

Error message saying install device isn’t specified.

No idea where to go from here. Is this salvageable?

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chroot:
manjaro-chroot -a
rerun update:
pacman-mirrors -f 5 && pacman -Syyu
if there were no errors and you are up to date, reinstall the kernel:
pacman -S linux510
if you have nvidia, reinstall the kernel module too:
pacman -S linux510-nvidia
if there were no errors, exit chroot and reboot

pacman -S linux510

This solved it, thank you! Why does pacman work and not mwhd-kernel in this instance?

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