Manjaro does not boot looks like whatever is inside boot partition is not installed

I did not install any kernels, I just had the XFCE installer do everything.

pamac update --force-refresh
^doing this now will report back when finished.

That is really weird thenā€¦ why does the image no exists? Could you tell me with which ISO Version you have installed Manjaro? The full name of the iso file if possible :slight_smile:

TTY worked, so thatā€™s how I logged in to my Manjaro installation on the nvme0n1 drive thatā€™s been giving me the trouble this whole time.

per your instructions, I doubled checked the /etc/mkinitcpio.conf file just to make sure that my edit had been saved.

then I ran your pamac update --force-refresh command.

Now it booted into Manjaro as normal.

Thank you guys and gals so very much for your help I would not have figured this out before summer. lol

Now Iā€™m going to try to reinstall Manjaro minimal with the architect installer on this same drive and see if this solution works on that too.

Again thank all of you for your help, fantastic people and dare I say mentors here!

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manjaro-xfce-21.0-210318-linux510 full name of the ISO.

I downloaded it last Friday 04/09 I believe from manjarol.org

I can report that by editing this file /etc/mkinitcpio.conf on the architect installer before rebooting, it boots like normal again. At least on XFS. Tomorrow I might try it with EXT4 again just to get the new benchmark tests for my workloads.

Again thank you to all of you for your help!

for check in log journal

sudo journalctl -b -2 -g amdgpu
sudo journalctl -b -1 -g amdgpu 
sudo journalctl -b 0 -g amdgpu 

Sorry itā€™s been taking me so long hare are the different outputs:

sudo journalctl -b -2 -g amdgpu:

-- Journal begins at Thu 2021-04-15 10:51:48 CDT, ends at Mon 2021-04-19 19:36:16 CDT. --
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Ignoring ACPI CRAT on non-APU system
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: fb0: switching to amdgpudrmfb from EFI VGA
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature not supported
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Fetched VBIOS from VFCT
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: ATOM BIOS: 113-D3600200-106
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HBM ECC is not presented.
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SRAM ECC is not presented.
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: AGP: 267894784M 0x0000008400000000 - 0x0000FFFFFFFFFFFF
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of VRAM memory ready
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of GTT memory ready.
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: hwmgr_sw_init smu backed is vega20_smu
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HDCP: optional hdcp ta ucode is not available
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: DTM: optional dtm ta ucode is not available
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: RAP: optional rap ta ucode is not available
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add dGPU node [0x66af:0x1002]
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SE 4, SH per SE 1, CU per SH 16, active_cu_number 60
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: fbcon: amdgpudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: [drm] fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring gfx uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.0 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.0 uses VM inv eng 5 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.3.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.1 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.1 uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 0
Apr 18 19:03:33 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.1 uses VM inv eng 9 on hub 0

sudo journalctl -b -1 -g amdgpu:

-- Journal begins at Thu 2021-04-15 10:51:48 CDT, ends at Mon 2021-04-19 19:38:34 CDT. --
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Ignoring ACPI CRAT on non-APU system
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: fb0: switching to amdgpudrmfb from EFI VGA
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature not supported
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Fetched VBIOS from VFCT
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: ATOM BIOS: 113-D3600200-106
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HBM ECC is not presented.
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SRAM ECC is not presented.
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: AGP: 267894784M 0x0000008400000000 - 0x0000FFFFFFFFFFFF
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of VRAM memory ready
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of GTT memory ready.
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: hwmgr_sw_init smu backed is vega20_smu
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HDCP: optional hdcp ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: DTM: optional dtm ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: RAP: optional rap ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add dGPU node [0x66af:0x1002]
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SE 4, SH per SE 1, CU per SH 16, active_cu_number 60
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: fbcon: amdgpudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: [drm] fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring gfx uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.0 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.0 uses VM inv eng 5 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.3.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.1 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.1 uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 0
Apr 19 07:54:58 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.1 uses VM inv eng 9 on hub 0
lines 1-33

sudo journalctl -b 0 -g amdgpu

-- Journal begins at Thu 2021-04-15 10:51:48 CDT, ends at Mon 2021-04-19 19:39:11 CDT. --
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Ignoring ACPI CRAT on non-APU system
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: fb0: switching to amdgpudrmfb from EFI VGA
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature not supported
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: Fetched VBIOS from VFCT
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: ATOM BIOS: 113-D3600200-106
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HBM ECC is not presented.
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SRAM ECC is not presented.
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: AGP: 267894784M 0x0000008400000000 - 0x0000FFFFFFFFFFFF
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of VRAM memory ready
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: [drm] amdgpu: 16368M of GTT memory ready.
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: hwmgr_sw_init smu backed is vega20_smu
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: HDCP: optional hdcp ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: DTM: optional dtm ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: RAP: optional rap ta ucode is not available
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add dGPU node [0x66af:0x1002]
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: SE 4, SH per SE 1, CU per SH 16, active_cu_number 60
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: fbcon: amdgpudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: [drm] fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring gfx uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.0 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.0 uses VM inv eng 5 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.3.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.0.1 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.1.1 uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 0
Apr 19 16:08:52 ryzenbeast kernel: amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: ring comp_1.2.1 uses VM inv eng 9 on hub 0
lines 1-33

This is after we/yā€™all figured out that I needed to add to the MODULES section on the /etc/mkinitcpio.conf file.