Hi everyone! 
After updating the system through bmenu I can’t log in anymore and the boot stops at [ OK ] Started CUPS Scheduler. and all the tty-s are also dangling with a blinking underscore. In the updating process I might have overwrite or merged the .pacnew file. As suggested here I have tried:
manjaro-chroot -a
pacman-mirrors --fasttrack 5
pacman -Syyu
$ inxi --full --admin --filter --width 80
System:
Kernel: 6.5.1-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc available: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_GNOMEM_2301 quiet
systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1
radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: GNOME v: 44.5 tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: gnome-shell dm: N/A
Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Mini-pc System: Intel Client Systems product: NUC11PAHi5 v: M15533-306
serial: <filter> Chassis: Intel Corporation type: 35 v: 2.0 serial: N/A
Mobo: Intel model: NUC11PABi5 v: K90634-305 serial: <filter> UEFI: Intel
v: PATGL357.0051.2023.0420.1005 date: 04/20/2023
CPU:
Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 socket: U3E1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Tiger Lake gen: core 11 level: v4 note: check built: 2020
process: Intel 10nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8C (140) stepping: 1
microcode: 0xAC
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 320 KiB desc: d-4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 5 MiB desc: 4x1.2 MiB L3: 8 MiB
desc: 1x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1189 high: 1279 min/max: 400/4200 base/boost: 2400/4200
scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave volts: 0.7 V
ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 1182 2: 1165 3: 1200 4: 1074 5: 1184 6: 1160
7: 1272 8: 1279 bogomips: 38720
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
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 status: Not affected
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: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS, IBPB: conditional,
RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-12.1 process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports: active: DP-3
empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-4, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a49
class-ID: 0300
Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.0
compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAFINE serial: <filter> built: 2022
res: 3840x2160 dpi: 139 gamma: 1.2 size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43")
diag: 806mm (31.7") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL Message: GL data unavailable for root.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a0c8 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.5.1-1-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: 0.3.80 status: off tools: pw-cli
Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active (root, process)
with: pulseaudio-alsa type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3
chip-ID: 8086:a0f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Ethernet I225-V driver: igc v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 59:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:15f3
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp89s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-10:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026
class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 245.94 GiB used: 173.68 GiB (70.6%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: OM8PDP3256B-A01
size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: EDFK0S03 temp: 35.9 C
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SKYMEDI USB Drive
size: 7.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.0
spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1.00
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 238.17 GiB size: 233.38 GiB (97.99%)
used: 173.65 GiB (74.4%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 25.4 MiB (8.5%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 46.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Processes: 272 Uptime: 1h 2m wakeups: 2 Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est.
available: 15.26 GiB used: 4.53 GiB (29.7%) igpu: 64 MiB Init: systemd v: 254
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1536 libs: 453 tools: gnome-software,pamac
pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Client: Unknown Client: systemd inxi: 3.3.29
and trying to installing new kernels gives
$ mhwd-kernel -i linux66
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 143.3 KiB 478 KiB/s 00:00 [--------------------] 100%
extra 8.6 MiB 10.1 MiB/s 00:01 [--------------------] 100%
multilib 145.2 KiB 415 KiB/s 00:00 [--------------------] 100%
error: no targets specified (use -h for help)
$ journalctl -b-1 -p4 --no-pager
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: pnp 00:03: disabling [mem 0xc0000000-0xcfffffff] because it overlaps 0000:00:02.0 BAR 9 [mem 0x00000000-0xdfffffff 64bit pref]
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: nvme nvme0: missing or invalid SUBNQN field.
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: vboxdrv: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: VBoxNetAdp: Successfully started.
Sep 20 22:14:08 IntelNUC kernel: VBoxNetFlt: Successfully started.
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC kernel: resource sanity check: requesting [mem 0xfedc0000-0xfedcdfff], which spans more than pnp 00:03 [mem 0xfedc0000-0xfedc7fff]
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC kernel: caller __uncore_imc_init_box+0xd8/0x120 [intel_uncore] mapping multiple BARs
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC kernel: thermal thermal_zone2: failed to read out thermal zone (-61)
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC bluetoothd[592]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support csip plugin
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC bluetoothd[592]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support vcp plugin
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC bluetoothd[592]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support mcp plugin
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC bluetoothd[592]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support bass plugin
Sep 20 22:14:09 IntelNUC bluetoothd[592]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() System does not support bap plugin
Sep 20 22:14:10 IntelNUC (elevated)[666]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:10 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:11 IntelNUC kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Malformed MSFT vendor event: 0x02
Sep 20 22:14:15 IntelNUC (elevated)[736]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:15 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:21 IntelNUC (elevated)[917]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:21 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:26 IntelNUC (elevated)[919]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:26 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:31 IntelNUC (elevated)[921]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:31 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:36 IntelNUC (elevated)[923]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:36 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:42 IntelNUC (elevated)[928]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:42 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:47 IntelNUC (elevated)[931]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:47 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:52 IntelNUC (elevated)[933]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:52 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:14:57 IntelNUC (elevated)[935]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:14:57 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:03 IntelNUC (elevated)[937]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:15:03 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:08 IntelNUC (elevated)[939]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:15:08 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:13 IntelNUC (elevated)[941]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:15:13 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:18 IntelNUC (elevated)[944]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:15:18 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:24 IntelNUC (elevated)[946]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated: No such file or directory
Sep 20 22:15:24 IntelNUC systemd[1]: eddie-elevated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 20 22:15:26 IntelNUC NetworkManager[598]: <warn> [1695240926.8842] dispatcher: (14) failed (after 0.000 sec): Refusing activation, D-Bus is shutting down.
gives a service in loop of an app that I uninstalled long ago, but I can’t use systemctl in chroot to disable it.
$ mhwd -l -d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> PCI Device: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:9a49)
Display controller Intel Corporation TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> INSTALLED:
NAME: video-linux
ATTACHED: PCI
VERSION: 2018.05.04
INFO: Standard open source drivers.
PRIORITY: 2
FREEDRIVER: true
DEPENDS: -
CONFLICTS: -
CLASSIDS: 0300 0380 0302
VENDORIDS: 1002 8086 10de
> AVAILABLE:
NAME: video-linux
ATTACHED: PCI
VERSION: 2018.05.04
INFO: Standard open source drivers.
PRIORITY: 2
FREEDRIVER: true
DEPENDS: -
CONFLICTS: -
CLASSIDS: 0300 0380 0302
VENDORIDS: 1002 8086 10de
NAME: video-modesetting
ATTACHED: PCI
VERSION: 2020.01.13
INFO: X.org modesetting video driver.
PRIORITY: 1
FREEDRIVER: true
DEPENDS: -
CONFLICTS: -
CLASSIDS: 0300
VENDORIDS: *
NAME: video-vesa
ATTACHED: PCI
VERSION: 2017.03.12
INFO: X.org vesa video driver.
PRIORITY: 0
FREEDRIVER: true
DEPENDS: -
CONFLICTS: -
CLASSIDS: 0300
VENDORIDS: *
$ pacman -Qs nvidia
local/lib32-libvdpau 1.5-2
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libvdpau 1.5-2
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/mhwd-nvidia 535.104.05-1
MHWD module-ids for nvidia 535.104.05
local/mhwd-nvidia-390xx 390.157-8
MHWD module-ids for nvidia 390.157
local/mhwd-nvidia-470xx 470.199.02-3
MHWD module-ids for nvidia 470.199.02
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.17-2 (xorg-drivers)
Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards
I tried to provide as many info as I get gathering commands while searching for a solution through the forum. If you think something else might be useful let me know. Any suggestion is appreciated!
Thanks in advance. 
