Stuck on boot after update TTY working

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I did a full system upgrade today. After restarting (several hours later) my system no longer boots to the GUI. Managed to downgrade from linux 6.1.55 to 6.1.53. This is the only kernel version that produces a display (tried 515, 65, 61-rt, etc). I can login now (GUI), but some features like the thunderbolt connected display no longer works. I get an error message saying failed to start Load Kernel Modules on boot. I am stuck and don’t even know where to look. Any help will be appreciated.

Downgrading my nvidia drivers isn’t working. Maybe that is the issue?

System:
  Kernel: 6.1.53-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    clocksource: tsc available: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64
    root=UUID=2dc1aead-efcd-4b0a-9cab-d13b0c8c0d48 rw quiet
    resume=UUID=55a4bfc8-2bef-4478-be36-a0e9946e9f1d udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.8 tk: Qt v: 5.15.10 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HEB_FX566HEB
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FX506HEB v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: FX506HEB.310 date: 11/25/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 73.7 Wh (85.0%) condition: 86.7/90.2 Wh (96.1%)
    volts: 16.6 min: 15.9 model: ASUS A32-K55 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    status: not charging
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard
    serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
    status: discharging
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.37 GiB
    used: 3.66 GiB (23.8%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400H bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Tiger Lake gen: core 11 level: v4 note: check built: 2020
    process: Intel 10nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8D (141) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0x46
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 480 KiB desc: d-6x48 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 7.5 MiB desc: 6x1.2 MiB
    L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 889 high: 1091 min/max: 800/4500 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 821 3: 833 4: 1084
    5: 800 6: 800 7: 873 8: 818 9: 800 10: 888 11: 1091 12: 1068
    bogomips: 64536
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx512_bitalg avx512_vbmi2
    avx512_vnni avx512_vp2intersect avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bw avx512cd
    avx512dq avx512f avx512ifma avx512vbmi avx512vl bmi1 bmi2 bts cat_l2
    cdp_l2 clflush clflushopt clwb cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16
    cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority
    flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp
    hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ibt ida intel_pt invpcid
    invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe movdir64b
    movdiri msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm
    pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand rdseed
    rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep sha_ni smap smep split_lock_detect ss ssbd
    sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc
    tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip vaes vme vmx vnmi
    vpclmulqdq vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  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 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-H GT1 [UHD Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-12.1 process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a68
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: N/A alternate: nouveau non-free: 535.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-09) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-23 bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:25a0 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Sonix USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-7:4 chip-ID: 322e:202c
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Najing CEC Panda 0x004d built: 2019 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 144 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
    inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 23.1.9-manjaro1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (TGL GT1)
    device-ID: 8086:9a68 memory: 15.01 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-H HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:43c8 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 0000:01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech G435 Wireless Gaming Headset
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-4.4.1:7 chip-ID: 046d:0acb class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.53-1-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 with: pipewire-media-session
    status: active tools: pw-cli
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active with: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 0000:02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2725 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Device-2: Realtek vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000
    bus-ID: 0000:03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8162 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-3: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: r8152 type: USB
    rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 bus-ID: 4-4.1:3
    chip-ID: 0bda:8153 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: enp0s20f0u4u1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0032
    class-ID: e001
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
    rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3 lmp-v: 12
    status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd
    v: 0.6 port: N/A bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a0b rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 166.97 GiB (35.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFM512GD3JX013N
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 41000C20 temp: 44.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 100 GiB size: 97.87 GiB (97.87%) used: 35.7 GiB (36.5%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 label: N/A
    uuid: 2dc1aead-efcd-4b0a-9cab-d13b0c8c0d48
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 513 MiB size: 512 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 312 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
    label: NO_LABEL uuid: 4E61-AE21
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 361.79 GiB size: 355.04 GiB (98.14%)
    used: 129.88 GiB (36.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
    label: N/A uuid: 1a7099c5-7570-4521-9928-bcb2da6ee5dd
  ID-4: /mnt/share raw-size: N/A size: 4.47 TiB used: 716.02 GiB (15.6%)
    fs: cifs dev: /dev/pubshare
  ID-5: /mnt/vault raw-size: N/A size: 4.47 TiB used: 716.02 GiB (15.6%)
    fs: cifs dev: /dev/deep-store
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
    compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 14.65 GiB used: 1.38 GiB (9.4%)
    priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 label: N/A
    uuid: 55a4bfc8-2bef-4478-be36-a0e9946e9f1d
Unmounted:
  Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 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-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 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: 3-3:2 info: Logitech Unifying Receiver type: keyboard,mouse
    driver: logitech-djreceiver,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 98mA
    chip-ID: 046d:c534 class-ID: 0301
  Hub-4: 3-4:3 info: VIA Labs USB2.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 2109:2817
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-5: 3-4.4:6 info: Terminus USB 2.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 1a40:0801 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-4.4.1:7 info: Logitech G435 Wireless Gaming Headset
    type: audio,HID driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid interfaces: 4
    rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 046d:0acb class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 3-7:4 info: Sonix USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: video
    driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 322e:202c class-ID: 0e02
  Device-3: 3-14:5 info: Intel AX210 Bluetooth type: bluetooth driver: btusb
    interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
    power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0032 class-ID: e001
  Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 8 rev: 3.1
    speed: 20 Gb/s (2.33 GiB/s) lanes: 2 mode: 3.2 gen-2x2 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
  Hub-7: 4-4:2 info: VIA Labs USB3.0 Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 2109:0817
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 4-4.1:3 info: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    type: Network driver: r8152 interfaces: 1 rev: 3.2
    speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 288mA
    chip-ID: 0bda:8153 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 4-4.4:4 info: Genesys Logic SD Card Reader and Writer
    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: 05e3:0749 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 2300
Info:
  Processes: 311 Uptime: 1h 2m wakeups: 111 Init: systemd v: 254
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1485 libs: 390 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.30

UPDATE: I ran sudo mkinitcpio -P && sudo update-grub and did a restart, everything else works fine. The thunderbolt display still doesn’t work. It is detected for a second (I get the message asking to extend/duplicate) but never turns on.

The problem isn’t with the display, I checked with another laptop, the display lit up as soon as I plugged in the cable.

nvidia-smi also doesn’t work.

Any particular command whose output would be helpful?

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For the downgraded kernel you may wish to run

sudo mkinitcpio -P && sudo update-grub

As to why no other kernel (/version) works … it will be difficult to guess without some more information.

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I got two warnings for the mkinitpcio

==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration

and further for sudo update-grub

Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
Root filesystem isn't btrfs
If you think an error has occurred, please file a bug report at "https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs"
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin
/usr/bin/grub-probe: warning: unknown device type nvme0n1.
done

Don’t know if this helps.

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This is set in mkinictpcio.conf … by default … for some reason … even when a font is not configured. Seems an odd choice to me … but it wont hurt anything. I removed mine.

This can be fixed by installing upd72020x-fw … though it is not needed.

Another choice - modern manjaro ISOs use grub-btrfs even if you dont choose it during installation.
You can opt to remove it and use regular grub.

This is a message grub always throws on nvmes.

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I did the steps and restarted. The thunderbolt display still doesn’t work. It is detected for a second (I get the message asking to extend/duplicate) but never turns on.

The problem isn’t with the display, I checked with another laptop, the display lit up as soon as I plugged in the cable.

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you dont have any nvidia drivers loaded… probably a messed up update …
post output from:
sudo ldconfig
and:
mhwd-kernel -li && mhwd -l -li

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Sudo ldconfig gives no output, like literally none.

Currently running: 6.1.53-1-MANJARO (linux61)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
   * linux515
   * linux61
   * linux61-rt
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
> 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:25a0) Display controller nVidia Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
          video-nvidia            2023.03.23               false            PCI
    video-nvidia-470xx            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI


> 0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:9a68) Display controller Intel Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-470xx-prime            2023.03.23               false            PCI
           video-linux            2018.05.04                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI

Also nvidia-smi doesn’t work.

NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldnt communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.

How do I go about loading them?

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You are using PRIME.
Nothing nvidia should work without prime-run
ex:

glxinfo | grep 'renderer string'
prime-run glxinfo | grep 'renderer string'
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OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics (TGL GT1)

X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  152 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  24 (X_GLXCreateNewContext)
  Value in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  50
  Current serial number in output stream:  51
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ldconfig should return nothing…
the driver is probably not being loaded because you downgraded the kernel without downgrading nvidia…
do you have installed some gpu switching apps, like optimus/envycontrol? post output from:
ls /etc/modprobe.d
find /etc/X11/ -name "*.conf"

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$ ls /etc/modprobe.d
mhwd-gpu.conf  supergfxd.conf

The first file mhwd-gpu.conf has the following contents.

##    
## Generated by mhwd - Manjaro Hardware Detection    
##    
    
blacklist nouveau    
blacklist ttm    
blacklist drm_kms_helper    
blacklist drm    
options nvidia "NVreg_DynamicPowerManagement=0x02"

The second file supergfxd.conf has the following contents.

# Automatically generated by supergfxd    
blacklist nouveau    
alias nouveau off    
    
options nvidia-drm modeset=1  

$ find /etc/X11/ -name "*.conf"
/etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-mhwd.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf

I don’t remember downloading optimus/envycontrol, but I could be wrong. How do I check?

I do have (supergfx)[asus-linux / supergfxctl · GitLab] which is a graphics switching application.

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there would be some configs if they were installed…
post also output from:
cat /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

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supergfx is a graphics switching application.

Here is the output:

# vim:set ft=sh
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run.  Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array.  For instance:
#     MODULES=(piix ide_disk reiserfs)
MODULES=""

# BINARIES
# This setting includes any additional binaries a given user may
# wish into the CPIO image.  This is run last, so it may be used to
# override the actual binaries included by a given hook
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=()

# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way.  This is useful for config files.
FILES=""

# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file.  The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added.  Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
##   This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
##   No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
#    HOOKS=(base)
#
##   This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
##   work as a sane default
#    HOOKS=(base udev autodetect block filesystems)
#
##   This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
##   No autodetection is done.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block filesystems)
#
##   This setup assembles a pata mdadm array with an encrypted root FS.
##   Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm' for more information on raid devices.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block mdadm encrypt filesystems)
#
##   This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
#    HOOKS=(base udev block lvm2 filesystems)
#
##   NOTE: If you have /usr on a separate partition, you MUST include the
#    usr, fsck and shutdown hooks.
HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block keyboard keymap consolefont resume filesystems fsck"

# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, gzip compression
# is used. Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"
#COMPRESSION="lz4"
#COMPRESSION="zstd"

# COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
# Additional options for the compressor
#COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=()

# MODULES_DECOMPRESS
# Decompress kernel modules during initramfs creation.
# Enable to speedup boot process, disable to save RAM
# during early userspace. Switch (yes/no).
#MODULES_DECOMPRESS="yes"
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Well thats related.
For example … is that set in hybrid mode or ? …

If you dont know too much about it … best remove all traces before continuing.

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Graphics mode change error.
supergfxd is not enabled, enable it with `systemctl enable supergfxd
Error: Zbus error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.supergfxctl.Daemon was not provided by any .service files

After starting it with systemctl the status is “suspended”

How do I remove all traces?

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If its not enabled then thats good I guess.
But it hasnt stopped it from having configs still placed in your system, such as the /etc/modprobe.d/supergfxd.conf

I also wonder about this line … I dont think its there by default… and the option is known to cause problems.

In fact … I wonder about the drm ones too.

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What should be my next steps?

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If I were you I would disable and remove supergfctl (package? script? only you know)
I would also remove all of the excess files

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf

Then remove any IgnorePkg or similar if you have them. (in pacman.conf from downgrading)
Then I would make sure to sort mirrors and update:

sudo pacman-mirrors -f && sudo pacman -Syu

Then reinstall the drivers:

sudo mhwd -f -i pci video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-prime

Then reboot and check the things…

PS . I also noticed your mkinit looks … old.
Besides wanting to add a kms to the hooks (for kernel mode setting) … it may also indicate you have pacnews … this will print them:

pacdiff -o
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supergfx is a part of asusd I downloaded the package from AUR - it comes bundled with the software that controls keyboard lights, battery threshold and stuff I guess, not sure.

Anyway I will follow the steps and revert back.

$ pacdiff -o                                                                                             ✔  took 7s   basic  
/etc/bluetooth/main.conf.pacnew
/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme.pacsave
/etc/shells.pacnew
/etc/locale.gen.pacnew
/etc/default/grub.pacnew
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.pacnew
/etc/ssh/ssh_config.pacnew
/etc/pacman.conf.pacnew
/etc/pam.d/sddm.pacnew
/etc/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf.pacsave
/etc/tlp.conf.pacnew

How do I deal with this?

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Thats a lot …

The way I deal with them is:

pacdiff -s

which will properly pass sudoedit to my DIFFPROG which is set to meld.

IF you havent set the DIFFPROG env var … then you can use something like:

DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff -s

OR
If you want something that will give you a presumptuous GUI you can install and use

manjaro-pacnew-checker

For more info:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Pacnew_and_Pacsave

This could also be the actual source of your problems. Ignoring pacnews will break things eventually.