problem w/ latest update on KDE

[txhammer68]

Latest update has broken my system unable to boot, working off live usb now

after POST get this

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warning /lib/modules/4.19.78-1/Manjaro/modules.devname Not found

mount /new_root can't find UUID b5ff887b-,,,
dropped in emergency shell

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basically cant find my system partition, on the live usb i cant see it fine..

any ideas how to fix this?

thanks

[mack]

Hi @txhammer68

This worked for me: Tutorial: How to magically fix most computers that will not boot after a manjaro update!

[txhammer68]

ok tried it -getting this

manjaro@manjaro ~]$ manjaro-chroot -a
==> Detected systems:
 --> 0) ManjaroLinux
==> Select system to mount [0-0] : 
0
==> ERROR: You can't mount 0!
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ 

[Marte]

Try 1

[txhammer68]

ok that did something, thanks

[txhammer68]

ok rebooted, same problem cant see system partition...

[mack]

You can try these tutorials, the tute I suggested worked when I needed it, earlier this year.

HowTo - Restore an unbootable system after an interrupted kernel update

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[txhammer68]

ok got back in, thanks
here is what worked
Boot live Manjaro USB
Terminal
had to run pacman -Syu before ch-root as it locks DB
manjaro-chroot -a
choose 1, (0 does not work)

mkinitcpio -P
update-grub
exit
reboot

whats caused all this?

[txhammer68]

how can in rerun the pamac updates from the last boot, i dont think it completed properly...

[Marte]

I guess your system should be up-to-date since you ran the update in chroot. However you could open a terminal and run: sudo pacman -Syyu to make sure.