Black screen after boot with default grub option

[ComeWhatThey]

Issue popped up today after I let my laptop run out of battery, necessitating a reboot. Fairly fresh install, only a week or two old. Did some updates last night and when I went to boot up today I get a completely dead black screen immediately after the mountains animation. Not able to ctrl+alt+f1 into a terminal. Selecting the systemd option in grub allows the system to boot up fine.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-21-amd64 [6.1.90-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-21-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
    init=/lib/systemd/systemd
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.3_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A114-33 v: V1.17 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: JSL model: Rosemary_JL v: V1.17 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: INSYDE v: 1.17
    date: 12/27/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 12.4 Wh (78.5%) condition: 15.8/39.9 Wh (39.6%) volts: 12.2 min: 11.6
    model: PANASONIC AP19B5K type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Celeron N4500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Alder Lake level: v2 built: 2021+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x9C (156) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x24000024
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB
    L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 1x1.5 MiB L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 759 high: 784 min/max: 800/2800 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 734 2: 784 bogomips: 4454
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  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 mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  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: Not affected; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-11 process: Intel 10nm built: 2019-21 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e55 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:4 chip-ID: 0408:a061
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 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: AU Optronics 0x403d built: 2017 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 158
    gamma: 1.2 size: 309x173mm (12.17x6.81") diag: 354mm (13.9") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (JSL) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_icl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:4dc8 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-21-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl bus-ID: 00:14.3
    chip-ID: 8086:4df0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-8:5 chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.1
    sub-v: 200f hci-v: 5.1 rev: 200f
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 58.31 GiB used: 24.47 GiB (42.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 maj-min: 179:0 vendor: Kingston model: TA2964 size: 58.31 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0x8 scheme: GPT
  SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 58.06 GiB size: 56.85 GiB (97.91%) used: 24.47 GiB (43.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/mmcblk0p2 maj-min: 179:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/mmcblk0p1 maj-min: 179:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2186 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2176 libs: 1101 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 10
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 205 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.56 GiB used: 2.46 GiB (32.5%) Init: systemd v: 252
  target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

Installed Liquorix 6.8.12-1 from MXPI as suggested from a similar post, but I get the exact same behaviour. Black screen after boot animation, boots fine with the systemd option.

[Charlie Brown]

What if you change the ... splash to nosplash in "MX Boot Options" and then select to boot with non-systemd option on Grub? Maybe it shows where it gets stuck ...

(Or you can press E on Grub and do that temporarily rather than MXBO)

( It may be waiting for a resume device. The question is why it doesn't do it with systemd ... )

[CharlesV]

also.. your QSI shows a NON liquorix kernel (and 6.1.0 has some quirks too ) ... are you *sure* that you booted WITH a later liquorix kernel?

[ComeWhatThey]

The QSI is from when I first experienced the bug, but it made no difference to the behaviour whether I select the liquorix options in grub or not.

The boot messages go by so fast I had to try to record them on video, best I can tell this is the last frame before the black screen.

https://i.postimg.cc/52sMfcX3/Screensho ... -29-44.png

So nothing obvious, maybe to do with the kernel variables? Could at least point towards where in the process it's happening.




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[Charlie Brown]

Though it looks weird, "why Bluetooth" ... You can try to disable that service at boot time ("MX Service Manager" from menu) then try what happens with a reboot.

[ComeWhatThey]

Disabling bluetooth at boot makes no difference.

[Charlie Brown]

... So, is there any difference now, where it stops ?

[ComeWhatThey]

No, still around the same 'starting setting kernel variables: sysctl.' message as before, just without the bluetooth clutter. It kind of looks like it's trying to draw another message after that, but it disappears before my camera can pick it up.

https://i.postimg.cc/z8WXgVmC/Screensho ... -58-55.png

[ComeWhatThey]

If it helps at all, I'm pretty sure that whatever broke it must have happened in this batch of updates, as it was working fine before then.

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Commandline: apt --verbose-versions -o APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New=true -o Binary::apt::APT::Get::Up
grade-Allow-New=true full-upgrade
Requested-By: [x] (1000)
Upgrade: lo-main-helper:amd64 (24.05.07mx23, 24.06.03mx23), mx-repo-list:amd64 (24.5.02, 24.6), liba
rchive13:amd64 (3.6.2-1, 3.6.2-1+deb12u1), libgstreamer-gl1.0-0:amd64 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1, 1.22.0-3+de
b12u2), gstreamer1.0-alsa:amd64 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1, 1.22.0-3+deb12u2), gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0:am
d64 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1, 1.22.0-3+deb12u2), firefox:amd64 (126.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1, 126.0.1~mozi
llabinaries-1mx23+1), gstreamer1.0-plugins-base:amd64 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1, 1.22.0-3+deb12u2), mx-packa
geinstaller-pkglist:amd64 (24.05.07mx23, 24.06.03mx23), python3-pil:amd64 (9.4.0-1.1+b1, 9.4.0-1.1+d
eb12u1), localize-repo-mx:amd64 (24.03.01, 24.05.01), mx-snapshot:amd64 (24.5, 24.6), libgstreamer-p
lugins-base1.0-0:amd64 (1.22.0-3+deb12u1, 1.22.0-3+deb12u2)