Arch linux plymouth not working I tried using plymouth and plymouth-git packages from aur. I installed plymouth, added plymouth to HOOKS array in /etc/mkinitcpio. 02. However I get to see a grey screen with three dots if I press ESC during the startup procedure. [ SOLVED ] - Reinstall Arch Linux. service |loaded active exited >plymouth-quit. HOOKS="base udev plymouth plymouth-encrypt keyboard keymap consolefont modconf block filesystems fsck" If you're talking about plymouth you should, as a first thing, not include your `btrfs` config there as not everyone might be necessarily using a btrfs-formatted root. FYI, this probably should have been posted in AUR Issues. Did you add "splash" to your boot loader? That was it. The wiki says to not use plymouth-encrypt hook with systemd but I wonder if that shouldn't be there. cfg" followed by "sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R solar". things ive tried that did not work: turned the internet, arch wiki and arch forums upside-down, to no avail regenerating the initframfs using another theme adding required hooks and modules to mkinitcpio config setting the theme using the console Mar 4, 2020 · i use dracut to generate the initramfs with plymouth module included, and set up systemd-boot according to the ArchWiki: loader. Followed the wiki tutorial, but it's not working. Also, Chakra will include Plymouth by default soon. D3vil0p3r wrote: Aug 30, 2006 · Tried installing plymouth because i hate entering a password in a black screen. I've managed to make it work by doing a clean install of Arch. EDIT: I see: Mar 26, 2020 · If I press ESC the screen toggles between the prompt and some kind of plymouth fallback grey theme. archlinux. When rebooting the system, no splash screen is shown. Plymouth - ShowDelay is not working. . service | loaded active exited >plymouth-read-write. conf file, added "quiet splash" to /etc/default/grub file and ran "sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub. However, even after entering the correct commands and proving that it is indeed showing the correct splash screen when I use: "plymouth d" "plymouth --show-splash" At the end I removed Plymouth completelly and made html wallpaper which reveals arch logo when desktop is loaded. Any ideas Mar 31, 2023 · So I saw that Plymouth Start Service FAILED to start. I'll mark the post as solved. OK, went to the terminal and checked status of all plymouth-related units in systemctl: >plymouth-quit-wait. This procedure could change from time to time as I will try to make things run even smoother and easier for the end user. because you are using a proprietary driver, or if you do not want to use the EFI framebuffer, consider using Uvesafb as it works with widescreen resolutions. Before we Oct 24, 2023 · Re: arch linux plymouth, Unit file sddm-plymouth. If you cannot use KMS, e. conf Feb 9, 2024 · Hello there, it's been some months since I'm busy for works. Tried installing plymouth because i hate entering a password in a black screen. It looks better then all that flickering with Plymouth anyway, and it's animation was showing only 3 seconds of 10 how long it takes to boot to desktop. 9. I also tried plymouth from git. Has anyone encountered such problems? Feb 17, 2013 · Plymouth doesn't work. Plymouth primarily uses KMS to display graphics, but on UEFI systems it can utilize the EFI framebuffer. Feb 28, 2014 · Installed and enabled `gdm-plymouth` unfortunatelly the plymouth splash screen does not show un boot. Grub. but, in any case, there is no need to include the `btrfs` module and binary that way. ! Last edited by bobert_2728 (2024-03-20 04:58:14) Jan 13, 2008 · Yes guys, I managed to get plymouth working - and I mean for real, with the graphics candy included. 122-1. I downgraded plymouth for now, I haven't figured out the cause yet. php/Pl … _the_Theme ) and it show up correctly, but it doesn't at boot. Please advise. Mkinitcpio. Any idea on how to fix this? Hooks are wrong, change it with thi. conf May 6, 2021 · Everything seems to work just fine, there aren't any messages on the boot screen. Feb 4, 2019 · I'm able to get the preview of plymouth going, but it's not working when the computer is booting up. Plymouth theme also seems to load; I've set the spinfinity theme which works except the Arch logo is not displayed whatsoever. Apr 15, 2018 · I am new to arch and wanted to setup a splash screen on boot so I decided to install Plymouth. Oct 1, 2021 · Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Nov 5, 2022 · I'm using Arch Linux with linux-zen kernel, with LightDM on a VMware VM and I was using Plymouth. Well, thanks everyone that subscribed/interested in this post, answered the question. Here come some easy steps for installing it on your machine. Last edited by nikinbaidarr (2021-05-09 07:34:39) Jan 18, 2022 · It happened with the recent plymouth update from 0. service does not exist Sorry for being blunt - but that's a half-assed "guide" and you didn't even use the commands suggested there (2 years ago). File /etc/mkinitcpio. running plymouth --show-splash as root with the daemon running just brings up the gdm login screen. org/index. I've manually launched plymouth to check if it works as explained here ( https://wiki. g. conf I'm following the Arch wiki instructions but can't get it to work. service | loaded active exited Feb 13, 2025 · so my issue is in the title, the boot screen while using plymouth does not show. Preview also shows just a black screen. 5-7 to to 22. Also tried other plymouth themes; they work too but the arch logo isn't displayed. anpd vrsh tel pnkwpm kbgo bcrb deks fjeof ijn yunv eqyqc qtbf btrni opblm wxxm