Fresh secureblue install takes up to 1 hour 30 mins to boot???? | secureblue | Page 1

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 6:58 PM

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📎 somefile.log

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Heres the full journalctl logs to my knowledge but any ideas as to what its even hanging on?

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 7:17 PM

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I'm assuming the point where it jumps from 02:39 to 10:39 is just the time zone being set or something, and if so, the logs you posted only cover a timespan of about 15 minutes

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so if it took much longer than that to boot, it seems likely that the problem is before the kernel even started

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at a glance, the one thing that stands out in the logs is the repeated occurrence of "kernel: critical medium error, dev sdc..." errors, which looks like some sort of hardware problem

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 7:23 PM

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Weird

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Any idea how id further diagnosis it?

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The drive the os is installed to should be fine

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And then what lets it seem to just.... work eventually?

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Anyway to narrow it down? Its a fresh install the ssd is of full health to my knowledge and it doesnt explain why nixos booted fine either

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 7:33 PM

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yeah idk

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 7:50 PM

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F u g g

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Do you know anyone who might know how to deduce wtf is going on?

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 7:52 PM

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does it happen consistently or just the once?

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 7:54 PM

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Nope happens consistantly

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Didnt happen with a kubuntu install

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Didnt happen withthe nixos install

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No fucking clue happens every restart

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💀

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This computer has historically had a bit of unexplained jank but it otherwise should run fine

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Every other OS does

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I have no idea where id start to figure out why secureblue in particular is bitching

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 7:59 PM

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fringe cloak

wait so just to clarify, how does the timestamp at the start of this log file compare to the time when the computer started booting?

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 7:59 PM

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Well i didnt keep track because this is the first time i even login to the fucke thing thinking a restart would

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But iirc lemme see

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Approximitly 17 minutes

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So then wtf....

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Wait.... dev sdc?

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 8:07 PM

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is /dev/sdc not your main drive?

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 8:07 PM

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.... 2:39 is exactly when

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the journalctl starts

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so that must mean it isnt evewn fucking booting into the kernal

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till 17~ later

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i think

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nono it is

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lemme se

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`sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 812.3G 0 part /run/media/user/5b5869a6-e6a2-4353-aca6-2e6261bf5297
└─sda2 8:2 0 119.2G 0 part
sdb 8:16 0 111.8G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 600M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb2 8:18 0 2G 0 part /boot
└─sdb3 8:19 0 109.2G 0 part
└─luks-6163915e-21fa-4f54-a4b4-ba97619688a5 252:0 0 109.2G 0 crypt /var/home
/var
/sysroot/ostree/deploy/default/var
/sysroot
/etc
sdc 8:32 0 3.6T 0 disk
sdd 8:48 0 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdd1 8:49 0 931.5G 0 part
zram0 251:0 0 8G 0 disk [SWAP]

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anything look off here?

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yeah its this FUCKEN DRIVE

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SDC

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LITTLE FUCKER

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 8:13 PM

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is that an external HD or something?

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 8:16 PM

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Ok.... now this fomputer doesnt boot at all

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Why

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Nothings on that drive

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Nothing is installed there

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Why the fuck

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Now this is really bricked

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Why the fuck what is it even usinf that drive for?????

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The ufei wont even boot anymore

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W h a t ?

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 8:18 PM

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can you disconnect that drive?

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 8:18 PM

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Thats what i did

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It just bricked it

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Is the bios on....

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No

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No it isnt

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Ho...

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Nooooo

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Nooooo

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That wouldent make any sense

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litertally how

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 8:20 PM

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...do you already have backups of any data you care about? because this is getting to a level of stuff not working where my next step would probably be to wipe the drive, reinstall the OS, and restore data from backup

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also given that there are error messages suggesting hardware problems it'd be a good idea to have backups anyway

fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 8:20 PM

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Nope i dknt

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But

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I cant reinstall the OS

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If it doesnt even BOOT ONTO UFEI

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Why is the UFEI ON THIS DRRIIIIIIVE

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There are many like it

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But this spaghetti mess is mine

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Fucken decade old

tropic nexus Feb 21, 2026, 8:29 PM

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fringe cloak Feb 21, 2026, 8:29 PM

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Wtf it doesnt even boot with the drive

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Wtf got loose

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How and why did moving it make it not boot at all

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Bruh

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Did i just.....

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I think i did

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Welp

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Fml

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NOW its actually completely bricked

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FUUUUUUUUCK

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Welp

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It was good knowing you

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You served me very well

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But due to my mistake you are now ultra bricked

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You lasted over a fucken decade

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Through fried ram

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And janky full hardwate replacement

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Off thrift store drives

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And spaghetti cables

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And 5 different oses multiple reinstalls

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🫡

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It was an honoe

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Cleaely irs time for this thing to fucken rest lmao

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Issues solved

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Its dead like dead dead now

#Fresh secureblue install takes up to 1 hour 30 mins to boot????