#After restarting my PC a blank screen comes up after launch

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surreal trail
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So I recently installed Arch on my main PC because Windows was giving me problems with my older hardware, and it was a great and smooth experience (and I was used to it since I have a Steam Deck). But after installing some customization things through the Discover app and restarting my PC, when launching into Arch, a black screen comes up. I had already restarted my PC multiple times so this confused me. I think it might be a splashscreen issue, but I don't know what to do. Please help

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surreal trail
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  1. Standard Arch Linux install
  2. (I don't understand the question/it serves no purpose in my problem)
  3. Everything seemed normal until I hit enter to boot up Arch Linux through GNU GRUB. There was no error message, and there is no error message on the black screen
  4. (I don't understand the question/it serves no purpose in my problem)
hybrid moat
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I would consider using the terminal rather than discovery, youre beggin for issues, which it seems youre having.
What we are trying to figure out is what you installed lol. You ought to at least remember.
Im suspecting plymouth? Which is notorious for borking.
Can you reach a TTY once you blackscreen?
(CTRL+ALT+F1 to 7 should put you into a TTY session)

We would also need to know: Which greeter (sddm, lightdm, etc) you use and which session type (X11 or Wayland) you use.

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@surreal trail

surreal trail
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I'll keep in mind to not use Discover when installing certain thing lol

hybrid moat
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So its blackscreen and ctrl + alt and lets say F3 doesnt do anything?

surreal trail
hybrid moat
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So you cant reach any form of terminal?

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Do you have X11 installed?

surreal trail
hybrid moat
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All the default? So you used the install script?

surreal trail
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Hold on, so it's a black screen, though my monitor still picks it up as if there is something on my screen. So I'm guessing maybe everything is working fine, but something is blocking everything out

surreal trail
hybrid moat
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That doesnt answer the question.

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Im guessing you used the install script since you dont have any idea which session type youre using.

hybrid moat
surreal trail
hybrid moat
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Try ctrl + alt + backspace just in case because if you absolutely cannot get to a TTY or inside a session you will need to chroot via live usb.

surreal trail
hybrid moat
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Hmm. Yeah, hope that you have a key with archiso on it, cuz I dont see any other way to debug this.

surreal trail
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Yikes

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Thanks for the help anyway

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I'll keep on trying stuff out and if worse comes to worse I'll just reinstall Arch completely

hybrid moat
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Up to you, if the install is brand new and that you used the install script its probably muuuch faster to just reinstall. I would still recommend learning to install arch manually when you have the time.

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Get familiar with the terminal.

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Its your best friend.