Error encountered while attempting to load kernel modules post-upgrade.
Error encountered while attempting to load kernel modules post-upgrade.
Hi everyone. Running Arch Linux with KDE on my Thinkpad X260 is working well so far. After a full system upgrade this evening, it started freezing when systemd attempted to load kernel modules. I can use TTY sessions but don’t know where to begin. Any tips? If I need to reinstall, it’s not a big deal, but I’d rather avoid that. Thanks!
To view dmesg messages, open a terminal and run 'dmesg'. Focus on lines that mention hardware, drivers, or kernel events.
On my Gentoo system, I checked dmesg with grep and noticed Arch uses a monolithic kernel. I’m interested in the modules it loads. Recent updates appear stable over the past six months. I ran lsmod in a tty to see the loaded modules and compared them with those in /etc/modules-load.d/. Also, reviewing systemctl status would help confirm if the display manager is starting correctly.
I've been using this setup for roughly a month. The last update was probably a week or two back, though I'm not entirely sure. Checking the logs with "dmesg | grep -i 'systemd-modules-load'" revealed that the main process ended with an exit code of 1 due to a failure in loading systemd modules.
This URL seems to discuss troubleshooting issues with systemctl and systemd modules.
There are positive updates and some concerns. Positive updates include removing the "load kernel modules" issue, which was resolved by following the provided guide. It looks like tp_smapi was installed, but it shouldn't be present on newer models. After uninstalling and restarting, the problem disappeared. Still, it doesn't boot properly—only shows standard messages like "starting version 245.6-8-arch" and file statuses. The screen remains unresponsive, and it's been stuck for a while.