Login issue with Manjaro. Please check your connection and credentials.
Login issue with Manjaro. Please check your connection and credentials.
The story details a troubleshooting journey after installing a fresh SSD. Windows was set up on it, and a bootable USB with Manjaro 21.x was created. During startup, the user considered using open-source drivers for better performance. After some adjustments, login worked temporarily. However, after certain animations froze, the system became unresponsive, leading to repeated reboots. Each time, reinstalling failed due to driver issues or partition restrictions. Eventually, the user deleted the problematic partition and successfully reinstalled Manjaro, but faced persistent login problems. The situation left them feeling stuck with no clear solution.
I begin by choosing between the proprietary GeForce Driver and the open-source new driver. If opting for the latter, save the driver on a USB stick before setting up the Linux distribution (install Windows first). You must enter 'nomodeset' in the GRUB menu during the initial reboot to proceed. It’s easy to mix things up, so I suspect this is why other installed OSes were added first. Just a heads-up.
I’m confident about what you’re describing. I created a bootable USB drive, assuming that’s what you meant by “download it onto a USB.” When you start from that USB, you’ll see an option to select the time zone key table and, most importantly, the graphics driver. That was the setting where my installation differed before. I’ve already installed Manjaro on this machine and used an SSD several times, and everything has worked smoothly each time.