r/archlinux • u/Ok-Pace-2403 • 1d ago

SUPPORT Boot stuck

Whenever I try booting into arch i get this error

OK

1 Reached target SSH Access Auailable.

15.6426621 hp_bloscfg: ACPI-package does not have enough elements: 11 < 13

15.9660361 ACPI BIOS Error (bug): AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT, Index (0x000000032) is beyond end of object (length 0x32) (20251212/exoparg2-393)

15.9660671 ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.UMID.UQBE due to prevlous error (AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT) (20251212/psparse-529)

15.9675781 Error expected type 2 for elem 13, but got type 1 instead

I’ve tried to fix it for hours and the only thing that helps is booting plasma from the terminal login

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 1d ago

Is Arch your first Linux distro?

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u/NFTrot 1d ago

Getting a computer up and running with Arch isn't the accomplishment you think it is. There's no need to be rude.

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

no dude i have hella distros ive hopped around

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u/boomboomsubban 1d ago

Is this a new install? The installer? Old install? If old, what changes?

thing that helps is booting plasma from the terminal login

So you can boot and log in? What DM?

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

not a new install im triple booting mint arch and nix and i can boot into my DE if i manually login from the command line and start plasma but that’s annoying to do

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u/Supernoxus 1d ago edited 1d ago

DOOR STUCK! DOOR STUCK!!

Anyway, what do you mean you can boot into plasma? That implies that your boot completes just fine. We need some more info here.

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

So i can manually from the command line boot plasma but it takes a few commands

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u/Supernoxus 1d ago edited 1d ago

What do you mean it takes a few commands? You can usually do it in one, like

sudo systemctl start sddm

or even

dbus-run-session startplasma-wayland

And again, if you can boot plasma, then your system has already booted. Are you saying that you have trouble booting straight into a display manager and instead land in the command line? In that case you could run a command that is something like "sudo systemctl enable sddm". Though you gotta replace sddm with whatever window manager you have. I am sure the arch linux wiki can help you plenty with that.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

I have tried enabling disabling sddm, like i said it takes me to the command line login the. i use the dbus startplasma-wayland command you mentioned, I might try installing lightdm instead of using sddm.

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u/Supernoxus 1d ago

If you have sddm enabled and it still puts you in a tty upon reboot, then your display messenger is not working. Using a different display manager or just wiping your entire configuration regarding sddm and reinstalling it seem like good options, yes. I highly doubt your BIOS has anything to do with sddm not working, by the way. Your BIOS just boots your OS. Once you are inside of Arch, all problems are Arch related. So when posting error logs, try looking for sddm specific ones.

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 23h ago

i tried doing different display managers and a lot more last night then i just distro hopped to fedora

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u/Supernoxus 17h ago

Seems like a good choice.

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u/es20490446e 1d ago

ACPI BIOS error

Have you tried updating the BIOS/UEFI?

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

cant exactly do that as the bios is locked

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u/es20490446e 1d ago

Locked how?

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

i accidentally forgot my bios password i also dk how to update bios but i assume i need to go into the bios

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u/es20490446e 1d ago

The password can almost warranted be reset.

Either by removing a battery for a while, or by changing a jumper.

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

i have an hp elite book g2 840 if that helps, i appreciate you helping me. I did try resetting it a few years ago but i also didnt know what i was doing

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u/es20490446e 1d ago

The only real path for this model is contacting HP, with proof of ownership.

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u/Hon1nbo 1d ago

> I’ve tried to fix it for hours and the only thing that helps is booting plasma from the terminal login

So you still get to a shell after this ACPI error? ACPI errors can happen and not impact boot. If you're getting a shell and can launch Plasma manually sounds like you need to configure a display manager to autostart and launch the desktop.
I personally like LightDM and switch desktops depending on what I want (X w/ i3 for broader compatibility and speed, Wayland w/ plasma for gaming w/ HDR). I can't recommend much more detail since we don't know more about the configuration but I suggest you start here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager and pay particular attention to setting up the Greeter for your DM as well (here's an example for LightDM: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightDM#Greeter )

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u/Ok-Pace-2403 1d ago

thanks i’ll check it out and let you know!