I'm having the same issue described in the forum post ever since upgrading to systemd 248-1.
On my Dell Precision 5530 I'm using systemd-boot and I have menu options to boot different kernels. The menu does not work with the laptop's internal keyboard anymore. If I press the arrow keys I get weird characters that appear on the screen, the type that you see when a unicode character doesn't render correctly (the box with the unicode number in it) and the selection doesn't change. If I press Enter the system will refuse to boot and error with a message similar to "failed loading (null)". I can press the number keys, 1, 2, 3, to select the different menu options, but pressing Enter always gives me an error. The system will boot correctly otherwise, I have a default menu option with a timer and when the countdown hits zero it boots correctly. It seems like something's wrong with systemd-boot and the internal keyboard.
I did try plugging in a USB keyboard to the laptop and that works correctly. So the issue only seems to happen with the internal keyboard.
Also, I have a Dell Insprion 3195, also running systemd-boot on version 248-1 with multiple entries and the internal keyboard works correctly on that one. So whatever the issue is, it does not appear to be happening with all computers.
An update on my comment above. The characters I see on the screen aren't the unicode number, but two sets of question marks in a box with inverting colors. Downgrading systemd (248-1 -> 247.4-2) corrects the issue only if I do "bootctl remove" and "bootctl install" as noted in the forum post.
Comment by nl6720 (nl6720) -
Saturday, 03 April 2021, 07:34 GMT
archlinux-2021.04.01-x86_64.iso uses systemd 247.4-2, so the ISO not booting is unrelated to this issue.
Comment by Kai (b4lt1c3r) -
Saturday, 03 April 2021, 15:38 GMT
Hello,
i fact of the hint of nl6720 i completely reset the laptop today (including the bios) and reconfigured it. I could boot from the install CD and made a fresh install of Arch Linux. I don't figured out what exactly cause the problem, but it is solved for now
I'm having the same issue described in the forum post ever since upgrading to systemd 248-1.
On my Dell Precision 5530 I'm using systemd-boot and I have menu options to boot different kernels. The menu does not work with the laptop's internal keyboard anymore. If I press the arrow keys I get weird characters that appear on the screen, the type that you see when a unicode character doesn't render correctly (the box with the unicode number in it) and the selection doesn't change. If I press Enter the system will refuse to boot and error with a message similar to "failed loading (null)". I can press the number keys, 1, 2, 3, to select the different menu options, but pressing Enter always gives me an error. The system will boot correctly otherwise, I have a default menu option with a timer and when the countdown hits zero it boots correctly. It seems like something's wrong with systemd-boot and the internal keyboard.
I did try plugging in a USB keyboard to the laptop and that works correctly. So the issue only seems to happen with the internal keyboard.
Also, I have a Dell Insprion 3195, also running systemd-boot on version 248-1 with multiple entries and the internal keyboard works correctly on that one. So whatever the issue is, it does not appear to be happening with all computers.
An update on my comment above. The characters I see on the screen aren't the unicode number, but two sets of question marks in a box with inverting colors. Downgrading systemd (248-1 -> 247.4-2) corrects the issue only if I do "bootctl remove" and "bootctl install" as noted in the forum post.
archlinux-2021.04.01-x86_64.iso uses systemd 247.4-2, so the ISO not booting is unrelated to this issue.
Hello,
i fact of the hint of nl6720 i completely reset the laptop today (including the bios) and reconfigured it. I could boot from the install CD and made a fresh install of Arch Linux. I don't figured out what exactly cause the problem, but it is solved for now
regards
Kai