Black screen after update - no space left on device..

kettu

After the last update Solus won't start, I just get a black screen with the laptop logo (Asus).. I found others had similar issues earlier and I tried different fixes via command line: e.g. I found I had 9 different kernels and I removed them (I think), as now I only get one on the list (for sudo clr-boot-manager list-kernels). But it's not helping. Still 'no space left on device" (I have dual boot on the laptop, but have not used Windows in years, it won't start either anyways. I should remove it and repartition and will do it if I ever manage to get into Solus again..)

I tried sudo CBM_DEBUG=1 clr-boot-manager update
... failed to instal extra initrds /usr/lib64/kernel/initrd-com.solus-project.current.6.12.9-312nvidia: No space left on device"

banger

Boot a live USB and check your main partition and boot partition for space.

brent

sudo sync && sudo clr-boot-manager update
that clears unused kernels. 9 seems an awful lot.
banger is right. go into live environment and make sure your boot partition is 1GB not 512MB.

the worst thing in the world would not be chrooting to fix your boot (https://help.getsol.us/docs/user/troubleshooting/boot-rescue). I've done this a few times over the years to rebuild a FUBARD boot partition (by update or mostly my own doing). At least it would reinstall all the stuff your output (in your pic) says is missing.

2 cents

kettu

Thanks both, lets see how I get on..