[GH-ISSUE #1719] CachyOS not loading desktop #2117

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opened 2026-03-01 18:38:35 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1719

I've been trying to figure it out, but I think this is a weird bug. CachyOS does load in a VM although bit laggy, but when I have tried to run it on actual hardware, it gets stuck at the point where it's supposed to start loading desktop environment. All I get on my screen is "_" that's not blinking and no matter how long I wait nothing happens.

I don't think it's a hardware issue because this computer is even running now CachyOS installed from USB-stick, not to mention other installers from netboot.xyz runs just fine like Debian and EndeavourOS.

I don't know if knowing the actual hardware will help, but.. CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X, GPU: Nvidia 4060 TI, Motherboard: B550-F, RAM: 64G DDR4.

And the Netboot.xyz itself is being run from Raspberry Pi 5 and I'm using iPXE as the booting method. I have not tried other booting methods yet to see if the issue persists on those too.

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/1719 I've been trying to figure it out, but I think this is a weird bug. CachyOS does load in a VM although bit laggy, but when I have tried to run it on actual hardware, it gets stuck at the point where it's supposed to start loading desktop environment. All I get on my screen is "_" that's not blinking and no matter how long I wait nothing happens. I don't think it's a hardware issue because this computer is even running now CachyOS installed from USB-stick, not to mention other installers from netboot.xyz runs just fine like Debian and EndeavourOS. I don't know if knowing the actual hardware will help, but.. CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X, GPU: Nvidia 4060 TI, Motherboard: B550-F, RAM: 64G DDR4. And the Netboot.xyz itself is being run from Raspberry Pi 5 and I'm using iPXE as the booting method. I have not tried other booting methods yet to see if the issue persists on those too.

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@wfpearl commented on GitHub (Dec 15, 2025):

I was having the same issue today. I fixed it by modifying line 24 in live-cacheos.ipxe from
kernel ${url}vmlinuz ${ipparam} archiso_http_srv=${url} cow_spacesize=10G copytoram=auto module_blacklist=nvidia,nvidia_modeset,nvidia_uvm,nvidia_drm,pcspkr nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1 nvme_load=yes initrd=initrd.magic console=tty1 initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}
to
kernel ${url}vmlinuz ${ipparam} archiso_http_srv=${url} cow_spacesize=10G copytoram=auto module_blacklist=pcspkr nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1 nvme_load=yes initrd=initrd.magic console=tty1 initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}

removing the nvidia modules from the blocklist allowed me to boot into the live environment without issue.

@wfpearl commented on GitHub (Dec 15, 2025): I was having the same issue today. I fixed it by modifying line 24 in `live-cacheos.ipxe` from `kernel ${url}vmlinuz ${ipparam} archiso_http_srv=${url} cow_spacesize=10G copytoram=auto module_blacklist=nvidia,nvidia_modeset,nvidia_uvm,nvidia_drm,pcspkr nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1 nvme_load=yes initrd=initrd.magic console=tty1 initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}` to `kernel ${url}vmlinuz ${ipparam} archiso_http_srv=${url} cow_spacesize=10G copytoram=auto module_blacklist=pcspkr nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1 nvme_load=yes initrd=initrd.magic console=tty1 initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}` removing the nvidia modules from the blocklist allowed me to boot into the live environment without issue.

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