Hi, I did a fresh install of qubes 4.2.4 and had at first multiple problems with my sys-usb. After solving them I’m now getting stuck in a boot loop. When I enter a correct luks keyphrase it starts but when the loading bar reaches approximately half it shuts down and I have to enter the keyphrase…

Hi Chris, thank you for your tip. After installing everything again I tried this: Kernel-latest 6.13.6 boot loop The problem seems solved, apparently updating kernel-latest to kernel-latest-6.13.8-1.qubes.1.fc37.x86_64 from kernel-latest-6.13.7-1.qubes.1.fc37.x86_64 helped in solving it. Thanks, …

Hi w4rl0rd Can you try and edit the GRUB boot options like this: [image] Kernel-latest 6.13.6 boot loop User Support Do you see any crash message on the screen, even briefly? If so, you can append panic=0 to vmlinuz options and/or noreboot to xen options to keep the messa…

Hi Chris, unfortunately after making some other changes all files related to grub were deleted? or are unavailable. After a restart I had only the option to get to my uefi settings. Now I’m doing a fresh install again, maybe next time it happens again I’ll try these changes. Thanks

Hi w4rl0rd A trick with the installer: Load GRUB from the Qubes Install medium, as when you install Qubes OS When you see the GRUB boot menu, hit c to get to the grub>-prompt type configfile ( and hit tab – you should see a list of available drives. If you only see one, it’s probably just the ins…

Hi w4rl0rd Nice that you got it to work!! :slight_smile: If possible, would you mark your post as the solution – in case others with a similar problem should stumble upon these posts, looking for a solution? :slight_smile:

Boot loop after correct luks key

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ChrisA May 12, 2025, 9:34am 2

Hi w4rl0rd

Can you try and edit the GRUB boot options like this: