I was trying to install cachyos using the latest iso but It looks to be stucked showing “_” on the top left corner.
I tried using the previous iso and that allowed me to start the gui and proceed with the installation but chwd error and wouldn’t be able to complete.
Last message before the “_” at the top left corner is “Starting User Manager for UID 1000…”
I’m having the exact same issues on an AMD Ryzen R5 5600x with an AMD RX 6650 XT. I’ve seen another thread with a similar issue and they had double AMD, too.
so i tried installing sddm and sddm-kcm and install a not offered desktop in cachyos when i rebooted a few times it showed the same screen tried lightdm instead and it helped this is all in a vm
ok so first install sddm and sddm-kcm (pick no desktop first before you get to the package select screen) from the installer then install enlightenment from archwiki and then randomly it will happen and also select wayland instead of x11 and wayland again??
Sorry, where should I input these combinations?
Im unable to do anything and It just gets stucked at that point.
One thing I want to mention is that I was able to use OS in live mode with the previous iso only problem was having a chwd error during installation.
It looks like I can’t go past this right now.
Found a solution…
Since zen4 has an iGPU I switched to my iGPU and the gui started, was able to perform the installation and everything is fine now.
Problem is related to rdna2/rdna3 detection maybe?
Went back to dGPU post installation and no issues.
I figured it out; at least for me. I assumed you usually have multiple monitors and only connected 1 when you tried your iGPU; which is when it worked. So I unplugged my second monitor and tried it again. It worked!