cat < To rebuild initrd image: # mkinitcpio -p linux 4. For Smooth Transition to Display Manager you have to: 4.1. See the Wiki Page (link in 5) to prepare your Display Manager 4.2. Disable your Display Manager Unit E.g. : systemctl disable kdm.service 4.3. Enable the respective DM-plymouth Unit (GDM,KDM,LXDM units provided) E.g. : systemctl enable kdm-plymouth.service 5. For more information please visit the Wiki page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth OBS. If you have any leftover "kill Plymouth" lines in /etc/rc.local or ~/.xinitrc they are no longer required. ================================================================================== EOT