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I have this issue with logging into the system in tty ( I don't use login manager). For some reason when I enter the password then hit 'Enter' key, it just goes to new line instead of register the input. During last session all I did was updating the system with xbps-install, and using vkpurge rm all. I would appriciate your help a lot, please make it easy to understand if possible, English is not my native language.

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    This can happen if the login process is unable to read the home (or even in this case, "/root" directory). If your /boot is unencrypted, but /root and /home ARE encrypted, login may fail to read the encrypted partitions for some reason. If not the encryption, the permissions for the /root and /home directories may be improperly set, making them unreadable.

    Maybe it's just a malconfigured PS1 in .bashrc or .zshrc. Try these steps: 

    # login as root
su <username>
mv /home/<username>/.bashrc /home/<username>/.bashrc-old
# or if you are using zsh
mv /home/<username>/.zshrc /home/<username>/.zshrc-old
# leave root and login as <username>

    I tried logging in as root but still same issue. Leaving that for 60s it tells me that login timed out. So I suppose chrooting might be the choice now?

    This is the same problem I encountered 4 days ago after updating. Check my previous post. I had to disable following services, ,,, virtlogd, virtlockd, virtvboxd. ... This problem is 99 percent because of some enabled service. ... You can login with root account by selecting "Advanced options/recovery/maintenance mode" from grub bootloader menu. You will surely be able to login with root account single user mode. ... In this mode only services under directory runsvdir " single" are executed which is just " sulogin " service. .... Type xilog ( from xtools package ) and check which packages were installed/updated by most recent xbps-install command. Did you update glibc and kernel ?

    Is your kernel version 6.10.0 ? ... When I updated I received 6.6.41, how did you get 6.10.0 ?

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    I switched Kernel version, still doesn't work. I tried to chroot but I don't even know what the issues are LOL. The ttys are acting real funny, one instance I can delete the login prompt on other instance the password prompt doesn't even show up.

    What happens if you reinstall a display server? What desktop environment or window manager are you using? Login manager?

    DWM with no login manager

    Do you get any usable info when you type 'startx'?

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    Did you do a chroot installation? Ok yeah you did. Personally, I would recommend that you just reinstall your system using the void-installer script. I made my own live iso with kde plasma if you want the link.

    Did you find a solution for this op? I am also facing this same problem after trying to install and configure plymouth.

    Also I install with BTRFS with LUKS encryption from Jake@Linux tutorial. https://youtu.be/63f3EWZ-56I?si=IO8atuYKuGWybLWa