New comment by mblouka on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/48473#issuecomment-1930417009 Comment: I had this problem a month-ish ago and it was due to `nouveau`. Blacklisting the module correctly prior to a system upgrade completely fixes the problem, but you will have to use proprietary drivers as a replacement until this is fixed. You can see the relevant discussion here: https://old.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/18w0mq9/upgrade_to_kernel_668_hangs_the_os_at_boot/ I was able to solve this by booting from the latest ISO, installing the system from local packages, blacklisting `nouveau` through dracut and the other initramfs mechanism (you can find instructions for both from the handbook), then performing a full system upgrade. The upgrade automatically rebuilds the ramfs configuration, so there's no need to do anything manually. That worked across multiple installations as well. As for why blacklisting didn't work for you earlier, make sure to blacklist _before_ installing the new kernel and doing a system upgrade, or otherwise you will have to reconfigure ramfs manually.