Arch Linux gets stuck on boot

Question

I followed the Arch Linux Beginners' Guide up to the section Unmount the partitions and reboot.
After rebooting (I use grub as bootloader) without the quiet parameter, I get the following output:

After boot

At this point Arch is stuck. The computer is an Acer Aspire One D270.

Anybody got an idea what the problem is?

Strange, it looks like it's loaded correctly but is not giving you a prompt. Is there any difference if you switch to another tty (Alt+F2 or any other F key)? Also see here. — terdon
– terdon ♦, Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 17:21
It's stuck. It does not respond to any kind of input not even to a press of the power button. — Gerd Müller
– Gerd Müller, Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 17:25
OK, have a look at the link I posted in my previous comment. Also, have a look at the many many google results for arch hangs at "welcome+to+arch+linux". — terdon
– terdon ♦, Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 17:28
It seems like it's a problem with systemd on my specific hardware. I need to downgrade my systemd to 204-3 but i can't find it as 32-bit package — Gerd Müller
– Gerd Müller, Commented Oct 29, 2013 at 17:57

slm · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-29 19:03:38Z

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One solution that worked for me was to downgrade systemd to an older version, systemd 207-5.

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tuk0z · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03 10:49:57Z

Though probably unlinked to OP older issue, my Atom n450 Arch hanged upon boot with any kernel >4.0.x. Untill given the solution by a nice fellow:

systemd.restore_state=0 kernel parameter allows the latest ARCH kernels to boot my dell mini 1012. Now running great. Source here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=201523&p=2

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