https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522286

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Additional Information for KDE Team:

AFFECTED VERSIONS:
- 202606260254 (initial report)
- 202606270310 (confirmed panic)
- 202606280806 (confirmed panic - latest)

ISSUE SCOPE:
- Not download/corruption related (verified via SHA256 checksum match)
- Not isolated to single image version
- Pattern suggests systemic boot-time initialization failure

REPRODUCTION:
1. Download/stage new image (sysupdate or manual curl)
2. Verify integrity (SHA256 checksum matches SHA256SUMS)
3. Reboot system
4. Kernel panic occurs ~1-2% into kernel initialization

KERNEL PANIC BACKTRACE (consistent across all three versions):
- plymouth(main+0x1694)
- libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x89)
- plymouthd(_start+0x25)
- /usr/lib/libc.so.6 symbol resolution failures

STABLE VERSION:
- 202606240257: Boots successfully, used as pinned workaround

ENVIRONMENT:
- KDE Linux on QEMU/KVM VM
- systemd-boot (systemd 260.2-2-arch)
- systemd-stub with UKI support
- TPM2 enabled, Secure Boot disabled

MANUAL WORKAROUND (verified working):
- Pin to 202606240257 via /etc/systemd/sysupdate.d/kde-linux.conf with
MinVersion constraint
- Cleanup script provided for maintenance

DIAGNOSTIC NOTES:
- Manual curl --continue-at - download works (resume-capable)
- .erofs and .efi files integrity verified post-download
- systemd-boot configuration valid
- Issue reproducible on every boot attempt of affected images

ROOT CAUSE HYPOTHESIS:
Boot-time initialization in Plymouth/systemd-stub layer, not image content or
download mechanism. Possibly: missing kernel module, incorrect initramfs, or
systemd configuration regression introduced in these versions.

REQUESTS:
1. Compare 202606240257 vs 202606260254 build configurations
2. Check systemd-stub/Plymouth changes between versions
3. Verify initramfs generation for affected versions
4. Consider alternative boot splash backend (breeze vs moonlight)

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