https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Manjaro_Kernels sudo mhwd-kernel -h sudo mhwd-kernel -li sudo mhwd-kernel -i [rmc: for removing current] Volatile files bug: https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=20285.0 https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=19869.0 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules mkinitcpio: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Mkinitcpio man mkinitcpio mkinitcpio -p linux318 >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait... ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux318.preset: 'default' -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-3.18-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-3.18-x86_64.img Blacklisting: piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.0: SMBus base address uninitialized - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr http://www.puppychau.com/archives/62 See if the i2c_piix4 module is indeed loaded with the command sudo lsmod | grep i2c_piix4 Blacklist the loading of the i2c_piix4 module by adding it in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf blacklist i2c_piix4 don’t need to update the boot image kernels for virtualbox: You may want to load vboxguest, vboxsf and vboxvideo /etc/modules-load.d/linux312-virtualbox-guest-modules.conf /etc/modules-load.d/mhwd-virtualbox.conf